Joseph Tsai

Joe Tsai
蔡崇信
Tsai in 2024
BornJanuary 1964 (age 60)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
China (HK)[1]
Canada[1]
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
Known forCofounder and chairman, Alibaba Group
Owner, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, San Diego Seals, Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Barclays Center
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Children3
Chinese name
Chinese蔡崇信
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Chóngxìn
Wade–GilesTs'ai4 Ch'ung2-hsin4
IPA[tsʰâɪ ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋɕîn]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChhòa Chông-sìn

Joseph Chung-Hsin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡崇信; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Chông-sìn; born January 1964)[2] is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire business magnate, lawyer, and philanthropist.[3][4] He is a cofounder and chairman of the Chinese multinational technology company Alibaba Group and owns the Brooklyn Nets of the American National Basketball Association (NBA), the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and has interests in several other professional sports franchises. Tsai's net worth is estimated to be US$8.1 billion.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference US backlash was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Joseph Tsai". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Deb, Sopan; Yuan, Li (7 October 2019). "Nets Owner Joe Tsai Didn't Seem Political. Until Now". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b "Joseph Tsai". Forbes. Retrieved 7 September 2022.