Bom Kim | |
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김범석 | |
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| Born | October 7, 1978[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
| Title | Founder & CEO of Coupang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김범석 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Beomseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pŏmsŏk |
Kim Beomseok (Korean: 김범석; born October 7, 1978), known professionally in the West as Bom Kim, is a Korean-American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and chief executive officer of Coupang, the largest e-commerce company in South Korea.[2][3] In 2018, when SoftBank Vision Fund invested US$2 billion in Coupang, valuating the company at US$9 billion, Kim became the newest and second-youngest billionaire in South Korea at the age of 40. As of March 2023, Kim has a net worth of US$2.7 billion.[4]
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- ^ Palmer, Annie (2020-06-16). "Coupang, a SoftBank-backed start-up, is crushing Amazon to become South Korea's biggest online retailer". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ Chung, Gracs (2018-11-20). "Coupang, Korea's Answer to Amazon, Raises $2 Billion, Mints New Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Forbes Billionaires: Bom Kim". Forbes. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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