South Korean brands

Kia Corporation () is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, after its parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 2.8 million vehicles in 2019. Kia is owned by Hyundai, which holds a 33.88% stake valued at just over US$6 billion. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37%, totaling more than US$8.3 billion.

South Korean multinational automaker

South Korean multinational electronics corporation

South Korean multinational electronics company

airline in South Korea

Daewoo ( ; ; ; ; "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and automobile manufacturer.

series of Android smartphones, mobile computing device and Android applications

South Korean automobile manufacturer

Tizen () is a Linux-based operating system primarily developed by Samsung Electronics and supported by the Linux Foundation.

South Korean memory semiconductor supplier

Nongshim Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Nongshim was founded in 1965 under the name Lotte Food Industrial Company. The name was changed to Nongshim in 1978.

POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a South Korean steel manufacturer headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It had an output of of crude steel in 2015, making it the world's Seventh-largest steelmaker by this measure. In 2010, it was the world's largest steel manufacturing company by market value. Also, in 2024, it was named as the world's 233rd-largest corporation by the Fortune Global 500.

South Korean shipbuilding manufacturer

South Korean conglomerate holding company

The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a government-owned corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.

South Korean telecommunications company

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (), also known simply as Hankook ( , ), is a South Korean tire company based in Seoul. It is the seventh-largest tire company in the world. It is a part of Hankook & Company.

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KakaoTalk (), commonly referred to as KaTalk () in South Korea, is an instant messenger and online services platform operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched in 2010 and the app is available on mobile and desktop platforms.

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automotive company

South Korean low-cost airline based in Busan

South Korean company

South Korean conglomerate

South Korean luxury brand

Pinkfong (; RR: pingkeupong) is an English-language South Korean children's educational brand of The Pinkfong Company (previously known as Smart Study and Smart Books Media), a South Korean educational entertainment company. Pinkfong content consists mainly of children's songs, the most famous of which is a version of "Baby Shark". The dance video associated with that song eventually became the most-viewed YouTube video with over 16 billion views as of June 2025. Their channel consists of songs, stories, and dances that are represented by a pink fox named Pinkfong.

South Korean low-cost airline

South Korean machinery manufacturer

South Korean telecommunication service provider

South Korean web portal

South Korean shipping line

airline in South Korea

iRiver, stylized IRIVER and formerly as iriver, is a South Korean consumer electronics division owned by Dreamus which markets music and other accessories in its domestic market.

South Korean conglomerate company

Pantech Inc. () is a South Korean company that manufactures mobile phones. Established in 1990, its market is mainly domestic with partners in the United States, Japan, China, Europe and Vietnam. In 2012 Pantech was the second best-selling handset maker in South Korea, according to Gartner. In 2013 Samsung Electronics bought a 10% stake in Pantech. Pantech also partners with PCD for specialized phones.

Kakao Corporation () is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Jeju City. It was formed through the merger of Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc. in 2010. The company was renamed Daum Kakao in 2014. In 2015, it was rebranded once more, reverting simply to Kakao.

South Korean conglomerate

shipbuilder of South Korea

South Korean company

South Korean low-cost airline based in Seoul

media player developed by the Gretech Corporation

budget flight operator under the family-controlled conglomerate Hanjin Group

The Hanjin Group () is a South Korean chaebol. The group has various industries covered from transportation and airlines to hotels, tourism, and airport businesses, and is one of the largest chaebols in Korea. The group includes Korean Air (KAL), which was acquired by the founder Cho Choong-hoon in 1969, and was the owner of Hanjin Shipping (once the largest shipping company in Korea) before its bankruptcy. In 2013, Hanjin Group officially switched from cross ownership to a holding company structure with the establishment of Hanjin KAL Corporation. The group is controlled by descendants of Cho

low-cost airline of South Korea

Cowon Systems, Inc. (; simply known as Cowon) is a South Korean consumer electronics and software corporation. The company's initial focus was software development and microelectronics, specializing in speech synthesis and speech recognition technology. In 2000, with the introduction of the iAUDIO CW100, Cowon expanded into the portable media player industry, which is now the core of their business.

Korean tire manufacturer (subsidiary of Chinese Doublestar)

South Korean guitar manufacturer

South Korean shipbuilding company

Korean automotive company

Qcells (formerly known as Hanwha Qcells) is a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, after being founded in 1999 in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, where the company still has its engineering offices. Qcells was purchased out of bankruptcy in August 2012 by the Hanwha Group, a South Korean business conglomerate. Qcells now operates as a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, the group's energy and petrochemical company.

South Korean conglomerate

South Korean banking company

South Korean cellular, broadband, IDC carrier

thumb|right|Pepero Almond sticksPepero (), also "chocolate-covered pretzel stick", is a thin cookie stick dipped in compound chocolate. Pepero has been manufactured by Lotte Wellfood in South Korea since 1983. Pepero is mostly made up of cocoa mass and flour. It is exported to approximately 64 countries worldwide and is especially popular in Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Philippines. Pepero has been awarded numerous times for its sales and designs.

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Ottogi Corporation () is a food manufacturing company headquartered in Anyang, South Korea. Ottogi Center is located in Seoul and is listed on the KOSPI 200.

South Korean automobile manufacturer

South Korean manufacturer of third-party camera lenses

S-Oil Corporation () is a petroleum and refinery company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1976 under its original name Iran-Korea petroleum company (). It produces petroleum, petrochemical, and lubricant products. The company was listed as a Fortune Global 500 company in 2009 (Rank 441).