HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk (방시혁), CEO Lee Jae-sang (이재상) and HYBE America Chairman Isaac Lee (아이작 리) were named to the 2026 Billboard Power 100 list.

HYBE said on Thursday that Billboard selected the three executives jointly at No. 30 in the Leaderboard category. Leaderboard picks 40 leaders seen as having the biggest influence in the global music industry.

Bang has made the list 6 times through this year. Billboard said HYBE did not stop at simply exporting Korean artists abroad, but successfully transplanted the K-pop system into the global market. It cited as a key achievement that KATSEYE, produced with Geffen Records, was nominated for the Grammy Award for best new artist.

Lee Jae-sang and Isaac Lee, who entered the list for the first time this year, also drew attention. Lee Jae-sang was recognised for leading the "HYBE 2.0" strategy and accelerating a "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy by establishing bases in China and India. Isaac Lee was assessed as having contributed to expanding territory by leading strategy in the Latin market and creating the boy band Santos Bravos.

Billboard also highlighted the activities of the group's artists along with the executives' achievements. It mentioned results in the global market, including SEVENTEEN topping the Billboard Top Album Sales chart and TOMORROW X TOGETHER and ENHYPEN placing third on the Billboard 200 chart.

Billboard Power 100 is an annual list that selects and announces influential figures in the global music industry. This year's list also included Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge and Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer.