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Lee Jae-yong’s Net Worth in 2026, and What He Inherited

Updated 28 Oct 2026
$31.6bn
Lee Jae-yong’s own net worth · Forbes, 28 Oct 2026

Forbes puts his own net worth at $31.6bn. He kept the Samsung stakes he inherited and paid his tax share from dividends and loans. His mother’s gift of $1.9bn in shares is due on 12 November.

Estate
About 26tn wonThe Korea Times
His tax share
2.9tn won of 12tnThe Korea Times
How he paid
Dividends and loans, no stakes soldThe Korea Times
Samsung Electronics
1.58%, rising to 1.75% after the giftThe Korea Times

Timeline

  1. His father, Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, dies. Associated Press

  2. The heirs begin paying a 12tn won inheritance tax bill in six instalments. Bloomberg Tax

  3. Samsung Electronics’ board names him executive chairman. The Korea Times

  4. Samsung C&T discloses that his mother will give him her 1.06% stake in the company. The Asia Business Daily

  5. Samsung says the heirs have finished paying the 12tn won tax. Bloomberg Tax

  6. His mother signs a gift of 11.16 million Samsung Electronics shares, worth 2.6tn won. The transfer is due 12 Nov. The Korea Times

Changelog · last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
  1. Became a standing file.