Self-made Kakao founder becomes Korea s richest person koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted : 2021-07-30 15:00 By Kim Bo-eun
Kakao Chairman Kim Beom-su / Courtesy of KakaoThe self-made founder of Kakao has become the country s richest person, backed by stock gains this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bloomberg reported that Kakao Chairman Kim Beom-su, 55, has a net worth of $13.4 billion (15.4 trillion won), which places him at the top of Korea s wealth rankings. Following him is Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, with a net worth of $12.1 billion.
Kim s assets ballooned by more than $6 billion this year as Kakao s share price surged 91 percent from early January. The tech company s stock gains were fueled by scheduled listings of multiple affiliates this year, including internet-based lender Kakao Bank, which will make its local stock market debut next month.
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MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ Former Wife, Donates another $4.2 Billion to 384 Charitable Organizations By Pablo Luna / Friday, 18 Dec 2020 06:56PM
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’former wife, MacKenzie Scott, has donated another $4.2 billion to 384 charity organizations in the United States this year. The 18th wealthiest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, donated $1.7 billion to 166 organizations in July.
With a net worth of $60.9 billion, Scott said she wants to speed up her philanthropic efforts to help people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic around the country. An author and a philanthropist, Scott received a quarter of Bezos’ Amazon shares following their marital divorce in 2019.