Rank #3129
Chang Byung-gyu
Net worth $1.0B
Online games · South Korea
- Born
- Apr 25, 1973
- Age
- 53
- Source
- Online games
- Residence
- Seoul
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, KAIST; Master of Arts/Science, KAIST; Ph.D, KAIST
Net worth over time
Biography
- Chang Byung-gyu is the chairman of online gaming company Krafton (formerly known as Bluehole), which he founded in 2007.
- In 2018, Tencent invested more than $500 million in the company for a 10% stake, catapulting Krafton to unicorn status overnight.
- Its shooter game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, broke a world record in 2017 after posting $100 million in pre-release sales in just 79 days.
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