Tsai Wan-lin (Chinese: 蔡萬霖; pinyin: Caì Wànlín; 10 November 1924 – 27 September 2004) was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the peak of his wealth in 1996, was considered to be the fifth richest person in the world,[1] with a family net worth of US$12.2 billion.
Tsai started out in Taipei by selling vegetables and soybeans with his brothers as a child.
Tsai Wan-lin founded the Lin Yuan Group with his share.
[8][9] Over the next 10 years, the Lin Yuan Group expanded to become the largest Taiwanese conglomerate.
[13] He died of heart disease at the age of 81 in Taipei's Cathay General Hospital, which he founded in 1977.