Kim Hyung-tae
$989.11M
as of 08/28/24
About Kim Hyung-tae
Kim Hyung-tae is the founder and CEO of Korean online game developer Shift Up.
He set up the firm in 2013 after working as a game artist at NCSoft, where he oversaw the design of the company's flagship online game Blade & Soul.
Shift Up's investors include Kakao Ventures, Smilegate Investment, Tencent and Wemade.
Shift Up's flagship game is Goddess of Victory: Nikke, a third-person shooter and role-playing game with anime-style graphics.
The company went public in July 2024, raising $320 million.
Personal stats
Citizenship
South KoreaSource of wealth
Online gamesResidence
Seoul, South KoreaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
11/01/78 (age 45)Self-made
self-madeKim Hyung-tae’s fortune is worth
16K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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