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John Tu

American billionaire

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John Tu (Chinese: 杜紀川; pinyin: Dù Jìchuān; born August 12, 1941) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire business executive and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the digital storage corporation Kingston Technology, which he established with David Sun in 1987.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Chongqing wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
engineer wd
Education
Technical University of Darmstadt wd

About

Born in Chongqing, China, Tu was raised in Taiwan, studied electrical engineering in West Germany, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1971. He co-founded the computer memory company Camintonn with Sun in 1982, selling it to AST Research for $6 million in 1986. Following substantial financial losses in the 1987 stock market crash, the two founded Kingston Technology, which became a major manufacturer of computer memory products.

In 1996, they sold an 80 percent stake in Kingston to the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for $1.5 billion, before repurchasing it for $450 million in 1999. The two attracted national attention for distributing $100 million from the sale proceeds to Kingston employees as bonuses. As of October 2026, Forbes estimates Tu's net worth at $33.7 billion, making him the 70th richest person in the world.

Questions

When was John Tu born?
John Tu was born on 1940 in Chongqing.
Where did John Tu study?
John Tu was educated at Technical University of Darmstadt.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): John Tu · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q6261339 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 11 November 2026

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"John Tu". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-tu. Retrieved 12 November 2026.

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