With the share prices of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix continuing a steep rise since last year, the number of non-Oner executives whose stock valuations exceed 1 billion won has surged.
According to the "2026 Samsung Electronics and SK hynix non-Oner executives' stock valuation analysis" released by corporate analysis institute Korea CXO Research Institute on the 22nd, as of the 21st of this month, a total of 173 non-Oner executives had stock valuations exceeding 1 billion won. This is more than a 5.6-fold increase compared with Oct. 24 last year, six months earlier, when there were 31.
The surge reflects a sharp jump in the share prices of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. The share price of Samsung Electronics climbed 121.7% in the past six months from 98,800 won to 219,000 won, while SK hynix also soared about 140% in the same period from 510,000 won to 1,224,000 won.
By company, 113 executives at Samsung Electronics and 60 at SK hynix topped 1 billion won in stock valuation. In October last year, only 17 Samsung Electronics executives belonged to the "1 billion club," but 96 were added in six months, a 6.6-fold increase. SK hynix also expanded more than fourfold from 14 to 60 in the same period.
Among individual executives, Samsung Electronics President Roh Tae-Moon recorded the highest stock valuation. Roh holds 98,557 shares of Samsung Electronics, worth about 21.58398 billion won based on the closing price on the 21st. President Park Hark-kyu holds 60,519 shares, valued at about 13.25366 billion won.
At SK hynix, President Kwak Noh-jung had the highest holding value. Kwak holds 8,434 shares of SK hynix, worth 10.32321 billion won based on the closing price on the 21st (1,224,000 won). Kwak became the first non-Oner executive at SK hynix to make the "10 billion club."
Meanwhile, among the Oner family, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong holds 97,414,196 shares of Samsung Electronics, valued at about 21.3337 trillion won as of the 21st of this month, ranking first. He was followed by Hong Ra-hee, honorary director of Leeum Museum of Art (15.9823 trillion won); Lee Seo-hyun, president of Samsung C&T (9.9807 trillion won); and Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla (9.1423 trillion won), all showing stock valuations in the trillion-won range.