Terry Gou
Electronics · Taipei
Net worth
$14.4B
Today
+$7M+0.05%Past month
−$628M−4.19%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Terry Gou is the founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer with over 40% market share, whose top customers include Apple. He stepped down as the firm's chairman in 2019, after 45 years at the helm; he remains at the firm as a director. Better known by its trade name, Foxconn, Hon Hai employs 900,000 people during peak season. The company bought Japanese electronics maker Sharp and Nokia's mobile phone brand in 2016. In 2019, he withdrew his bid to run for the 2020 presidential election, a few months after announcing his intention. Four years later he entered and withdrew from the race for a second time.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
4 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hon Hai Precision Industries TAIWAN: 2317-TW | Technology | 77.8% | $11.2B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 20.1% | $2.9B |
Sharp TOKYO: 6753-JP | Technology | 1.8% | $259M |
EirGenix TAIWAN: 6589-TW | Technology | 0.3% | $43M |
Also known for
- Gou founded the business in 1974 with $7,500 and a belief that electronics products "would be an integral part of everyday life."
- Gou met with then-President Donald Trump in 2017 to discuss investing in the U.S., and Trump attended the ground-breaking for a factory in Wisconsin in 2018.