Masayoshi Son's Gulfstream arrives in Reykjavik after brief Rome flight

Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, touched down at Reykjavik's Keflavik International Airport on Tuesday aboard his Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N302TR. The aircraft departed from near Rome at 3:20 p.m. UTC, covering the 3-hour-53-minute journey at altitudes up to 43,025 feet and speeds reaching 532.7 knots. For a jet capable of nonstop Tokyo-to-New York flights, this leg seems an unusual interlude in Son's typically far-reaching itinerary.

As Japan's richest individual with a net worth fluctuating between $49.3 billion and $71 billion in 2025, Masayoshi Son directs SoftBank's vast investments, including a controlling stake in Arm Holdings and a pivotal role in the $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure joint venture with OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX. His travel often shuttles between Tokyo Narita, Silicon Valley hubs like San Francisco and San Jose, and outposts in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, and Taiwan—reflecting SoftBank's global tech and finance footprint. This stop in Iceland, however, breaks from those patterns.

With no public events tying Masayoshi Son directly to Reykjavik this week, the visit may signal discreet negotiations or a refueling pause amid his aggressive push into AI and a pledged $100 billion in U.S. investments. SoftBank's 2025 fortunes swung wildly, from a one-day $5 billion net worth dip to a 248% surge, underscoring the high-stakes volatility Son navigates from the skies.