Daiso Department Store founder Hiroyuki Yano dies at 80. He was known as the "pioneer of the dollar store business model" His net worth was approximately US$1.9 billion (approximately 13.68 billion yuan) at the time of his death.
Daiso's revenue for the fiscal year ending in February 2023 was 589.1 billion yen. As of the end of December 2023, the company had 4,360 stores in Japan and 990 stores overseas.