Hisao Nagata

Hisao Nagata (#2372)

Global Rank #2372

Country Rank #24

Country Japan

Hisao Nagata is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 2 B
Retail
Japan
M
70 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,372

Country Rank #24

Net Worth $1.7B

Previous Worth $1.7B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Japan

Industry Retail

Age 70 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Fukuoka, Japan

Citizenship Japan

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Retail

Residence Fukuoka, Japan

Citizenship Japan

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.7B

Current Net Worth $1.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hisao Nagata is the founder and chairman of Trial Holdings, a discount supermarket chain with interests in retail IT and developing AI systems. His son Hiroyuki is a director. Nagata's father, Oumi, opened a thrift store called Asahiya in 1974 in Fukuoka, which Hisao took over in 1981. Three years later, he changed the name to Trial Company and also started a software developer focusing on retail. Trial has developed technology to decrease labor costs and increase efficiency, including self-checkout shopping carts and AI-powered cameras to gather shopper behavior data and monitor inventory. Trial has over 600 stores in Japan and posted $5.2 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended in June 2025. In March 2024, Trial was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Growth bourse.

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Forbes List Highlights

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#1834

Billionaires (2026)

#49

Japan's 50 Richest (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

The first Trial discount store opened in 1992.

Nagata has written books on retail AI and digitization, including one in 2022 titled 'How to Win the Retail Digital Transformation.'

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Current Net Worth: $1.7B (May 4, 2026)