Wei Yin-Chun
$1.95B
$16.7M (0.9%)
as of 07/05/24
About Wei Yin-Chun
Wei Yin-Chun and his three brothers founded Tingyi, one of the largest producers of ready-to-drink tea and bottled water in China.
Tingyi is also China's leading supplier of instant noodles.
The family also controls the Dicos fried-chicken chain.
The family's private company, Ting Hsin, sold its 37.17% stake in Taipei 101, Taiwan's tallest building, to Itochu for $665 million in July 2018.
Yin-Chun was sentenced in April 2018 to 15 years in prison for his part in a tainted-cooking-oil scandal.
Personal stats
Citizenship
Taiwan, Province of ChinaSource of wealth
Food, beveragesResidence
Taipei, Taiwan, Province of ChinaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/08/57 (age 67)Number of children
4Self-made
self-madeWei Yin-Chun’s fortune is worth
32K
troy ounces of gold
30K
median U.S. household
19K
median U.S. income
0.039%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Yin-Chun graduated from a local high school in Changhua County, central Taiwan, and never went to college.
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TAIWAN | 3045-TW
Taiwan MobileHONG KONG | 322-HK
TingyiTAIWAN | 1201-TW
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