Taiwan’s real-life Crazy Rich Asians: how Aimee Sun, Cher Wang, Chris Tsai and more young influencers and billionaires are living their best lives

Sep 22 , 2020

The real life Crazy Rich Asians of Taiwan: Chris Tsai, Cher Wang, Aimee Sun and Delia Tseng. Photo: @chris.cr.tsai/Instagram, @aimeeyunyunsun/Instagram, @cherwang/Twitter, EBC News.

Taiwan might not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about outrageously opulent living. Unlike the elite members of its outwardly opulent and bustling cousins Hong Kong and Singapore, the island’s richest inhabitants prefer to keep things on the down-low. But that doesn’t mean their wealth goes unnoticed. As of 2020, the country’s top 50 richest people have a combined net worth of an estimated US$112 billion. Here are the top five real-life Crazy Rich Asians in Taiwan that we adore.

Tsai Wang-chia

Given that Tsai Wang-chia likes to keep a low profile, most of the information available on him revolves around his professional achievements. He presently serves as COO and executive director at snack food giant Want Want China Holdings, which is owned by his billionaire father, Tsai Eng-meng, whose net worth is currently valued at US$6 billion, according to Forbes. His brother, Tsai Chin-chung, is also an executive director at the company.

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Tsai Wang-chia, COO and executive director at Want Want China. Photo: Want Want China

Delia Tseng

As the wife of Foxconn’s billionaire founder and one-time political candidate Terry Gou, Delia Tseng indeed lives a life of decadence. But this dance instructor’s penchant for luxury is hardly in-your-face. Case in point: her super-private wedding in 2008 was attended by just 300 guests, who enjoyed a banquet of hearty Taiwanese dishes. The couple has three children.

Aimee Sun

Aimee Sun’s social magnitude is multifaceted. She’s a recognised socialite with a solid presence in Taipei’s high society scene; she is, after all, the daughter of Taipei’s corporate power couple Sun Tao-tsun and Ho Nien-tsu. But this Taiwanese beauty is also famous for being a media personality, jewellery designer and commercial actress. Her celebrity status skyrocketed even more when she co-founded Breeze Center, a well-known shopping centre in Taipei. The University of Southern California graduate is currently married to entrepreneur Henry Liao.

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Chris Tsai

As the son of Fubon Financial’s co-founder Richard Tsai, Chris Tsai’s meteoric rise in the corporate world was inevitable. The 33-year-old heir was recently appointed as the chairman of the Tsai family-owned Fubon Sports & Entertainment, which is a step up from his previous role as the company’s president. With this track record, it’s only a matter of time before he gives his father a run for his money, which is currently valued at an estimated US$2.7 billion.

Cher Wang

Despite arguably being the most recognisable Crazy Rich Asian on this list, Cher Wang’s understated aesthetic nevertheless often conceals the fact that she’s a billionaire. Having started off as an heiress to her family’s business legacy – her father was billionaire mogul YC Wang – the UC Berkeley graduate eventually earned her spot at the top after proving her own prowess via her success in the computer technology industry over the years. She is the co-founder and chairman of HTC Corporation.

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Crazy Rich Asians

Taiwan’s high society heirs and heiresses – whose family includes the likes of YC Wang, Terry Gou and Tsai Eng-meng – might take a more low profile approach to wealth, but that doesn’t mean their lives aren’t filled with bling