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Last updated: November 11, 2026 · $11.70T tracked

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No. 225Taiwan

Barry Lam

Electronics · Taipei

Net worth

$13.7B

Today

−$16M−0.12%

Past month

−$1.2B−8.25%

As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST

Barry Lam is the chairman of Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptops by sales volume. He cofounded Quanta with C.C. Leung in 1988. The company also makes other electronic devices and is one of the world's top server suppliers to cloud service providers, counting Meta and Google among its clients. A Shanghai native, Lam moved to Hong Kong after China's revolution in 1949; he later studied and made his home in Taiwan.

Net worth over time

−8.25%−$1.2B over the past month
$15B$14B$13B
Oct 12Nov 11

Principal holdings

2 positions
CompanyShareValue

Quanta Computer

TAIWAN: 2382-TW

69.4%$9.5B

Private and other holdings

30.6%$4.2B