Industry: Information Technology
Country: South Korea
Market Cap: $174 billion
Family: Lee
Comment: Lee Kun-Hee helped grow his father’s company, Samsung Group, into a global conglomerate. He is chairman of the flagship business, Samsung Electronics, while his son (and expected successor) Jay Y. Lee is vice chairman. Daughters Boo-Jin and Seo-Hyun also hold executive roles within the firm. In 2014, a judge dismissed a suit from Lee Kun-Hee's siblings, all edging that he stole Samsung shares that they were supposed to inherit from their father.