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BTS' Jimin, V, Jungkook among richest young stockholders of listed companies

Published Dec 26, 2025 11:41 am
(From left) BTS' Jimin, Jungkook and V (X, Instagram)
(From left) BTS' Jimin, Jungkook and V (X, Instagram)

K-pop idols Jimin, V and Jungkook of BTS emerged as among the top 100 richest stockholders of listed companies covering the age bracket 30 years old and below in South Korea. 

CEO Score, a corporate data research institute, released the results of its survey on stock holdings and stock value of individual shareholders of listed companies conducted from Dec. 31 last year to Dec. 19 this year. 

The report stated that the value of the stocks held by the top 100 shareholders of listed companies during the period increased by 69.5817 trillion won (about $1.18 trillion) or 64.6 percent from 107.6314 trillion (about $1.83 trillion) to 177.2131 trillion (about $3 trillion). 

Jimin, V and Jungkook made it to the top 100 stockholders of listed companies 30 years old and below in Korea. 

The report revealed that previously, HYBE's largest shareholder, Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, gave 478,695 common shares equally to the seven BTS members ahead of the company's listing in 2020, and each member received 68,385 shares at the time.

HYBE is the parent company of Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency. 

It said as of Dec. 19 this year, the status of HYBE stocks held by BTS members revealed that Suga, Jimin, V, and Jungkook each own 68,385 shares valued at 21.4 billion won (about $14.9 million). 

J-Hope owns 62,784 shares (valued at 19.7 billion won or about $13.73 million), RM owns 58,000 shares (valued at 18.2 billion won or about $12.68 million), and Jin owns 52,385 shares (valued at 16.4 billion won or about $11.43 million).

Based on the stock value of 21.4 billion won, V (listed as 30 years old in the report), Jimin (30), and Jungkook (28) tied for 28th place among the top 100 stockholders of listed companies in South Korea in the age bracket 30 years old and under. Suga is not listed as he is 32 years old. 

Kwak Ho-seong and Kwak Ho-jung, the sons of Kwak Dong-shin, chairman of Hanmi Semiconductor, tied for first place with stock values ​​of 286.5 billion won (about $199.6 million) each. 

Their stock value increased by 123.3 billion won (about $85.9 million) or 75.5 percent compared to the value in December last year.  

In third place is Lee Joo-hwan, the eldest son of SL Corp. Vice Chairman Lee Sung-yeop, with stock holdings worth 100.2 billion won (about $69.8 million). 

Koo Yeon-soo, the daughter of the late LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo, ranked fourth with 92.1 billion won (about $64.19 million).

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