Ahead of the "year of the red horse," it was tallied that 85 investors born in the year of the horse hold stock valuations exceeding 10 billion won.
According to Korea CXO Institute, a corporations analysis group, on the 26th of this month there were 85 investors born in the year of the horse whose stock valuations exceeded 10 billion won. The survey covered major shareholders and Oner families of listed companies among those born in 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978 and 1990.
By birth year, those born in 1966 were most numerous at 34, followed by 1954 (30), 1978 (16), 1952 (3) and 1990 (2).
Two investors have stock assets exceeding 1 trillion won: Kim Beom-su, Kakao founder (6.1017 trillion won), and Park Soon-jae, Alteogen chair (4.4804 trillion won). Kim is a 1966-born, and Park was born in 1954.
There were 20 investors born in the year of the horse with at least 100 billion won. ▲ Kim Ga-ram (born 1978), DoubleU Games CEO (483.7 billion won) ▲ Choi Ho-il (born 1966), Peptron CEO (382.4 billion won) ▲ Lee Sun-ho (born 1990), CJ Future Strategy Group head (348.2 billion won) ▲ Park Cheol-wan (born 1978), former Kumho Petrochemical executive director (318.6 billion won) ▲ Kim Jin-dong (born 1966), Lake Materials CEO (271.8 billion won) ▲ Park Jun-kyung (born 1978), Kumho Petrochemical president (267.6 billion won) ▲ Park Do-hyun (born 1978), Chunil Express Theborn Korea CEO (213.6 billion won) were also included.
Among CEOs of listed companies with sales in the 100 billion won range, 99 were born in the year of the horse, accounting for 7% of the total. Of these, those born in 1966 were most numerous at 67, followed by 1978-born at 15 and 1954-born at 13.
CEOs born in 1966 include Kim Bo-hyun, Daewoo E&C CEO; Kim Yi-tae, Samsung Card CEO; and Kim Jong-hyun, Cheil Worldwide CEO. Among those born in 1942 are Jang Bok-man, Dongwon Development chair, and Kim Hee-yong, TYM Co. chair, while among those born in 1954 are Lee Joo-seok, Ringnet CEO, and Cha Geun-sik, i-SENS CEO.
Oil-seon, head of Korea CXO Institute, said, "From a management perspective, talent with the characteristics of a horse has strong drive and execution and excels in autonomy that is not bound by conventions," and added, "For managers greeting the year of the horse in 2026, it could be a year of producing results amid an environment of unexpected change."