23 Koreans Own More than W1 Trillion in Stocks

Twenty-three Koreans own more than W1 trillion worth of stocks, according to conglomerate tracker Chaebul.com on Monday (US$1=W1,185).

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They own a combined W65.4 trillion worth of stocks.

At the top were the usual suspects. Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee ranked first with W11.8 trillion worth of stocks, followed by Amore Pacific chairman Suh Kyung-bae with W10.3 trillion, Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with W6.3 trillion, Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-koo with W4.5 trillion and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won with W3.6 trillion.