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Terry Gou
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Terry Gou

Entrepreneur · born October 8, 1950

$10.6Bolder estimate, as of August 2017 · Forbes

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Terry Guo is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician. Guo is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics. Foxconn's English web site renders his surname as Gou.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 23Founded February 20, 1974

Reported wealth

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August 2017$10.6BForbes · current

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