Lee Kun Hee was the only South Korean included on the Forbes magazine's current list of the top 100 billionaires. Lee Kun Hee, the late chief of South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group, was the wealthiest man in the country, data showed Sunday, Yonhap reports. The late Lee's stock value trumps those of other conglomerate chiefs in the country, including Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung Jin at 4.49 trillion won, Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong Koo at 4.47 trillion won and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae Won at 2.6 trillion won. Lee was also one of the wealthiest people in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$20.9 billion, putting him at the 67th spot on the publication's list of billionaires. He was the only South Korean included on Forbes' current list of the top 100 billionaires.

Source: The Standard October 25, 2020 16:52 UTC