Chen Yung-Tai
Taipei, Taiwan
Bachelor of Arts/Science, National Chung Hsing University
Taiwan
real estate, Self Made
$2,000,000,000
1168
#1168 Billionaires 2019
#17 Taiwan's 50 Richest 2018
Chen got his start selling office clocks in 1965. He later expanded into office equipment, furniture and electronics.Today his publicly traded Aurora Group sells electronics in more than 1,500 locations in Taiwan and across mainland China.Aurora also owns real estate, including a 38-story tower, in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district.Chen studied economics in college. That department is now part of National Taipei University.
Chen was born into a well-off family but worked as a small trader and street merchant after his father died in his youth.Chen founded the Aurora Museum in Shanghai, known for its Buddhist sculptures and jade.
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