Samsung Group

Samsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous affiliated businesses, most of which operate under the Samsung brand, and is the largest (business conglomerate) in South Korea. Samsung has the world's fifth-highest brand value.

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Samsung Group is a massive South Korean company that manufactures many different products under the Samsung brand name and is the largest business conglomerate in its home country. The company matters globally because it has one of the world's most valuable brands and operates numerous businesses across multiple industries.

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Key facts

Company.name: Samsung Group
Company.logo: frameless|upright=1.15|class=skin-invert
Company.image: Samsung headquarters.jpg
Company.image_upright: 1.15
Company.image_caption: Samsung Town, the company's headquarters in Seoul
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Conglomerate
Company.founder: Lee Byung-chul
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.key_people: Lee Jae-yong (chairman)
Company.founded: in Taikyu, Korea, Empire of Japan
Company.hq_location: Samsung Town

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Etymology
History
1938–1970
1970–1990
1990–2000
2000–present
Influence in South Korea
Operations
Leadership
Affiliates
Joint Ventures
Stakes
Divested
Defunct
Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions
Major clients
Shell plc
United Arab Emirates government
Ontario government
Corporate image
Audio logo
Font
Sponsorships
In Vietnam
Controversies
Labor abuses
Union-busting activity
2007 slush fund scandal
Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal
2017 bribery scandal
Supporting far-right groups
Price fixing
Misleading claims
Spyware attack on Samsung phones
References
External links

Founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company, Samsung diversified into various sectors, including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail, over the next three decades. In the late 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry, followed by the construction and shipbuilding sectors in the mid-1970s—areas that would fuel its future growth. After Lee died in 1987, Samsung was divided into five business groups: Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group.