Among the top 50 domestic stock billionaires, the number of entrepreneurs who accumulated wealth through founding businesses has more than doubled compared to 10 years ago. The position of the richest stock billionaire has been held by the Samsung family for 10 years, transitioning from the late Lee Kun-hee to his son, Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics.
According to Leaders Index, a corporate analysis research institute, as of the 27th, comparing the status of domestic stock billionaires with 10 years ago (Dec. 20, 2014), the number of entrepreneurs among the top 50 increased from 5 to 12 this year. The main business sectors of these entrepreneurs have also diversified from being IT-centered a decade ago to include entertainment, biotechnology, and secondary batteries.
As of the end of 2014, the entrepreneurs were Joo Byung-geun, chairman of Booyoung Group (then 7th), the late Kim Jung-ju, founder of Nexon (11th), Kim Beom-soo, chairman of Kakao's Management Improvement Committee (12th), Park Hyun-joo, chairman of Mirae Asset Group (21st), and Lee Hae-jin, global chief investment officer of NAVER (22nd), focusing primarily on IT, finance, and construction industries.
In contrast, the current list of entrepreneurs includes Park Soon-jae, CEO of Alteogen (8th), Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE's board (10th), Chang Byung-kyu, chairman of KRAFTON's board (13th), Seo Jung-jin, chairman of Celltrion (18th), Lee Dong-chae, former chairman of Ecopro (20th), Bang Jun-hyuk, chairman of Netmarble's board (24th), Park Jin-young, representative producer of JYP Entertainment (40th), and Kim Sang-heon, chairman of DN Group (41st), who have newly joined the ranks.
The overall richest stock billionaire is recorded as the owner family of Samsung Group. Ten years ago, the late chairman was first with 12.912 trillion won, but now Lee Jae-yong replaces that position with 12.1671 trillion won. Hong Ra-hee, former director of the Samsung Museum of Art Leeum (5.4824 trillion won, 3rd), and his two daughters, Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla (4.9023 trillion won, 4th), and Lee Seo-hyun, president responsible for strategy at Samsung C&T (4.2336 trillion won, 6th), are also among the top ranks.
The equity values of the top 50 domestic stock billionaires have not changed significantly. From 84.1235 trillion won in 2014, it increased to 86.0798 trillion won over the past 10 years, a 2.3% increase. This is in contrast to the value of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets, which grew from 1,311 trillion won to 2,319 trillion won, a 76.9% increase.
Leaders Index analyzed that 'the main reasons are the dispersion of ownership stakes during the management succession and inheritance processes over the past decade, as well as the decline in equity values of newly included entrepreneurs this year.'