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KIM BEOM-SU
$5.2B
$73M (1.38%)
REAL TIME NET WORTH
as of 4/3/23
Reflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
#504 in the world today
Photo by Jae-hyun Kim for Forbes
About Kim Beom-su
* Kim Beom-su is the founder of Kakao, South Korea's biggest messaging app,
which is installed in 90% of the country's smartphones. He stepped down as
chairman and left the board in March 2022.
* Kakao's tens of millions of users also use the app for gaming, shopping and
chatting.
* In 2014 Kakao acquired the country's No. 2 search engine Daum in an all stock
transaction worth $3.3 billion which resulted in a back door listing.
* That same year the South Korean government classified Kakao as a large
company; it is the first tech startup that made it into the big leagues.
* In 2021 Kim signed the Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of
his wealth to charitable causes.
Wealth History
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FORBES LISTS
#1
Korea's 50 Richest (2022)
#223
Billionaires (2022)
#92
Richest In Tech (2015)Dropped off in 2016
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Personal Stats
Age57
Source of WealthOnline services, Self Made
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korea
Marital StatusMarried
Children2
EducationBachelor of Science in Engineering, Seoul National University; Master
of Science, Seoul National University
Did you know
Kim grew up in poverty and paid his way through college by offering private
tutoring, sometimes skipping meals to save money.
In 2017 he diversified into crypto and bought into Upbit, a top exchange in
South Korea through his holding company K Cube Ventures.
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