In 2021, there were around 830 thousand high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) living in South Korea. The number of HNWIs in South Korea grew by around 73 percent between 2016 and 2021 and was forecast to reach around 1.35 million in 2026.
Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s)
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Net worth
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Investments
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Knight Frank. (January 23, 2022). Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/
Knight Frank. "Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/
Knight Frank. (2022). Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/
Knight Frank. "Number of High-net-worth-individuals (Hnwis) in South Korea in Selected Years from 2016 to 2021, with a Forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/
Knight Frank, Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in South Korea in selected years from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Knight Frank, January 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051939/south-korea-number-of-uhnwis/