Kim Tack-Jin, a South Korean business magnate, has a net worth of $1.1 billion.
Kim Tack-Jin amassed a fortune in the online gaming sector.
During his time at Seoul National University, he created a software program that enabled users to practice typing Korean.
After graduating, he quickly established NCSoft, an online video and mobile game development company in South Korea.
The company’s first game, Lineage, was launched in 1997, and within a year, it became the world’s top online game company. Other well-known games produced by the company include Aion, Guild Wars, Wildstar, and City of Heroes.
NCSoft has expanded its operations to include subsidiaries in the U.S.A., Thailand, Japan, China, and England, in addition to South Korea.
The estimated revenues of the company in 2012 are $686.6 million, and it employs approximately 3,000 staff members.
Allegedly, Kim Tack-Jin sold 25% of his stake at Nexon in June 2012.
With a profit of $685 million, he had acquired roughly 10% of the company’s shares.