BUSINESSPERSON
Tadashi Yanai
1949 - Today

Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai (柳井 正, Yanai Tadashi, born 7 February 1949) is a Japanese billionaire businessman and the founder and president of Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo ("unique clothing"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tadashi Yanai has received more than 970,815 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tadashi Yanai is the 314th most popular businessperson (down from 306th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Japan (down from 812th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
970k
Page Views (PV)
59.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Tadashi Yanai ranks 314 out of 847. Before him are Stefan Persson, Alfred Edwards, Amadeo Giannini, Bertha Krupp, Alice Walton, and Johanna Quandt. After him are Henry E. Steinway, David Stern, Ma Huateng, Jerry Buss, Carlos Tavares, and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStefan Persson
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 308
Alfred Edwards
1850 - 1923
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 309
Amadeo Giannini
1870 - 1949
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 310
Bertha Krupp
1886 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 311
Alice Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 312
Johanna Quandt
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 313
Tadashi Yanai
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 314
Henry E. Steinway
1797 - 1871
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 315
David Stern
1942 - 2020
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 316
Ma Huateng
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 317
Jerry Buss
1933 - 2013
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 318
Carlos Tavares
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 319
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
1958 - 2018
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 320
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Tadashi Yanai ranks 216. Before him are Yūsaku Matsuda, Bill Bruford, Alice Walton, Edu, Michio Yasuda, and Valentin Inzko. After him are Alan Lancaster, Jamil Mahuad, Jorge Bucay, Ottavia Piccolo, Gabriel Yared, and Antônio Fagundes.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsYūsaku Matsuda
ACTOR
1949 - 1989
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 210
Bill Bruford
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 211
Alice Walton
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 212
Edu
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 213
Michio Yasuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 214
Valentin Inzko
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 215
Tadashi Yanai
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 216
Alan Lancaster
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 217
Jamil Mahuad
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 218
Jorge Bucay
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 219
Ottavia Piccolo
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 220
Gabriel Yared
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 221
Antônio Fagundes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 222
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tadashi Yanai ranks 828 out of 6,245. Before him are Hide (1964), Takehiko Inoue (1967), Michio Yasuda (1949), Takashi Ono (1931), Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), and Takiji Kobayashi (1903). After him are Itō Sukeyuki (1843), Isao Iwabuchi (1933), Naoto Tajima (1912), Goro Shimura (1930), Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), and Toshio Miyaji (null).
Others born in Japan
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MUSICIAN
1964 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 822
Takehiko Inoue
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 823
Michio Yasuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 824
Takashi Ono
GYMNAST
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 825
Kuroki Tamemoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1923
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 826
Takiji Kobayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 827
Tadashi Yanai
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 828
Itō Sukeyuki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1843 - 1914
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 829
Isao Iwabuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 830
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 831
Goro Shimura
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 832
Ashikaga Yoshikazu
POLITICIAN
1407 - 1425
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 833
Toshio Miyaji
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 834
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan
Among businesspeople born in Japan, Tadashi Yanai ranks 13. Before him are Masayoshi Son (1957), Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), Mineko Iwasaki (1949), Shibusawa Eiichi (1840), Eiji Toyoda (1913), and Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858). After him are Norio Ohga (1930), Akio Toyoda (1956), Tanaka Hisashige (1799), Tatsumi Kimishima (1950), Kaz Hirai (1960), and Masaji Kiyokawa (1913).
Masayoshi Son
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 7
Fusajiro Yamauchi
1859 - 1940
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 8
Mineko Iwasaki
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 9
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 10
Eiji Toyoda
1913 - 2013
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 11
Mikimoto Kōkichi
1858 - 1954
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 12
Tadashi Yanai
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
Norio Ohga
1930 - 2011
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 14
Akio Toyoda
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 15
Tanaka Hisashige
1799 - 1881
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 16
Tatsumi Kimishima
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 17
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 18
Masaji Kiyokawa
1913 - 1999
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 19