According to foreign reports, NCsoft’s founder and CEO, Mr Kim Taek Jin (below), has topped the rich list in Korea’s gaming industry for the 7th straight year. He now has a personal wealth of around 1.1 billion US dollars. According to a survey done on 1799 listed companies and 13589 privately-held companies, there are 400 individuals with a personal wealth of more than 40 million US dollars. In this overall list, Mr Kim took the 13th spot. You may also want to have a look at the new NCsoft Korea headquarters here.
Nexon’s CEO (below), has a personal wealth of around 450 million US dollars and stands at no.38 in the overall list.