10 Richest People in South Korea – YesAsia.com

Magazine Forbes published a ranking of the 50 richest billionaires in South Korea in 2023. Below you will see those who made it into the top ten, leading this ranking.

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10. Lee Bu Jin – $3.3 billion

Lee Bu Jin – President of one of the best hotel chains in South Korea Shilla Hotel and the second largest duty free operator in the country after Lotte. She is also the eldest daughter and heiress of the chairman of the concern Samsung Group Lee Gun Hee. Lee Bu Jin She is 53 years old, divorced and currently raising one child.

9. Cho Yoon Ho – $3.4 billion

Cho Yoon Ho – President of one of the largest financial holdings in South Korea Meritz Financial Group. He is the youngest son of the founder Hanjin Group. This year Cho Yoon Ho He is 65 years old, married and has three children.

8. Kim Jong-min and Kim Jong-yoon – $3.6 billion

Kim Jong-min and Kim Jung Yoon – daughter of the late founder of the company Nexon Kim Jung Joo. Nexon develops and publishes computer games and is one of the leading online game developers in South Korea. After death Kim Jung Ju sisters inherited shares Nexonbut chose to continue living their normal lives without taking part in the management of the company.

7. Jung Mong Goo – $4.1 billion

Jeong Mon Goo served as president for twenty years Hyundai Group. After he resigned, his billionaire son took over the post. John Mon Ku. Jeong Mon Goo – second son of the late founder Hyundai Group by Chung Joo Yoon. Jeong Mon Goo married and the father of four children.

6. Hong Ra Hee – $4.9 billion

Khan Ra Hee – widow of the president Samsung Group Lee Gun Hee. Until his death in 2020 Lee Gun Hee was the richest man in South Korea. U Khan Ra Hee and Lee Gun Hee have three children together. Father Khan Ra Hee served as president for a long time JoongAng IIlbo. Her brother Hong Seok Jo is also a billionaire.

5. Kim Bom Su – $5 billion

Kim Bom Soo – founder of the most popular messenger in South Korea Cocoa. In 2022 Kim Bom Soo left his post as president of the company. This year he turned 57 years old, he is married, and is the father of two children.

4. Kwon Hyuk Bin – $5.1 billion

Kwon Hyuk Bin – Founder of a video game company Smilegate. Smilegate collaborated with one of the largest Chinese holdings Tencentand is also a shareholder of a famous mobile game developer SundayToz. Kwon Hyuk Bin is the father of two children.

3. Seo Jung Jin – $5.7 billion

Seo Jung Jin – co-founder of a biopharmaceutical company Celltrion. The billionaire is married and has two children. His eldest son Seo Jin Seok is co-chairman Celltrion Ink., and the youngest son Seo Joon Seok is co-chairman Celltrion Healthcare.

2. Lee Jae Young – $8 billion

Lee Jae Young – head of the company Samsung Electronics. He took office in 2022, after the death of his father and chairman of the concern Samsung Group Lee Gun Hee in 2020. In 2021 Lee Jae Young was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for bribing a confidant of the former South Korean president Park Geun-hye. In 2021, he was released on parole, after which he was appointed to the position of head Samsung Electronics. Lee Jae Young divorced, father of two children.

1. Michael Kim – $9.7 billion

Michael Kim – co-founder of a private investment company MBK Partners, which manages $26 billion in assets. The billionaire was born in South Korea, but he also holds US citizenship. Michael Kim married, he has two children.

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