Portrait of Song Chi-hyung

Rank #1787

Song Chi-hyung

Net worth $2.3B

Fintech · South Korea

Born
Feb 01, 1979
Age
47
Source
Fintech
Residence
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Song Chi-hyung is cofounder and chairman of Dunamu, which operates Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume.
  • In November 2025, South Korean search engine behemoth Naver said its payment arm, Naver Financial, will acquire Dunamu in a stock swap that values the combined entity at $13.6 billion.
  • Dunamu's previous investors include Kakao Ventures, Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Altos Ventures and Hybe, the agency behind K-pop powerhouse BTS.
  • Before starting Dunamu with Kim Hyoung-nyon, who is also a billionaire, Song worked at local mobile payment company Danal.