No. 386South Korea
Lee Seo-hyun
Samsung · Seoul
Net worth
$9.4B
Today
+$256M+2.80%Past month
−$1.6B−14.62%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Lee Seo-hyun oversees the Samsung Welfare Foundation, a charity founded by her late father Lee Kun-hee, former chair of Samsung Electronics. She also heads the advisory board at the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul. In 2024, she rejoined the group's de facto holding company, Samsung C&T, as president of strategic planning after about a five-year absence. She joined Samsung Group's Cheil Industries as a manager in 2002, after graduating from the Parsons School of Design in New York.
Net worth over time
−14.62%−$1.6B over the past month
$11B$10B$9B
Oct 12Nov 11
Principal holdings
4 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Samsung Electronics KOREA: 005930-KR | Technology | 66.1% | $6.2B |
Cheil Industries KOREA: 028260-KR | Technology | 21.3% | $2.0B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 8.1% | $759M |
Samsung Life Insurance KOREA: 032830-KR | Technology | 4.5% | $422M |
Also known for
- Lee developed the company's casual-wear brand Bean Pole and was behind the 2011 acquisition of the Italian exotic leather brand Colombo via della Spiga.
- In 2014, in partnership with YG Entertainment, a top Korean entertainment agency, she launched a street fashion brand called Nonagon.