- Source of Wealth: Internet, telecom, self-made
- Residence: Tokyo, Japan
- Country of Citizenship: Japan
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of California Berkeley
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 2
The billionaire founder of Softbank, Asia's top Internet venture, has no plans to stop expanding his empire anytime soon. Son has been on a buying spree in the past year, including acquiring
approximately 72% of Sprint for some $21.6 billion and a $1.26 billion investment in mobile phone distributor Brightstar. The Japanese group also just bought a majority stake in Finnish game maker Supercell for $1.5 billion.