Chung Yong-jin

Chung Yong-jin (#1539)

Global Rank #1539

Country Rank #16

Country South Korea

Chung Yong-jin is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 3 B
Retail
South Korea
M
57 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,539

Country Rank #16

Net Worth $2.7B

Previous Worth $2.3B

Worth Change +$0.4B

Country South Korea

Industry Retail

Age 57 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Seoul, South Korea

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Personal Stats

Age 57

Source Of Wealth Retail

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Brown University

Net Worth Change +$0.4B +17.4% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.3B

Current Net Worth $2.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Chung Yong-jin is a grandson of Samsung group founder Lee Byung-Chull and a cousin of Samsung Electronics executive chairman Jay Y. Lee. The bulk of his fortune comes from Samsung Electronics and discount chain E-Mart, a unit of Korea's retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group. In 2024, Chung was promoted from vice chairman to chairman of Shinsegae, a retail conglomerate. In 2021, Shinsegae acquired Korean baseball team SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers), winner of four championships, from the SK group for about $120 million.

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Current Net Worth: $2.7B (May 4, 2026)