
Terry Gou
$14.2B
as of 01/18/26
About Terry Gou
Terry Gou is the founder of Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer with over 40% market share, whose top customers include Apple.
He stepped down as the firm's chairman in 2019, after 45 years at the helm; he remains at the firm as a director.
Better known by its trade name, Foxconn, Hon Hai employs roughly a million people.
The company bought Japanese electronics maker Sharp and Nokia's mobile phone brand in 2016.
In 2019, he withdrew his bid to run for the 2020 presidential election, a few months after announcing his intention. Four years later he entered and withdrew from the race for a second time.
Personal stats
Citizenship
Taiwan, Province of ChinaSource of wealth
ElectronicsResidence
TaipeiMarital status
Widowed, RemarriedBirth date
10/18/50 (age 75)Number of children
5Education
Taipei University of Marine TechnologySelf-made
self-madeTerry Gou’s fortune is worth

237K
troy ounces of gold

218K
median U.S. household

142K
median U.S. income

0.284%
U.S. credit card volume

0.057%
GDP of the United States

0.042%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Gou met with then-President Donald Trump in 2017 to discuss investing in the U.S., and Trump attended the ground-breaking for a factory in Wisconsin in 2018.
Net worth over time
Real-time ranking
Financial assets
TAIWAN | 3481-TW
Chimei Innolux Corp.TAIWAN | 6589-TW
EirGenixTAIWAN | 2317-TW
Hon Hai Precision IndustriesTAIWAN | 2317-TW
Hon Hai Precision IndustriesTOKYO | 6753-JP
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