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Jay Y. Lee

Jay Y. Lee

Jay Y. Lee (#64)

Global Rank #64
Country Rank #1
Country South Korea

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

  • $ 35 B
  • Samsung
  • South Korea
  • M
  • 58 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #64
Country Rank #1
Net Worth $34.8B
Previous Worth $33.1B
Worth Change +$1.7B
Country South Korea
Industry Samsung
Age 58 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 04 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Seoul, South Korea
World Billionaires List South Korea Billionaires Samsung

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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 +$1.7B +5.1% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $33.1B
Current Net Worth $34.8B

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.

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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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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $34.8B (May 3, 2026)

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