So Ji-sub
- Net worth $23 million
- Birthday November 4, 1977
- Status -
- Country South Korea
- Source(-s) of wealth Actor
How much is So Ji-sub Worth? So Ji-sub Net Worth in 2026
So Ji-sub’s net worth is estimated at $23 million as of November 2026. In November 2018 he paid 6.1 billion won in cash, interim and balance payments included, for a 233 square metre apartment at Hannam The Hill in Seoul. Seven years later a unit of exactly that size in the same complex sold for 12.77 billion, so his home has roughly doubled.
| Net worth | $23 million (our estimate, range $16 million to $35 million) |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1977, in Seoul, age 49 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Known for | I’m Sorry, I Love You, Master’s Sun, Agent Kim Reactivated |
| Main income sources | Drama and film fees, his agency 51K, film investments, property |
How much is So Ji-sub worth in 2026?
About $23 million, by our estimate, and it is a rough one. Only his home has a price trail we can follow. The rest rests on assumptions about thirty years of acting pay, which has never been published, and about side businesses whose value is private. We convert won at about 1,340 to the dollar, the rate Trading Economics reported on November 9, 2026.
This one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented.
How we got to $23 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Hannam The Hill apartment | $9.5 million | Bought for 6.1 billion won in November 2018. A 233 square metre unit in the same complex, the same exclusive area as his, sold for about 12.77 billion won in November 2025. At 1,340 won, $9.5 million. |
| Agency, film stakes and a coffee shop | $3 million | Our assumption. His agency is 51K, whose ownership is not public. He has co-invested in imported films such as Philomena and Coming Home, and owns an A Twosome Place branch in Apgujeong-dong. No accounts are public, so we keep this small. |
| Cash and other investments | $10.3 million | Our assumption, since no fee or bank record is public. About 15 lead drama series since the early 2000s at an assumed $1 million each ($15 million), plus films and ads at an assumed $700,000 a year for 25 years ($17.5 million): $32.5 million before tax. He keeps 55 percent after Korea’s 45 percent top income tax band, $17.9 million. Less the 6.1 billion won, about $4.6 million at today’s rate, paid in cash for the home, and $3 million of spending: $10.3 million. |
| Total | $22.8 million | Rounded to $23 million. |
A home that out-earned a drama
The purchase came out in June 2019, when Insight reported that So had bought a unit in Hannam The Hill in Seoul’s Yongsan district. The unit has 233.12 square metres of exclusive space, and he paid for it, interim payment and balance, without borrowing.
The price check came from a neighbour of sorts. In November 2025 the actress Kim Tae-hee sold her own 233 square metre unit in the same complex for about 12.77 billion won, the Asia Business Daily reported. Units of the same size in one complex are not identical, floors and views differ, but it is as close to a valuation as a private home gets. Kim had paid only 4.23 billion won for hers in August 2018, three months before he paid 6.1 billion, so his unit may well be the pricier of the two. Using her sale price rather than her growth rate keeps our row cautious.
Our calculation: 6.1 billion growing to 12.77 billion is a gain of 6.67 billion won, about $5 million. Over seven years that is roughly 11% a year, compounded, on money that was never at risk of a bank calling in a loan.
The swimmer who became a film investor
Before acting, So trained as a competitive swimmer for eleven years and won bronze at the Korean National Games, according to his Wikipedia biography. He started modelling for a jeans brand in 1995. Since then he has pushed money back into the business in unusual ways: he put his fee into the 2008 film Rough Cut and took a producer credit, and he co-invested in arthouse imports such as Philomena and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. He has also released hip hop EPs, which is not where the money comes from.
2025 and 2026 on screen
Netflix released Mercy for None, with So as Nam Gi-jun, on June 6, 2025. In 2026 he played Manager Kim in Agent Kim Reactivated, which reached a peak national rating of 23.1%. A hit of that size usually lifts an actor’s next fee, though his pay for either show has not been reported.
Why other estimates disagree
Public estimates run from about $16 million to $41 million. They rarely show their working, and the difference is mostly how much acting income each one assumes he kept, since the one asset with a public price, his home, is worth under $10 million.
What would move the figure
A reported fee for Agent Kim Reactivated or a second season would let us replace our biggest assumption with a number. A building purchase, which Korean property records tend to reveal within months, would show how much cash he really has to deploy.
So Ji-sub net worth FAQ
What is So Ji-sub’s net worth?
We estimate $23 million as of November 2026. His Hannam The Hill apartment, worth roughly twice its price by a 2025 comparable sale, is the best documented part.
How much did So Ji-sub pay for his Hannam The Hill home?
6.1 billion won in November 2018, paid in cash. The unit has 233.12 square metres of exclusive space.
Does So Ji-sub invest in films?
Yes. He put his fee into Rough Cut in 2008 and co-invested in imported films including Philomena, Coming Home and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
What is So Ji-sub’s latest drama?
Agent Kim Reactivated in 2026, which peaked at a 23.1% national rating. Before that came Netflix’s Mercy for None in June 2025.
How old is So Ji-sub?
He was born on November 4, 1977, so he is 49.
Was So Ji-sub an athlete?
He trained as a competitive swimmer for eleven years and won a bronze medal at the Korean National Games before modelling.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
Photo: Marie Claire Korea / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped