Kentaro Ogawa

Kentaro Ogawa (#1362)

Global Rank #1362

Country Rank #12

Country Japan

Kentaro Ogawa is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 3 B
Restaurants
Japan
M
77 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,362

Country Rank #12

Net Worth $3.1B

Previous Worth $3.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Japan

Industry Restaurants

Age 77 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 77

Source Of Wealth Restaurants, Self Made

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

Marital Status Married

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

Previous Net Worth $3.1B

Current Net Worth $3.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Kentaro Ogawa founded fast-food outfit Zensho Holdings in 1982. Publicly traded Zensho has a network of more than 15,000 restaurants. Its Sukiya chain serves shredded beef over rice (called gyudon). It also owns a steak chain called Big Boy and pasta specialty chain Jolly Pasta. Ogawa wants to turn Zensho into the world's number one food company so that it "can help eradicate hunger and poverty from the world." Zensho's restaurant network includes coffee shops as well as outlets that serve hamburger steaks.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Kentaro Ogawa.

#1074

Billionaires (2026)

#15

Japan's 50 Richest (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

Ogawa is a former shipyard worker and labor union activist in Japan.

His son, Yohei, is managing executive director of Zensho.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $3.1B (May 4, 2026)