Jay Y. Lee

Jay Y. Lee (#82)

Global Rank #82

Country Rank #1

Country South Korea

Jay Y. Lee is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 28 B
Samsung
South Korea
M
58 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #82

Country Rank #1

Net Worth $28.4B

Previous Worth $30.2B

Worth Change -$1.8B

Country South Korea

Industry Samsung

Age 58 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

World Billionaires List South Korea Billionaires Samsung

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 58

Source Of Wealth Samsung

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

Marital Status Divorced

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Seoul National University; Master of Business Administration, Keio University

Net Worth Change -$1.8B -6.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $30.2B

Current Net Worth $28.4B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Jay Y. Lee is the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics and leader of the country's biggest conglomerate. He was appointed to the role in 2022, which had been left vacant since the death of his father in 2020. In 2017, he was jailed for bribing a confidante of former President Park Geun-hye, but was released in 2018. In 2021, through a retrial, he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, and then received a presidential pardon in 2022. In 2024, Lee was acquitted of stock manipulation charges related to a 2015 merger between two Samsung affiliates that prosecutors said helped Lee cement control of the Samsung conglomerate. Lee and his family are in the process of paying 12 trillion won (about $8.5 billion) in inheritance taxes following the 2020 death of patriarch Lee Kun-hee.

Achievements

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Korea's 50 Richest (2026)

#95

Billionaires (2026)

#36

Richest In Tech (2017)

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Did You Know?

He attended Harvard Business School but did not graduate as he was called back to Seoul amid his studies.

Lee was friends with Steve Jobs and attended his private memorial service at Stanford University in 2011.

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Current Net Worth: $28.4B (May 3, 2026)