Michael Ying

$2.23B
as of 07/05/24

About Michael Ying

Michael Ying is the former chairman of Hong Kong-listed fashion retailer Esprit.

He has kept a low profile and sold most of his stake in the company after stepping down in 2006.

In 2017 Ying transferred the rest of his Esprit shares to his daughters, who then sold all in 2021.

Ying joined Esprit in the 1970s and played a key role in building it into a global brand.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Hong Kong

Source of wealth

Retail

Residence

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Marital status

Married

Birth date

12/01/49 (age 74)

Number of children

3

Self-made

self-made

Michael Ying’s fortune is worth

37K

troy ounces of gold

34K

median U.S. household

22K

median U.S. income

0.045%

U.S. credit card volume

0.009%

GDP of the United States

0.007%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Ying's Yan Ai Foundation has been supporting education and health care for poor children on the mainland.

Net worth over time

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