It was found that Naver chairman Lee Hae-jin's stock value increased the most among the richest local stockholders this year.

On September 16, stock information provider FnGuide released a financial report which showed that Lee's stock assets in two companies including Naver were worth 885.4 billion won as of September 12.

The value of Lee's stocks has risen 74.1 percent, gaining 376.9 billion won this year. He jumped up to 16th spot on Korea's richest stockholders list from 30th at the beginning of the year.

Cho Yang-rai, chairman of Hankook Tire, is in second place with stock value increased by 35.8 percent, or 368 billion won.

Lee Jun-ho, CEO of NHN Entertainment, and Chung Mong-jin, CEO of KCC, followed with 303.5 billion won and 274.7 billion won increase, respectively.

On the contrary, it was found that many chaebol figures saw the value of their stock holdings drop among the richest stockholders.

The stocks of Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, dropped to 11.4 trillion won from 11.9 trillion won, experiencing the biggest drop among the richest stockholders by 4.6 percent, losing 546.9 billion won.

Following the Samsung chief were Suh Kyung-bae, CEO of AmorePacific, whose stock value decreased 477.7 billion won, and Chung Eui-sun, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group who lost 223.1 billion won.

However, the ranking of the richest chaebol figures showed little change, with Samgsung chairman Lee Kun-hee and Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo in the lead. Lee Myung-hee, chairman of Shinsegae Group, went up two spots to 9th.

Meanwhile, the number of chaebol members belonging to the so-called "1 trillion won club" remained at 14, the same figure recorded earlier this year.