BUSINESSPERSON
Hiroshi Mikitani
1965 - Today

Hiroshi Mikitani
Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiroshi Mikitani is the 687th most popular businessperson (down from 634th in 2019), the 1,936th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,562nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Hiroshi Mikitani ranks 687 out of 847. Before him are Michael O'Leary, Barry Diller, Maurice Podoloff, Andrey Melnichenko, Alan Eustace, and Meng Wanzhou. After him are Irwin M. Jacobs, Lamar Hunt, Lynn Hill, Christy Walton, Leonard Chess, and Cindy McCain.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael O'Leary
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 681
Barry Diller
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 682
Maurice Podoloff
1890 - 1985
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 683
Andrey Melnichenko
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 684
Alan Eustace
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 685
Meng Wanzhou
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 686
Hiroshi Mikitani
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 687
Irwin M. Jacobs
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 688
Lamar Hunt
1932 - 2006
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 689
Lynn Hill
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 690
Christy Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 691
Leonard Chess
1917 - 1969
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 692
Cindy McCain
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 693
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Hiroshi Mikitani ranks 454. Before him are WestBam, Georgios Bartzokas, Karin Alvtegen, Hartwig Löger, Marián Vajda, and Rolf Sørensen. After him are Michael E. Mann, Takahiro Shimada, Patrick Vervoort, Predrag Spasić, Illeana Douglas, and Jasna Šekarić.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsWestBam
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 448
Georgios Bartzokas
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 449
Karin Alvtegen
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 450
Hartwig Löger
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 451
Marián Vajda
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 452
Rolf Sørensen
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 453
Hiroshi Mikitani
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 454
Michael E. Mann
GEOLOGIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 455
Takahiro Shimada
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 456
Patrick Vervoort
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 457
Predrag Spasić
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 458
Illeana Douglas
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 459
Jasna Šekarić
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 460
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hiroshi Mikitani ranks 1,936 out of 6,245. Before him are Yusaku Maezawa (1975), Naoki Matsuda (1977), Kosuke Harada (1977), Kumiko Okae (1956), Koichi Ae (1976), and Takuya Takagi (1967). After him are Jong Tae-se (1984), Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (1968), Tsunku (1968), Satoshi Yoshioka (1987), Takahiro Shimada (1965), and Tomoko Matsunaga (1971).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYusaku Maezawa
DESIGNER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 1,930
Naoki Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 1,931
Kosuke Harada
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1,932
Kumiko Okae
ACTOR
1956 - 2020
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,933
Koichi Ae
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,934
Takuya Takagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1,935
Hiroshi Mikitani
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1,936
Jong Tae-se
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 1,937
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 1,938
Tsunku
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 1,939
Satoshi Yoshioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 1,940
Takahiro Shimada
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 1,941
Tomoko Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 1,942
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan
Among businesspeople born in Japan, Hiroshi Mikitani ranks 23. Before him are Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858), Masaji Kiyokawa (1913), Hiro Matsushita (1961), Shuntaro Furukawa (1972), Maki Kaji (1951), and Shuhei Yoshida (1964). After him are Kaz Hirai (1960), and Joi Ito (1966).
Mikimoto Kōkichi
1858 - 1954
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 17
Masaji Kiyokawa
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 18
Hiro Matsushita
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 19
Shuntaro Furukawa
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 20
Maki Kaji
1951 - 2021
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 21
Shuhei Yoshida
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Mikitani
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 23
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 24
Joi Ito
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 25