Lee Myung-hee

Shinsegae

$1.24B

as of 02/28/21

About Lee Myung-hee

Lee Myung-hee is the chairwoman of Shinsegae Group with interests in fashion, hospitality, food and beverage and other sectors.

She is the youngest daughter of late Samsung Group founder, Lee Byung-Chull, and a sister of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee.

Her Shinsegae International imports and distributes around 30 premium brands, including Alexander Wang, Brunello Cucinelli and Celine.

The bulk of her wealth comes from E-Mart, which went public in 2011 and is now the country's biggest discount retail chain.

Shinsegae was part of the Samsung Group until it split off in 1991, four years after the founder's death.

Personal stats

Citizenship

South Korea

Source of wealth

retail

Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/05/43 (age 81)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Ewha Womans University

Self-made

inherited and growing

Lee Myung-hee’s fortune is worth

21K

troy ounces of gold

19K

median U.S. household

12K

median U.S. income

0.025%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

KOREA | 139480-KR

E-Mart Co Ltd

KOREA | 004170-KR