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Sim Wong Hoo is a Singaporean entrepreneur and the founder of Creative Technology, a digital entertainment products company. He was born in 1955 and is currently 65 years old. Sim Wong Hoo is a self-made billionaire who has an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion. He is the founder and CEO of Creative Technology, a digital entertainment products company. He is also the chairman of the Singapore-based venture capital firm, Creative Ventures. Sim Wong Hoo is married and has two children. Sim Wong Hoo is a philanthropist and has donated to various charities and causes. He has also been involved in various social initiatives, such as the Singapore International Foundation and the Singapore Red Cross. Sim Wong Hoo is an avid golfer and enjoys playing the game. He is also a passionate collector of vintage cars.
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| Age | 68 years old |
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| Born | , 1955 |
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| Birthplace | Colony of Singapore |
| Date of death | January 4, 2023 |
| Died Place | Singapore |
| Nationality | Singapore |
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Sim Wong Hoo Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Sim Wong Hoo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Sim Wong Hoo worth at the age of 68 years old? Sim Wong Hoo’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Singapore. We have estimated Sim Wong Hoo's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
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Sim Wong Hoo has won accolades from industry and government for his innovations. This includes winning Singapore’s Public Star Medal Bintang Bakti Masyarakat in 2001 for outstanding achievements in the business field. He was named in second spot as Asia’s Businessman of the Year in January 2001 by Fortune Magazine. He won the Lifetime Achievement Award from organisers of the European DVD summit in April 2000;. He was also appointed Chairman of Singapore’s Technopreneurship 21 Private Sector Committee in March 1999.
In late 2011, Sim Wong Hoo, announced his creation of a new invention, the HanZpad, at a news conference in Beijing.
In 1999, Sim Wong Hoo released a book entitled 'Chaotic Thoughts From The Old Millennium', in which he coined and popularized the term "No U-turn syndrome" to describe the stereotypical Singaporean mindset of requiring permission from higher authorities before taking any action.
At age 45, he became the youngest billionaire in Singapore. He was also the first person to be named Singapore's Businessman of the Year twice, in 1992 and 1997. In 2002, he was named Person of the Year by the Singapore Computer Society in recognition of his contribution to the IT industry. Sim is considered to be the star entrepreneur of Singapore, and he currently chairs Singapore's Technopreneurship 21 Private Sector Committee.
On 1 July 1981, with a capital outlay of US$6,000, Sim (along with former schoolmate Ng Kai Wa) founded Creative Technology in the form of a computer repair shop in Pearl's Centre, in Chinatown. There he developed and sold an add-on memory board for the Apple II computer. Later, Creative began creating customized PCs adapted for the Chinese language, including enhanced audio capabilities that allowed the devices to produce speech and melodies. The success of this audio interface led to the development of the stand-alone sound card Sound Blaster. It was among the first dedicated audio processing cards widely available to general consumers. Creative dominated the PC audio market until the 2000s, when OEM PCs began to be built with integrated sound boards in the motherboard. Sound Blaster then found itself reduced to a niche product.
Sim Wong Hoo was born into a Zhao'an Hokkien family in Singapore and is an alumnus of Bukit Panjang Government High School. He graduated from the Electrical & Electronic Engineering faculty of Ngee Ann Polytechnic (then known as Ngee Ann Technical College) in 1975, after which he worked in the private engineering sector.
