Billionaire Titans Driving the AI Chip Power Shift
1. Jensen Huang
Approx. Net Worth: US$170-190 billion
Company: NVIDIA
Distinction: Architect of the AI GPU revolution
2. Masayoshi Son
Approx. Net Worth: US$35-40 billion
Company: SoftBank / Arm Holdings
Distinction: Owner of the world’s most widely used processor architecture.
3. Henry Samueli
Approx. Net Worth: $35.8 billion
Company: Broadcom
Distinction: Inventor behind 75 US patents, known for his contributions to high bit-rate digital communication systems
4. Lei Jun
Approx. Net Worth: $30–35 billion
Company: Xiaomi
Distinction: Revived Xiaomi’s chip development ambitions
5. Chen Tianshi
Approx. Net Worth: $27.3 billion
Company: Cambricon Technologies
Distinction: He became the world’s third-richest person under age 40 with a $22.5-billion fortune in 2025
6. Henry Nicholas III
Approx. Net Worth: $22.6 billion
Company: Broadcom
Distinction: Co-founder of Broadcom alongside Henry Samueli, with a multi-billion dollar stake. Served as CEO and took the company public in 1998, driving early high-speed broadband and networking chip development.
7. Jason & Richard Chang
Approx. Net Worth: US$22.4 billion
Company: ASE Technology Holding
Distinction: Leaders of ASE Technology Holding, the world’s largest chip packaging and testing provider
8. Morris Chang
Approx. Net Worth: US$9.6 billion
Company: TSMC
Distinction: Known as the “godfather” and founder of the modern pure-play semiconductor foundry industry.
9. Terry Gou
Approx. Net Worth: US$10–12 billion
Company: Foxconn
Distinction: Electronics manufacturing giant expanding into semiconductors.
10. Mark Liu
Approx. Net Worth: US$7.2–10 billion
Company: TSMC
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