Net worth
$35.5B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
Latest moves
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Recent SEC filings
This person doesn't file with the SEC.
Footprint
Companies
Kingston Technology Corporation (private; Fountain Valley, CA; revenue $14.4B in 2025)Co-founder
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- Role
- Co-founder (1987, with David Sun), CEO/president
Stakes
Private deals
Kingston's revenue was $14.4B in the last full year, making it Forbes' 27th-largest US private company. AI…Feb 2026
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- Kingston's revenue was $14.4B in the last full year, making it Forbes' 27th-largest US private company. AI hyperscalers buying up memory chips caused a supply crunch that added ~$14B combined to Tu's and Sun's wealth by Feb 2026 (Bloomberg Billionaires data)
- Date
- 2026-02-22
Real estate
Rolling Hills, California (listed residence)residence · as of 2026-09
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Tu Foundation (Fountain Valley, CA; John Tu, chairman) — total assets $28.9M, expenses $1.9M (tax year 2023 990-PF data); latest 990-PF filed 2025-11-14EIN 27-1598417
source ↗Research gaps: A Bloomberg Billionaires search summary says Tu controls 50% of Kingston and Sun the rest. The Bloomberg profile returned 403, so the split is not entered as a stake. Kingston is private, with no SEC filings. No verified personal real estate beyond the Forbes-listed residence.
What to watch
Memory-chip price cycle: AI-driven DRAM/NAND shortage is the main driver of Kingston's value, and of Tu's and Sun's…
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- Memory-chip price cycle: AI-driven DRAM/NAND shortage is the main driver of Kingston's value, and of Tu's and Sun's Bloomberg/Forbes net-worth swings