Samuel Yin, a Taiwanese entrepreneur, is worth $3.9 billion.
One of the wealthiest individuals in Taiwan is Samuel Yin.
The Ruentex Group, led by Samuel Yin, has interests in real estate, textile, finance, and retailing. His wealth experienced a significant surge a year ago, as well as the appreciation in the stock price of his primary Chinese retail investment, Sun Art Retail Group, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In addition to his net worth growth, Yin is a gifted philanthropist who has backed a variety of charitable causes and established the Guanghua Education Foundation, which has granted scholarships to more than 100,000 students at top universities in mainland China.
Yin announced in January 2013 that he would allocate $100 million towards the establishment of the Tang Prize, an international scholarly award that is credited with promoting human development during China’s Tang dynasty.