Kim Sang-yeol
$1.42B
as of 01/17/23
About Kim Sang-yeol
Kim Sang-yeol is founder and chairman of Hoban Construction, one of South Korea's top builders.
Kim rose to billionaire status in 2019, after an internal merger more than doubled the net assets of his developer.
Kim expanded Hoban during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis by snapping up properties when prices were at an all-time low.
In an early plan for succession, his eldest son, Kim Dae-heon, was promoted to Hoban's vice president in 2019 and is now its largest shareholder.
Forbes Asia has attributed the fortune to the elder Kim, who likely maintains control.
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Citizenship
South KoreaSource of wealth
constructionResidence
Seoul, South KoreaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/03/61 (age 63)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Chosun UniversitySelf-made
self-madeKim Sang-yeol’s fortune is worth
24K
troy ounces of gold
22K
median U.S. household
14K
median U.S. income
0.028%
U.S. credit card volume
0.006%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
United States debt
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Kim was born to a poor farming family in the southern province of Jeolla.
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