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Rank #247

Joseph Tsai

Net worth $12.6B

E-commerce · Canada

Born
Jan 19, 1964
Age
62
Source
E-commerce
Residence
Hong Kong
Citizenship
Canada
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Yale University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Joseph Tsai is a cofounder of Alibaba Group and ranks as its second-largest individual shareholder after Jack Ma.
  • He rose from vice chairman to chairman in 2023 amid rising competition for the e-commerce giant.
  • In 2024, five years after becoming the owner of NBA team Brooklyn Nets, Tsai sold 15% of its parent company BSE Global to American billionaire Julia Koch and her family for nearly $700 million.
  • He holds two degrees from Yale University--an undergraduate degree in economics and East Asian studies and a law degree.
  • Taiwan-born Tsai carries a Canadian passport.
  • Tsai accepted an initial salary of only $50 a month from Jack Ma when the pair first met in 1999.
  • He played lacrosse in high school and college and is an avid follower of the sport.

Financial assets

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