Kwon Hyuk-bin

Kwon Hyuk-Bin
Residence Seoul, South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Alma mater Sogang University
Occupation Chairman, Smilegate
Net worth $5.9 billion (Feb 2018)[1]

Kwon Hyuk-Bin is a billionaire Korean businessman who co-founded Korea's third largest gaming company, Smilegate, maker of the popular CrossFire games. CrossFire has gone on to become the most popular first person shooter game in history. He owns 100% of Smilegate Holdings, which he founded in 2002.[2]

Education and Career

Kwon holds an electrical engineering degree from Sogang University. After a failed education startup, 4Csof, Kwon turned down a software position at Samsung to pursue his goal of developing video games. He partnered with Tencent to break into the Chinese market.[2][3][4]

Philanthropy

Kwon has been involved in starting Orange Farm, South Korea's largest private incubator and has donated over $5 million to building schools in Vietnam and China.[2] He has also contributed over $2 million to his alma mater at Sogang University.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kwon Hyuk-Bin".
  2. 1 2 3 Chung, Grace. "Online Hit Game CrossFire Mints South Korea's Richest Self-Made Billionaire".
  3. ↑ "THE INVESTOR". www.theinvestor.co.kr.
  4. ↑ Herald, The Korea (22 December 2016). "[Super Rich] Seven numbers to explain self-made billionaire owner of Smilegate".
  5. ↑ < "Bio". wealthx.com.
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