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Rank #134

Pierre Chen

Net worth $20.9B

Electronics · Taiwan

Born
Sep 28, 1956
Age
69
Source
Electronics
Residence
Taipei
Citizenship
Taiwan
Marital status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, National Cheng Kung University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Pierre Chen chairs Yageo, an electronics-component maker whose parts are found in everything from mobile phones to tablet PCs to cars.
  • Chen started Yageo in 1977 and took the company public 16 years later.
  • An avid art buyer, he has works by Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon.
  • In 2021 Yageo formed joint venture Xsemi with Taiwan's Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, a world-leading contract electronics manufacturer, to develop semiconductor components.
  • In January 2026, Yageo fully acquired Japan's thermistor manufacturer Shibaura Electronics for roughly $700 million.
  • His mountain home has spectacular views of Taipei.

Financial assets

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