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Last updated: November 11, 2026 · $11.70T tracked

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No. 354South Korea

Lee Boo-jin

Samsung · South Korea

Net worth

$10.0B

Today

+$259M+2.66%

Past month

−$1.6B−13.93%

As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST

Lee Boo-jin is the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla, one of Seoul's top lodging and conference centers. Hotel Shilla is also one of the country's biggest duty-free operators. Lee has also served as an advisor for the trading department of Samsung C&T, her family's de-facto holding company. Daughter of late Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee, she split her father's empire with her mother Hong Ra-hee, brother Jay Y. and sister Seo-hyun.

Net worth over time

−13.93%−$1.6B over the past month
$12B$10B$9B
Oct 12Nov 11

Principal holdings

4 positions
CompanyShareValue

Samsung Electronics

KOREA: 005930-KR

60.9%$6.1B

Samsung Life Insurance

KOREA: 032830-KR

19.1%$1.9B

Cheil Industries

KOREA: 028260-KR

12.8%$1.3B

Private and other holdings

7.3%$729M

Also known for

  • She is the eldest daughter of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee and has been nicknamed "little Kun-hee" by the local press for her business acumen.