Bom Kim
American businessman (born 1978)
Kim Beomseok (Korean: 김범석; born 7 October 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 US$9 billion, Kim became the second-youngest billionaire in South Korea at the age of 40.2
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Born Oct 7, 1978.1
Net worth $4.9B (as of 2025, per forbes.com).10 Richest people
About
As of November 2024, Kim has an estimated net worth of US$4.3 billion.
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Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHarvard University3
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 7 October 1978. At age 7, he and his family moved to the United States. He went to Deerfield Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, where he was on the varsity wrestling and track teams. He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree, and attended Harvard Business School, dropping out in his second semester.
Kim interned at The New Republic, started a student magazine, Current, and worked briefly at Boston Consulting Group prior to founding the magazine 02138, named for Harvard's ZIP Code. He raised US$4 million to fund 02138 and started Coupang after it folded.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
Personal life
Kim is married, has one child, and lives in Seoul.
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- 1WikidataBom Kim on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBom Kim on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataBom Kim: education, on Wikidata
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- 5WikidataBom Kim: occupation, on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataBom Kim: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
- 9WikidataCoupang, Founder
- 10WikidataNet worth