Kim Beomseok (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. [2][3] 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.[4]
Early life
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on October 7, 1978. At age 7, he and his family moved to the United States.[5] He went to Deerfield Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, where he was on the varsity wrestling and track teams.[6]