This is a Korean Girl born in 2004 who is richer than Taylor Swift!!!
The two daughters of Korean game tycoon Kim Jung-ju, founder of Nexon, are the world’s youngest billionaires, with a net worth higher than pop star Taylor Swift.
According to Forbes’ World Billionaires list published on April 2, older sister Kim Jung-youn, born in 2002, is the world’s fifth youngest billionaire, while youngest sister Jung-min, born in 2004, is ranked second. father. Each has a net worth of $1.4 billion as of March 8, Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
Their father, a Korean gaming pioneer and founder of game publisher Nexon, died at age 54 in February 2022. After his death, his two daughters and wife inherited a total assets worth 10,000 billion won (7.4 billion USD).
They then sold 29.3% of NXC Group, Nexon’s largest shareholder, to the South Korean Ministry of Finance, as a form of inheritance tax. Each sister holds 16.82% of NXC’s shares, according to regulatory filings published last October. Their mother, Yoo Jeong-hyeon, holds 34% of the company’s shares.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift is estimated to have a net worth of $1.1 billion. The 25 youngest billionaires listed by Forbes, all aged 33 or younger, have a total fortune of $110 billion.
Kim Jung-ju, founder of South Korean gaming company Nexon.
Kim Jung-ju, passed away after being treated for depression. Kim was born in 1968 in Seoul and graduated from Seoul National University in computer engineering.
He earned a master’s degree in computer science at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, then founded Nexon with a student in 1994 with little capital. This company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2011.
Nexon’s success helped Kim become the 338th richest person in the world and the third richest in South Korea, according to Bloomberg.
