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Chung Mong-Koo

$4.04B
as of 04/08/23

About Chung Mong-Koo

Chung Mong-Koo was chairman of Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, for more than 20 years before stepping down in March 2020.

He was succeeded by his only son Euisun, who is also a billionaire.

He is the second son of the late Chung Ju-yung who came from a peasant family and later founded the Hyundai Group, once Korea's biggest conglomerate.

His second-biggest holding is in the publicly-listed auto parts company Hyundai Mobis.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

Hyundai

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Married

Birth date

03/19/38 (age 86)

Number of children

4

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Hanyang University

Self-made

inherited and growing

Chung Mong-Koo’s fortune is worth

67K

troy ounces of gold

62K

median U.S. household

40K

median U.S. income

0.081%

U.S. credit card volume

0.016%

GDP of the United States

0.012%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Related people

Euisun Chung

Related by financial asset: Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

Lee Sang-ryul

Related by education: Hanyang University

Did you know?

In 2007 Chung was sentenced to 3 years in prison for embezzling company funds; he only spent a few months behind bars prior to his sentence being suspended.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

KOREA | 086280-KR

GLOVIS Co. Ltd.

KOREA | 012330-KR

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

KOREA | 005380-KR

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

KOREA | 004020-KR

Hyundai Steel Co.

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