Hong Ra-hee
Samsung · Seoul
Net worth
$9.6B
Today
+$286M+3.09%Past month
−$1.7B−15.47%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Hong Ra-hee is the widow of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who had long been South Korea's richest person before his death in 2020. She was the director of the Samsung Museum of Art, known as Leeum, and the Ho-Am Art Museum before her resignation in 2017. Hong is an arts graduate of Seoul National University, and both museums contain collections from her father-in-law, Samsung founder Lee Byung-Chull. Her father was chairman of one of Korea's largest daily newspapers, JoongAng Ilbo, which is now run by her nephew. One of her brothers, Hong Seok-joh, is the chairman of Korea's biggest convenience-store chain.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
3 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Samsung Electronics KOREA: 005930-KR | Technology | 83.8% | $8.0B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 16.1% | $1.5B |
Samsung SDS KOREA: 018260-KR | Technology | 0.0% | $522K |