The Japanese billionaire is no longer Asia’s richest person and has since dropped out of Forbes’ real-time list of the top 25 richest people in the world.

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son reclaims the No. 1 spot on the 2026 Forbes list of Japan’s 50 Richest. Overall, the wealth of Japan’s 50 richest grew 29% to US$294 billion.

After a four year gap, billionaire Masayoshi Son reclaims the title of Japan’s richest person as his SoftBank Group’s shares more than tripled, boosting his net worth to a record…