[Asian Chip Stock Sell-off Spreads, AI Billionaires Lose Over $18 Billion in Wealth] Golden Finance reports that on Friday, November 6th, as the global tech stock sell-off spread to Asia, the wealth of SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son and several other Asian business tycoons shrank significantly. Calculations show that as of 10:00 AM Beijing time, the combined wealth of 22 billionaires from China, Japan, South Korea, and other countries who are among the world's 500 richest people shrank by over $21 billion, subsequently falling to over $18 billion. Masayoshi Son suffered the biggest loss, with his personal wealth decreasing by $3.9 billion to approximately $29 billion. Companies at the heart of the AI boom were hit hardest. Billionaires whose personal wealth shrank by at least $1 billion include Takemitsu Takizaki, founder of electronic sensor manufacturer Keyence, and Zhang Qiansheng, Singapore's richest man and head of semiconductor packaging and testing company ASE Technology Holding. The family of Samsung Electronics shareholder Lee Jae-yong, his mother, and sister saw their combined wealth shrink by approximately $2.5 billion. This family is one of the wealthiest in Asia.