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Samsung Electronics
Sign in to saveAlso known as Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Samsung Electric Industries, Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Electronics Ltd, Samsung, SΛMSUNG, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si)
South Korean multinational electronics corporation
OverviewAI-generated
Samsung Electronics, legally named 삼성전자(주), is an active company established on January 13, 1969. It is part of the Samsung Group and is distinct from the group itself. The organization is located in Suwon, South Korea. It employs 109,541 people and has a total revenue of 302,231,360,000,000. Its operating income stands at 53,351,827,000,000, with a net profit of 55,654,077,000,000. The company holds total assets of 262,174,300,000,000 and total equity of 354,749,604,000,000.
The organization maintains an official website and has 1,000,000 social media followers. It is referenced by 2,653 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, GLEIF, ROR, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1938
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.419666.a · ISNI 0000 0001 1945 5898
Official website
Samsung Deutschland | Smartphones | TVs | Haushaltsgeräte
Entdecke die Welt von Samsung Deutschland. Finde die neuesten Smartphones, TVs, Haushaltsgeräte und profitiere von exklusiven Angeboten und dem lokalen Kundenservice., Entdecke die Welt von Samsung Deutschland. Finde die neuesten Smartphones, TVs, Haushaltsgeräte und profitiere von exklusiven Angeboten und dem lokalen Kundenservice.
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Encyclopedic overview
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; Korean: 삼성전자; RR: Samseong jeonja; lit. 'Tristar Electronics') is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded in 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012, and has played a key role in the group's corporate governance due to cross ownership. It is majority-owned by foreign investors.
As of 2023, Samsung Electronics is the world's fourth-largest technology company by revenue and its market capitalization stood at US$1.025 trillion, the 12th largest in the world. It has been the largest vendor of smartphones since 2012. Samsung is known most notably for its Samsung Galaxy brand consisting of phones such as its flagship Galaxy S series, popular midrange Galaxy A series, budget Galaxy M series as well as the premium Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Flip series. The company pioneered the phablet form factor with the former Galaxy Note family. Samsung produces tablets consisting of the Galaxy Tab A series and Galaxy Tab S series. It has been the largest television manufacturer since 2006, both of which include related software and services like Samsung Pay and TV Plus. Samsung is a supplier of hospitality televisions for hotels and businesses which includes dedicated software that can be personalised to each business and is a supplier of displays for stadiums and venues. Samsung is also a major vendor of washing machines, refrigerators, computer monitors and soundbars.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samsung Electronics” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.