Koo Bon-sik

Heesung

$1.05B

as of 10/04/24

About Koo Bon-sik

Koo Bon-sik runs LG affiliate Heesung Electronics with his brother Koo Bon-neung, who is also one of the richest people in South Korea.

He is the youngest of the four Koo brothers of the LG Group.

Heesung is LG's largest supplier of backlights, which are used to illuminate LCD displays.

Heesung group's affiliates include LT Precision, LT metal and LT Material.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/28/58 (age 66)

Number of children

Education

Master, University of Michigan

Self-made

inherited and growing

Koo Bon-sik’s fortune is worth

18K

troy ounces of gold

16K

median U.S. household

11K

median U.S. income

0.021%

U.S. credit card volume

0.004%

GDP of the United States

0.003%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

More than 50% of his fortune comes from his stake in LG Corp.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

KOREA | 003550-KR

LG Corporation

KOREA | 001120-KR

LG International Corp.