Lin Chang Su-O
$1.29B
$73K
as of 06/28/24
About Lin Chang Su-O
Lin is the widow of real estate mogul Lin Rong San. She resigned as chairman of the family's property developer Union Enterprise Construction in 2021.
Lin Rong San died in 2015 and left a $4.2 billion fortune built on real estate developments and investments in northern Taiwan.
Eldest son Jeff Lin runs the publicly traded Union Bank of Taiwan, which was started by his father.
Second son Andy Lin runs the group's media outlets, including Chinese-language newspaper Liberty Times and its sister English-language Taipei Times.
Youngest son Kevin runs another family-owned developer, RSL, which builds upscale residential projects and runs two hotels in northern Taiwan.
Personal stats
Citizenship
Taiwan, Province of ChinaSource of wealth
Real estateResidence
Taipei, Taiwan, Province of ChinaMarital status
WidowedBirth date
08/01/40 (age 83)Number of children
4Self-made
inherited and growingLin Chang Su-O’s fortune is worth
21K
troy ounces of gold
20K
median U.S. household
13K
median U.S. income
0.026%
U.S. credit card volume
0.005%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In 2018 the Lins ended Marriott's franchise agreement for its Taipei hotel to protest the chain's caving in to Chinese pressure by listing Taiwan as part of China.
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