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Samsung company info
South South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.
It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung
brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). Samsung was founded by Lee
yung!chul in "#$% as a trading company. &'er the net three decades, the group di'ersified into areas
including food processing, tetiles, insurance, securities and retail. Samsung entered the electronics
industry in the late "#*s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid!"#+*s these areas
would dri'e its subsequent growth. -ollowing Lees death in "#%+, Samsung was separated into four
business groups / Samsung 0roup, Shinsegae 0roup, 12 0roup and 3ansol 0roup. Since "##*s,
Samsung has increasingly globali4ed its acti'ities and electronics, particularly mobile phones and
semiconductors, ha'e become its most important source of income.
5otable Samsung industrial subsidiaries include Samsung 6lectronics (the worlds largest information
technology company measured by 7*"7 re'enues, and 8th in mar9et 'alue), Samsung 3ea'y Industries
(the worlds 7nd!largest shipbuilder measured by 7*"* re'enues), and Samsung 6ngineering and Samsung
1:T (respecti'ely the worlds "$th and $th!largest construction companies). &ther notable subsidiaries
include Samsung Life Insurance (the worlds "8th!largest life insurance company),Samsung 6'erland
(operator of 6'erland ;esort, the oldest theme par9 in South Korea)orldwide (the worlds
"?th!largest ad'ertising agency measured by 7*"7 re'enues). Samsung has a powerful influence on South
Koreas economic de'elopment, politics, media and culture and has been a ma@or dri'ing force behind the
ABiracle on the 3an ;i'erA. Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Koreas total eports.
Samsungs re'enue was equal to "+C of South Koreas D",*%7 billion 0EF.
Industry 1onglomerate
Founded "#$% ++ years ago
Founder Lee yung!chul
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Area served >orldwide
Key people
Lee Kun!hee
(1hairmanofSamsung 6lectronics)
&h!3yun Kwon
(16&of Samsung)
Products Gpparel, chemicals,consumer
electronics, electronic components,
medical equipment, semiconductors,
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ships,telecommunications equipment
Services
Gd'ertising, construction, entertainment,
financial ser'ices, hospitality,
information and communications
technology, medical and health care
ser'ices, retail, shipbuilding
Revenue HSD$*? billion (7*"8)
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In recent years, the company has di'ersified into consumer electronics.
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!perating income 7?.*7? trillion (7*"8)