Hiroshi Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani (#1168)

Global Rank #1168

Country Rank #8

Country Japan

Hiroshi Mikitani is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 4 B
Online retail
Japan
M
61 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,168

Country Rank #8

Net Worth $3.7B

Previous Worth $3.7B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Japan

Industry Online retail

Age 61 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

World Billionaires List Japan Billionaires Online retail

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 61

Source Of Wealth Online retail, Self Made

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Master of Business Administration, Harvard University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $3.7B

Current Net Worth $3.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

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, Rakuten listed its online lending subsidiary Rakuten Bank and sold off part of its stake in two tranches worth nearly $900 million. For 2025, for the seventh straight year of red ink, Rakuten reported a net loss of $1.1 billion on revenue of $16.1 billion.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Hiroshi Mikitani.

#1108

Billionaires (2026)

#12

Japan's 50 Richest (2025)

#33

Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Rakuten's $300 million investment in ride-sharing firm Lyft resulted in losses and Mikitani stepped down from Lyft's board in 2020.

In 2010, he led an "Englishnization" campaign at Rakuten, making English the company's official internal language in an effort to improve employees' English.

His nickname is "Mickey."

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Hiroshi Mikitani's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $3.7B (May 4, 2026)