Samsung Group founding Chairman Lee Byung-chul claimed the top spot for the sixth consecutive month in the 'Hall of Fame: Immortal Leaders' category of the July Netizen Awards. Continuing the trend from the first-half final vote, he confirmed his overwhelming support.

According to the final tally, founding Chairman Lee Byung-chul took first place with 640 votes (41.6% share), up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month's 41.3%, renewing his record of leading for six straight months.

Hyundai Group Honorary Chairman Chung Ju-yung secured second place. He earned 532 votes (34.5%), maintaining the same ranking as the previous month while slightly increasing his vote share to close the gap with the leader. The combined vote share of founding Chairman Lee and Honorary Chairman Chung reached 76.1%, clearly illustrating a landscape dominated by the two figures.

Yuhan Corporation founder Yoo Il-han placed third with 221 votes (14.4%). POSCO Honorary Chairman Park Tae-joon held fourth place with 96 votes (6.2%), and Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho recorded fifth with 44 votes (2.9%).

The lower-rank competition was also fierce. The late LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo ranked sixth with 3 votes (0.2%), while Hanwha Group founder Kim Jong-hee took seventh with 2 votes (0.1%). Hanjin Group founder Cho Choong-hoon and the late SK Group Chairman Choi Jong-hyun each received 1 vote (0.1%), tying for eighth place, and Doosan Group's inaugural Chairman Park Du-byung finished in tenth to round out the July voting.

This 'Immortal Leaders' category was characterized by founding Chairman Lee Byung-chul's six-month reign at the top and the two titans collectively capturing over 70% of the total votes.

[Vote shares of 0.1% or below are not displayed.]