Kim Taek-jin

Kim Taek-jin (#2971)

Global Rank #2971

Country Rank #37

Country South Korea

Kim Taek-jin is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 1 B
Online games
South Korea
M
59 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,971

Country Rank #37

Net Worth $1.3B

Previous Worth $1.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country South Korea

Industry Online games

Age 59 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

World Billionaires List South Korea Billionaires Online games

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 59

Source Of Wealth Online games, Self Made

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

Marital Status Married

Children 4

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

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.3B

Current Net Worth $1.3B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Kim Taek-jin is the founder and chairman of NCSoft, South Korea's No. 2 online game company which he founded in 1997. He took the company public in 2003, and still serves as CEO. In 2024, Byungmoo Park joined Kim as co-CEO; Park was previously CEO of South Korean private equity firm VIG Partners. NCSoft now provides online game services to more than 60 countries. He sold most of his NCSoft shares in 2012 and now holds just under 12% of the company. An avid sports fan, Kim founded the Korean professional baseball team NC Dinos in 2011.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Kim Taek-jin.

#44

Korea's 50 Richest (2026)

#3017

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

While still a student at Seoul National University's College of Engineering, he developed software that helped users practice typing in Korean.

He worked for Hyundai Electronics' R&D Center in Boston and later became head of a division of Hyundai Electronics that launched South Korea's first Internet access.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $1.3B (May 4, 2026)