Bom Kim
Bom Kim | |
|---|---|
김범석 | |
| Born | October 7, 1978 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
| Title | Founder & CEO of Coupang |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김범석 |
| RR | Gim Beomseok |
| MR | Kim Pŏmsŏk |
Kim Beomseok (Korean: 김범석; born October 7, 1978), known professionally in the West as Bom Kim, is an American businessman of South Korean origin, who is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Coupang Inc. In 2018, when SoftBank Vision Fund invested US$2 billion in Coupang, valuing the company at $9 billion, Kim became the second-youngest billionaire in South Korea at the age of 40. As of November 2024, Kim has an estimated net worth of $4.3 billion.