This is a list of South Korean billionaires (by US$) based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine.
On the 2026 list, published in April 2026, the collective net worth of South Korea's 50 richest reached an all-time high of US$175 billion, up 77 percent from the previous year, driven by a semiconductor boom linked to demand for artificial intelligence; the minimum net worth to qualify rose to $1 billion. Net worths were measured as of March 27, 2026.
2026 South Korean billionaires list Rank Name Net worth (USD) Source of wealth 1 Lee Jae-yong 21.6 billion Samsung Electronics 2 Michael Kim 9.9 billion MBK Partners 3 Seo Jung-jin 8.1 billion Celltrion 4 Cho Jung-ho 8 billion Meritz Financial Group 5 Lee Boo-jin 7.9 billion Samsung Electronics, Hotel Shilla 6 Lee Seo-hyun 7.5 billion Samsung Electronics 7 Chung Mong-koo 7.3 billion Hyundai Motor 8 Hong Ra-hee 7.1 billion Samsung Electronics 9 Chung Eui-sun 6.3 billion Hyundai Motor 10 Yoon Dae-in 5.9 billion Sam Chun Dang Pharm 11 Kwak Dong Shin 5.7 billion Hanmi Semiconductor 12 Park Hyeon-joo 4.9 billion Mirae Asset Financial Group 13 Kim Beom-su 3.8 billion Kakao 14 Bom Kim 3.2 billion Coupang 15 Kim Jung-min & Jung-youn 3.15 billion Nexon (inheritance from Kim Jung-ju) 16 Kwon Hyuk-bin 3.1 billion Smilegate 17 Cho Hyun-joon 2.95 billion Hyosung 18 Chey Tae-won 2.9 billion SK Group 19 Kim Jun-ki 2.85 billion DB Group 20 Chung Mong-joon 2.8 billion HD Hyundai 21 Kim Byung-hoon 2.7 billion APR 22 Park Soon-jae 2.6 billion 23 Yoo Jung-hyun 2.5 billion Nexon 24 Lee Dong-chae 2.4 billion EcoPro 25 Song Chi-hyung 2.3 billion Dunamu 26 Chung Yong-ji 2.25 billion 27 Koo Bon-neung 2.2 billion Heesung Group 28 Chung Yong-jin 2.1 billion Shinsegae 29 Kim Jung-soo & Chun In-jang 1.95 billion Samyang Foods 30 Koo Kwang-mo 1.9 billion LG 31 Lee Chae-yoon 1.89 billion Leeno Industrial 32 Kim Nam-goo 1.85 billion Korea Investment Holdings 33 Koo Bon-sik 1.8 billion 34 Lee Jay-hyun 1.75 billion CJ Group 35 Park Dong-suk 1.7 billion Sanil Electric 36 Kim Sang-beom 1.5 billion ISU Group 37 Suh Kyung-bae 1.45 billion Amorepacific 38 Lee Hae-jin 1.44 billion Naver 39 Lee Sang-hoon 1.4 billion ABL Bio 40 Kim Hyun-tae 1.3 billion Voronoi 41 Bang Si-hyuk 1.25 billion Hybe Corporation 42 Chey Ki-won 1.21 billion SK Group 43 Kim Hyoung-nyon 1.2 billion Dunamu 44 Kim Taek-jin 1.18 billion NCSoft 45 Lee Ho-jin 1.15 billion Taekwang Group 46 Shin Dong-joo 1.13 billion Lotte 47 Hong Seok-joh 1.1 billion BGF Retail 48 Lee Su-jin 1.05 billion 49 Sung Kyu-dong 1.03 billion EO Technics 50 Cho Hyun-beom 1 billion Hankook & Company
See also The World's Billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires
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