Hong Seok-joh

Hong Seok-joh (#3277)

Global Rank #3277

Country Rank #51

Country South Korea

Hong Seok-joh is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 1 B
Convenience stores
South Korea
M
73 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,277

Country Rank #51

Net Worth $1.1B

Previous Worth $1.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country South Korea

Industry Convenience stores

Age 73 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 73

Source Of Wealth Convenience stores

Residence Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship South Korea

Marital Status Married

Children 1

Education Master of Laws, Harvard University; Law Degree, Seoul National University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.1B

Current Net Worth $1.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hong Seok-joh heads BGF Retail, one of Korea's largest convenience store companies. Operating under the brand name CU, BGF boasts more than 18,000 stores. His sister, Hong Ra-hee, is the widow of the late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee. Prior to his start in the business, Hong was a prosecutor.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Hong Seok-joh.

#47

Korea's 50 Richest (2026)

#3185

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

The business got its start in 1989 via a franchise-licensing agreement between the Hong family's Bokwang Group and Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart.

His late father was the chairman of JoongAng Ilbo, one of South Korea's largest newspapers.

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Current Net Worth: $1.1B (May 4, 2026)