"Throughout his decades-long career, Son has made headlines for spectacular victories as well as disastrous failures. For a time, at the beginning of 2000, he claimed to be the world’s richest man, with a fortune worth an estimated $78 billion amassed by buying up internet startups. However, the collapse of the dotcom bubble just months later wiped out more than 90% of his wealth."
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Rob Garver, "Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion investment in US" in Voice of America (16 December 2024)
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