Dubbed the "World's Biggest Loser" by outsiders, Masayoshi Son once again becomes Asia's richest person

Before 2023, Masayoshi Son still owed his company billions of dollars.
Now, through a reckless gamble in AI, he has returned to the top of Asia's wealth rankings after more than a decade.
The "AI Three Musketeers" of the richest person
1️⃣ Heavy investment in OpenAI
SoftBank has invested over $64 billion in OpenAI, acquiring about 13% of the shares, making it the second-largest external shareholder after Microsoft.
As OpenAI's valuation skyrockets and an IPO approaches, SoftBank Vision Fund has reaped hundreds of billions of dollars in investment returns in fiscal year 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
2️⃣ Arm and chip-level blow
In 2025, SoftBank spent $6.5 billion to acquire high-performance CPU manufacturer Ampere Computing and the UK chip design company Arm, now becoming his "money printer."
3️⃣ Massive investment in computing infrastructure
This week, Masayoshi Son announced a €75 billion AI data center investment plan in France.
The plan aims to utilize France's low-cost nuclear power resources to build a supercomputing center.
This epic heavy investment directly triggered a surge in SoftBank's stock price, becoming the immediate catalyst for his personal wealth to surpass one trillion dollars.