Who has the richest stock value of them all? Among Korean celebrities, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk beats them all with an estimated stock value of KRW201.18 billion (US$186.12 million) as of May 4, reports The Korea Bizwire.

Yang Hyun Suk ranked ahead of KeyEast Entertainment stockholder and actor Bae Yong Joon and SM Entertainment Chairman Lee Soo Man.

Yang Hyun Suk's shares in YG Entertainment, which is listed on the secondary KOSDAQ market, were up 5.7 from the beginning of the year, reports corporate tracker Chaebul.com. This is on the back of what industry insiders viewed as a successful 2014 not only for its music promotions, but also related ventures and partnerships.

Noisey, a website created by Vice magazine, noted that in 2014 the agency behind top acts such as Big Bang, 2NE1 and Epik High was able to launch the fashion brand NONAGON, cosmetic brand Moon Shot and landed an $80 million investment from the private equity arm of French luxury goods giant LVMH.

Coming second to Yang Hyun Suk was Bae Yong Joon, an actor who rose to fame after appearing in the 2002 drama series Winter Sonata, and became a founder and major shareholder of entertainment agency KeyEast Entertainment. Shares of the actor have soared to KRW82.56 billion (US$76.37 million).

Third on the list of stock-rich Korean celebrities is SM Entertainment Chairman Lee Soo Man, whose stock value weakened after the agency's shares have plummeted 10.9% this year following a turbulent 2014 which saw the departures of idols in its top groups, EXO and Girls' Generation.