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The richest people in South Korea
The biggest sourced fortunes in South Korea, ranked by net worth.
- #NameNet worth
- 4
Chey Tae-won
Founders$5.2Bas of 2026 - 5KBKoo Bon-neung
Business Professionals$3.6Bas of 2026 - 6KHKwon Hyuk-bin
Business Professionals$3.5Bas of 2026 - 7
Chung Mong-joon
Politicians$3.1Bas of 2026 - 8
Chung Yong-jin
Founders$2.7Bas of 2026 - 9KKKoo Kwang-mo
Founders$2.6Bas of 2026 - 10
Kim Jung-min
Musicians$1.7Bas of 2026 - 11SKSuh Kyung-bae
Business Professionals$1.5Bas of 2026 - 12SDShin Dong-joo
Business Professionals$1.3Bas of 2026 - 13LJLee Joon-Ho
—$1.3Bas of 2026 - 14LHLee Ho-jin
Footballers$1.2Bas of 2026 - 15
Lee Su-jin
Directors$1.1Bas of 2026
Ranked by sourced net worth (Forbes / Wikidata). Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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