Net worth of S. Korea's 50 richest people drops 17 pct. on-year amid trade woes
- 5 years ago
한국 50대 부자 재산 1년새 17% 감소…이건희 '최고 갑부'
Most of South Korea's 50 richest people have seen their wealth decline this year due to trade woes and other economic factors.
According to Forbes, 37 of them saw their net worth take a hit compared to last year.
This dragged down their combined net worth by 17 percent to 110 billion US dollars.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee is still the wealthiest man in the country with 16-point-eight billion dollars,… but it's down nearly four billion dollars compared to last year.
He's followed by Celltrion's Seo Jung-jin and Nexon's Kim Jung-ju.
Most of South Korea's 50 richest people have seen their wealth decline this year due to trade woes and other economic factors.
According to Forbes, 37 of them saw their net worth take a hit compared to last year.
This dragged down their combined net worth by 17 percent to 110 billion US dollars.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee is still the wealthiest man in the country with 16-point-eight billion dollars,… but it's down nearly four billion dollars compared to last year.
He's followed by Celltrion's Seo Jung-jin and Nexon's Kim Jung-ju.