Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
Wang Yung-ching (Chinese: 王永慶; pinyin: Wáng Yǒngqìng; 18 January 1917 – 15 October 2008), also called YC Wang, was an entrepreneur who founded a large business empire in Taiwan.
In 2008, Forbes ranked him as the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion.Despite lacking any formal schooling beyond elementary school, he was ranked 2nd in the Forbes list of Taiwan's Richest in 2008.
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