Total company equity
$2.19TTechnologyFounderTaiwan
Morris Chang
TSMC · TSM / 2330.TW
Chang founded TSMC and established the dedicated foundry model. The company value is adjusted for its ordinary-share and ADR structure.
The calculation
Every input, in the open.
Builder equity retained
$4BWealth for others
$2.19T- Held by others
- 99.8%
- Builders retained
- 0.2%
ADR-adjusted market cap with a current founder-holding estimate.
Attribution
Why this is one claim.
TSMC is counted once and credited to Chang as its founder. The calculation uses company equity rather than Chang's unrelated personal wealth.
Confidence
What could still move.
The company-value basis has been corrected for the ADR ratio; the founder holding remains an estimate pending a fuller local-market ownership audit.
Attribution timeline
The company-building arc.
- 1987TSMC founded
- 1997NYSE ADR listing
- 2018Chang retires
- 2026Index snapshot
Primary evidence
Source trail.
Snapshot values change with the market. Ownership inputs remain tied to the dated filings below until a new index version is published.