Chang Byung-gyu
$1.0B
Born
Apr 25, 1973
Age
52
Source of Wealth
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
- 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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