Here’s what Squid Game’s grand prize, 45.6 billion won or $38 million USD could buy you in real life.
Squid Game mania continues around the world as Netflix has a hit larger than it ever anticipated on its hands with the Korean drama. In it, players compete in deadly games to win 45.6 billion won, with each of the initial 456 players worth 100 million won. The implication is strongly that there will only be one winner at the end, but just how rich does that make them? 45.6 billion won is around $38 million USD. $38,448,894, to be exact, at today’s exchange rate. Certainly rich, but not Forbes 400 rich, which tracks the wealthiest people in America. That list ends at a bunch of people tied at $2.9 billion, which is about 76 times as much as the Squid Game grand prize. This is what the wealth disparity of the super rich looks like these days and probably how much Squid Game’s VIPs are worth compared to even the winning contestants.
