Portrait of Byunghoon Kim

Rank #1322

Byunghoon Kim

Net worth $3.2B

Beauty devices · South Korea

Born
Nov 01, 1988
Age
37
Source
Beauty devices
Residence
Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Byunghoon Kim is cofounder and CEO of South Korean beauty-device maker APR, which stands for Advance People's Real life.
  • He cofounded APR in 2014 with Lee Ju-kwang, who left the company in 2019.
  • APR's devices use electrical stimulation to help the skin better absorb skincare products. It got a boost when American model Hailey Bieber said she uses APR in a TikTok video in 2023.
  • APR went public in 2024, raising $71 million.
  • Investors that backed APR before its IPO include CJ Onstyle, Lotte Ventures and state-owned Industrial Bank of Korea.
  • Kim and Lee were featured on Forbes's 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2017.

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