Terry Gou at a Glance
- Category:
- Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
- Net Worth:
- $6.7 Billion
- Birthdate:
- Oct 8, 1950 (74 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Taiwan
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Entrepreneur
- Nationality:
- Taiwan
What is Terry Gou's Net Worth?
Terry Gou is a Taiwanese tycoon who has a net worth of $6.7 billion. Terry Gou runs the multinational electronics contract manufacturing company Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, which he founded in 1974. Since, the company has grown into the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer measured by revenues.
Gou's factories, which produce people's favorite gadgets like the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Xbox, PlayStation and the Wii, amass around 40% of the world's consumer electronic products, but at a high cost, i.e., under serious allegations of unfair and unsafe labor practices. Nowadays, Gou holds around 13% of the shares in Hon Hai, which currently employs 1.2 million people.
