Lee Hae-jin

Lee Hae-jin
Lee Hae-jin
이해진
Born	June 22, 1967 (age 57); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Seoul National University; KAIST;
Occupation	Businessman
Organization	Naver Corporation
Known for	Founding Naver Corporation
Children	2, including Seung-joo
Korean name
Hangul	이해진
Hanja	李海珍
Revised Romanization	I Haejin
McCune–Reischauer	I Haejin

Lee Hae-jin (Korean: 이해진; born 22 June 1967) is a South Korean businessman known for founding Naver Corporation, where he currently serves as the Global Investment Officer.

He is among the richest people in South Korea. In December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.3 billion and ranked him 25th richest in the country.^[1]

Early life and education

Lee was born on June 22, 1967, in Seoul, South Korea. Lee received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Seoul National University and earned a master's degree from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.^[2]

Career

Lee earned degrees at top schools Seoul National University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, then started his career at Samsung SDS. In June 1999, Lee established Naver.com and its main product was the search engine, Naver. Naver has pioneered the distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as digital comics.^[3] Webtoon Entertainment was founded in Los Angeles in 2016 as a subsidiary of Naver and the parent company of Naver Webtoon.^[4]

References

^ "Lee Hae-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
^ "Naver Webtoon partners with Duolingo to expand content in North America". Pulse. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
^ "WEBTOON Entertainment and Duolingo Team Up for Exclusive New Webcomic Miniseries "Duo Unleashed!"". Business Wire. October 15, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
^ "WEBTOON Entertainment Named to Inc.'s 2024 Best In Business List". Business Wire. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

External links

Lee Hae-jin on Forbes

[1] "Lee Hae-jin". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

[2] "Naver Webtoon partners with Duolingo to expand content in North America". Pulse. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

[3] "WEBTOON Entertainment and Duolingo Team Up for Exclusive New Webcomic Miniseries "Duo Unleashed!"". Business Wire. October 15, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

[4] "WEBTOON Entertainment Named to Inc.'s 2024 Best In Business List". Business Wire. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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