With the film The Social Network being released recently, everyone has heard of Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, the youngest billionaire in the world. However, some may not yet have heard of Yoshikazu Tanaka, the second wealthiest billionaire in the world under the age of 35.

Yoshikazu is the only self made billionaire in Asia, of three, under the age of 35. His wealth comes from founding Japan’s second-largest social networking site Gree.jp. The site’s popularity raised the company’s stock considerably, making him worth 1.6 billion. (he owns 51% of the company).

Despite his site being the second-biggest social networking site in Japan as far as registered users, his savvy business skills allowed the site to actually earn more than Japan’s top social networking site Mixi.jp. He did this by focusing on mobile games and making partnerships with major internet service providers (KDDI owns 7 % of the site). Through these partnerships, his site earns greater profits [Read more...]