The Richest Stockholder of the MZ Generation is 'Kim Dae-il, Born in 1980, Chairman of Pearl Abyss'

Holding 2.5 Trillion... 2nd Place Also Belongs to Pearl Abyss
7 BTS Members Join the 20 Billion Won Club

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Ji-hwan] This year, among the MZ generation (those born between the 1980s and 2000s), the wealthiest stockholder is Kim Dae-il, Chairman of Pearl Abyss, who owns stocks worth around 2.5 trillion KRW. The second place is also held by a Pearl Abyss member, Director Seo Yong-su, while the third place goes to Jung Ki-sun, President of Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings.

According to financial information company FnGuide on the 2nd, as of the previous day, there are a total of 161 MZ generation stock billionaires with stock assets exceeding 20 billion KRW. Among them, there is one super-rich individual with stock value in the trillion KRW range, one with 300 billion KRW, three with 200 billion KRW, and 24 with 100 billion KRW.

The top MZ generation stock billionaire, Chairman Kim Dae-il, was born in 1980 and is 41 years old this year. He holds 23,552,510 shares of Pearl Abyss. Based on the closing price of 109,200 KRW on the 1st, the stock valuation amounts to 2.5719 trillion KRW. The second place is held by his peer, Director Seo Yong-su of Pearl Abyss, who owns 3,362,595 shares valued at approximately 367.2 billion KRW.

Ranks 3 to 6 come from major group owners. The third place is Jung Ki-sun, President of Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings and eldest son of Jung Mong-joon, Chairman of the Asan Social Welfare Foundation, with a stock valuation of 261 billion KRW. President Jung joined Hyundai Heavy Industries as a senior manager in 2013, was promoted to executive director in 2014, managing director in 2016, vice president in 2018, and this year, after about eight years, rose to president of a core group affiliate.

Fourth place is Kim Won-woo, Director of STB Network, who is the top stock billionaire in his 20s. Kim is the eldest son of the late Kim Kwang-soo, founder of the NICE Group, holding 24.61% of NICE shares and 70.24% of STB Network, the holding company of NICE Group. The total value of stocks held by Kim amounts to 256.5 billion KRW. Han Jin, Vice President of Hanjin, holds stocks worth 213 billion KRW, and Jang Se-hwan, CEO of Seorin Corporation and second son of Jang Hyung-jin, Chairman of Youngpoong Group, holds stocks worth 164.1 billion KRW, ranking fifth and sixth respectively among stock billionaires.

Following them are ▲ Scooter Braun (Director of HYBE and CEO of Ithaca Holdings) with 161.1 billion KRW ▲ Lee Seul-ji, Deputy Manager at Cheonbo (eldest daughter of Lee Sang-yul, CEO of Cheonbo) with 147.6 billion KRW ▲ Kim Young-moon, CEO of Foodnamu with 143.4 billion KRW ▲ Kim Seung-yeon, CEO of CS Wind (eldest daughter of Kim Sung-kwon, Chairman of CS Wind) with 142.8 billion KRW ▲ Lee Hyun-ji, Deputy Manager at Cheonbo (second daughter of Lee Sang-yul, CEO of Cheonbo) with 142.5 billion KRW, in that order.

Additionally, Lim Sang-min, Executive Director of Daesang and daughter of honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook, holds 134.3 billion KRW; Seo Min-jung, Manager at Amorepacific and daughter of Chairman Seo Kyung-bae, holds 123.2 billion KRW; Yang Hong-seok, President of Daishin Securities and eldest son of Chairman Lee Yong-ryong of Daishin Financial Group, holds 102 billion KRW, all ranking among stockholders with over 100 billion KRW. Notably, Jung Sung-jae, CEO of Classys, has two children aged 17 and 15 who each hold shares worth over 100 billion KRW.

The youngest stockholders with over 20 billion KRW are seven grandchildren of the late Lim Seong-gi, Chairman of Hanmi Pharmaceutical. Aged between 13 and 18, they each hold Hanmi Science stocks valued between 41.7 billion and 42.6 billion KRW.

All seven members of BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) also rank among stockholders with stocks worth over 20 billion KRW. Currently aged 24 to 29, each member holds 68,385 common shares of HYBE. Based on stock valuation, each member's shares are worth 23.8 billion KRW, totaling 170 billion KRW for all seven. At the time of listing, the IPO price was 135,000 KRW per share, valuing each member's shares at 9.2 billion KRW, but this has increased by nearly 160% in just over a year.