Who is Kim Beom-su, South Korea’s richest man in 2022? The self-made billionaire grew up in poverty and started out in Samsung – before founding Kakao and making his fortune

• The former Kakao chairman just topped Forbes Korea’s 2022 rich list with a net worth of US$9.6 billion, despite being mired in gambling and share option scandals in recent years
• Also known as Brian Kim, he joins Elon Musk and Melinda Gates in signing The Giving Pledge to eventually donate more than half of his assets to charity