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Kwon Hyuk-bin

South Korean billionaire (born 1974)

Kwon Hyuk-bin (Korean: 권혁빈; born 1974) is a South Korean businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is a billionaire who founded South Korea's third-largest gaming company Smilegate, in 2002.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Kwon Hyuk-bin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1973.1

Net worth $1.0B (as of Jun 25, 2021).9 Richest people

About

Smilegate is the maker of popular games such as Crossfire, Lost Ark, and others. Crossfire is the most popular first-person shooter game in history.

He is among the richest people in South Korea. In April 2025, Forbes estimated his net wealth at US$2.55 billion and ranked him 13th richest in the country.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kwon Hyuk-bin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSogang University3

Kwon holds an electrical engineering degree from Sogang University. After a failed education startup, 4Csof, Kwon turned down a software engineering position at Samsung to pursue his goal of developing video games. He partnered with Tencent to break into the Chinese high-technology market.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kwon Hyuk-bin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

Personal life

  • CitizenshipSouth Korea6
  • ResidenceSeoul7

Philanthropy

Kwon operates three foundations: Hope Studio, a social contribution foundation; Orange Planet Entrepreneurship Foundation, which supports young entrepreneurs; and Future Lab, which contributes to expanding creative education environments for children and youth. He has donated over $5 million to building schools in Vietnam and China. He has also contributed over $2 million to his alma mater at Sogang University.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kwon Hyuk-bin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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