In December 2024, Forbes estimated her net wealth as US$2.3 billion and ranked her 13th richest in the country.

[8] A native of Seoul, South Korea,[1] she is the daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the late billionaire chairman of Samsung.

[9] In 2001, she joined Hotel Shilla, a member company of the Samsung Group, specializing in travel retail and the hospitality business.

[3] In 1999, she married Im Woo-jae, known in the South Korean press as "Mr. Cinderella" because of his humble background, as an "employee of a security service affiliate of Samsung Group".

Their divorce was settled in January 2020 with Lee ordered to pay Im $12.1 million in an asset split.