Kwon Hyuk-bin
Smilegate Holdings
$2.66B
$3M (-0.1%)
as of 04/23/25
About Kwon Hyuk-bin
Kwon Hyuk-bin founded Smilegate in 2002 and has built it into one of the most successful gaming companies in South Korea.
Following a 2008 partnership with Chinese internet giant Tencent, it released its most popular title, CrossFire.
Through his Smilegate Foundation, Kwon has established schools in China and Vietnam, providing education in IT, among other subjects.
Personal stats
Citizenship
South KoreaSource of wealth
Online gamesResidence
Seoul, South KoreaMarital status
SeparatedBirth date
01/01/74 (age 51)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Sogang UniversitySelf-made
self-madeKwon Hyuk-bin’s fortune is worth
44K
troy ounces of gold
41K
median U.S. household
27K
median U.S. income
0.053%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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Kwon's first venture in business was an ill-fated educational software company that he founded but soon tanked.
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