$100.7 billion—SoftBank’s market cap topples Toyota, as “old money” narratives get reshuffled in the AI era

According to Forbes' real-time billionaire list, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's net worth has risen to $100.7 billion, regaining the top spot as Asia's richest person, surpassing Ambani, Adani, and others. SoftBank's stock price surged significantly, with its market capitalization reaching as high as 48 trillion yen, surpassing Toyota and ending its more than 20-year record as the largest Japanese publicly traded company by market value; at the close, SoftBank's market cap was 49.3 trillion yen, while Toyota's was 44.92 trillion yen.