Kwon Hyuk-bin

Kwon Hyuk-Bin is a Korean billionaire who co-founded Korea’s third largest gaming company, Smilegate, maker of the popular CrossFire games. CrossFire has gone on to become the most popular first person shooter game in history. He owns 100% of Smilegate Holdings, which he founded in 2002.

  • Kwon Hyuk-bin founded Smilegate in 2002 and has built it into one of the most successful gaming companies in South Korea.
  • Following a 2008 partnership with Chinese Internet giant Tencent, it released its most popular title, CrossFire.
  • Kwon’s Smilegate Holdings, of which he owns 100%, is the largest shareholder of Korean mobile game developer SundayToz.
  • Through his Smilegate Foundation, Kwon has established schools in China and Vietnam, providing education in IT, among other subjects.

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