Wang Yung-ching

For the Chinese politician, see Wang Yongqing.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Yung-ching
王永慶
Portrait of Wang Yung-ching, collection of Formosa Plastics Group Museum
Born(1917-01-18)18 January 1917
Chyokutan jō, Shinden ku, Shinden shichō, Taihoku Chō, Japanese-occupied Taiwan
Died15 October 2008(2008-10-15) (aged 91)
Short Hills, New Jersey, United States
Citizenship
  • Japan (1917–1945)
  • Taiwan (1945–2008)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forForbes 178th richest person (2008)
Children
Relatives

Wang Yung-ching (Chinese: 王永慶; pinyin: Wáng Yǒngqìng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Éng-khèng; 18 January 1917 – 15 October 2008), also called YC Wang, was a Taiwanese businessman. He was best known for being at the chairman of Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of Taiwan's foremost plastic manufacturing establishments until is retirement in June 2006, where he stepped down at the age of 89.[1]

In 2008, Forbes ranked him as the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion.[2]

Despite lacking any formal schooling beyond elementary school,[3] he was ranked 2nd in the Forbes list of Taiwan's Richest in 2008.[4]

  1. ^ Sun, Yu-huay (6 June 2006). "Formosa Plastics Corp. chairman Wang steps down from company". China Post. Retrieved 11 October 2006.
  2. ^ Luisa, Kroll; Fass, Allison (8 May 2008). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Y. C. Wang, Billionaire Who Led Formosa Plastics, Is Dead at 91". New York Times. Associated Press. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ Flannery, Russell (4 June 2008). "Taiwan's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 8 June 2008.