Hiroshi Mikitani
$3.99B
as of 04/10/25
About Hiroshi Mikitani
Hiroshi Mikitani is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, one of Japan's biggest e-commerce retailers.
The firm launched its $5.5 billion mobile service in 2020.
In 2021, China's Tencent, Japan Post Holdings and Walmart together invested more than $2 billion in Rakuten.
In 2023, for the fifth straight year, Rakuten reported a net loss of $2.3 billion on revenue of $13.8 billion, mainly because of investments in its mobile operations.
In 2023, Rakuten listed its online lending subsidiary Rakuten Bank and sold off part of its stake in two tranches worth nearly $900 million.
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JapanSource of wealth
online retailResidence
Tokyo, JapanMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/11/65 (age 60)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard UniversitySelf-made
self-madeHiroshi Mikitani’s fortune is worth
66K
troy ounces of gold
61K
median U.S. household
40K
median U.S. income
0.08%
U.S. credit card volume
0.016%
GDP of the United States
0.012%
United States debt
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In 2010, he led an "Englishnization" campaign at Rakuten, making English the company's official internal language in an effort to improve employees' English.
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Financial assets
TOKYO | 4755-JP
Rakuten Inc.TOKYO | 3770-JP
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