Bang Shi-hyuk

$3.8B
as of 11/04/21

About Bang Shi-hyuk

Bang Shi-hyuk is the founder and chairman of Hybe (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), one of Korea's largest music labels and entertainment agencies.

He took the company public in October 2020 in what was South Korea's largest IPO in three years, which made him a billionaire.

Hybe's success is attributed to its seven-member boy band, BTS, which scored five No. 1 albums on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Bang worked as a composer for JYP Entertainment, one of Korea's "Big Three" music agencies, before venturing out on his own.

In May 2021, Hybe acquired Ithaca Holdings, which manages Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, for over $1 billion.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

entertainment

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Single

Birth date

08/09/72 (age 52)

Self-made

self-made

Bang Shi-hyuk’s fortune is worth

63K

troy ounces of gold

58K

median U.S. household

38K

median U.S. income

0.076%

U.S. credit card volume

0.015%

GDP of the United States

0.011%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Net worth over time

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Financial assets

KOREA | 352820-KR

Big Hit Entertainment

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