Shintaro Yamada

Shintaro Yamada (#3216)

Global Rank #3216

Country Rank #40

Country Japan

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$ 1 B
mobile apps
Japan
M
48 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,216

Country Rank #40

Net Worth $1.1B

Previous Worth $1.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Japan

Industry mobile apps

Age 48 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

World Billionaires List Japan Billionaires mobile apps

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 48

Source Of Wealth mobile apps, Self Made

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship Japan

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

Previous Net Worth $1.1B

Current Net Worth $1.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Shintaro Yamada founded the online used-goods marketplace, Mercari, in 2013 and is the company's CEO. Yamada launched the online marketplace focusing on smartphone users. It had achieved unicorn status by 2016. Mercari's shares have more than doubled since 2020 on an online-buying boom during the pandemic. The company gave each employee a grant of $550 to cover the cost of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Achievements

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#2578

Billionaires (2022)

#25

Japan's 50 Richest (2021)

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Did You Know?

Yamada is a big fan of retired Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo, who played Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball.

In July 2019, Mercari bought a 62% stake in Japan's top-scoring soccer team, the Kashima Antlers, for $15 million.

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Current Net Worth: $1.1B (May 4, 2026)