Samsung Electronics

Summary

Samsung Electronics is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,684 views/month, #100 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Samsung Electronics was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• Samsung Electronics was a member of JS Foundation^[4].
• Samsung Electronics was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
• Samsung Electronics was a member of SD Association^[6].
• Samsung Electronics was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation^[7].
• Samsung Electronics was a member of Wireless Power Consortium^[8].
• Samsung Electronics is in the country of South Korea^[9].
• Samsung Electronics is in the country of DE^[10].
• Samsung Electronics is in the country of GR^[11].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as business^[12].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[13].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as public company^[14].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as organization^[15].
• Samsung Electronics's founder is recorded as Lee Byung-chul^[16].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by treasury stock^[17].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by National Pension Service^[18].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Samsung Life Insurance^[19].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Samsung C&T Corporation^[20].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Lee Kun-hee^[21].
• Samsung Electronics's headquarters location is recorded as Suwon^[22].
• Samsung Electronics's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[23].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Ki Nam^[24].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Hyun Suk^[25].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Koh Dong-jin^[26].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Lee Jae-yong^[27].

Body

Founding

Samsung Electronics's founder is recorded as Lee Byung-chul^[16]. Recorded inception include January 13, 1969^[28], 2003-12-16^[29], and 2010-04-23^[30]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seoul^[31].

Identity

Part of include Samsung Group^[32] and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[33].

Leadership

Chief executives include Kim Ki Nam^[24], b. 1958^[34], of South Korea^[35]; Kim Hyun Suk^[25], an entrepreneur^[36], b. 1961^[37], of South Korea^[38]; Koh Dong-jin^[26], a politician^[39], b. 1961^[40], of South Korea^[41]; and Lee Jae-yong^[27], a businessperson^[42], b. 1968^[43], of South Korea^[44].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Suwon^[22], a city of South Korea^[45], in South Korea^[46] and Seoul^[23], a Special City of Korea^[47], in South Korea^[48], founded in 1395^[49]. Subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics Limited^[50]; Samsung Electronics Holding^[51]; Samsung Electronics America^[52], a business^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1978^[55], headquartered in Ridgefield Park^[56]; Samsung Medison^[57], a business^[58], founded in 1985^[59], headquartered in Seoul^[60]; Samsung Mobile Display^[61]; and Harman International Industries^[62], a business^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1980^[65], headquartered in Stamford^[66].

Industry

Samsung Electronics's industry is recorded as electronics industry^[67].

Ownership

Owners include treasury stock^[17]; National Pension Service^[18], a business^[68], in South Korea^[69], founded in 1988^[70], headquartered in Jeonju^[71]; Samsung Life Insurance^[19], an insurance company^[72], founded in 1957^[73], headquartered in Seoul^[74]; Samsung C&T Corporation^[20], a business^[75], in South Korea^[76], founded in 1938^[77], headquartered in Seocho District^[78]; and Lee Kun-hee^[21], an entrepreneur^[79], 1942–2020^[80], of South Korea^[81], awarded the Silver Olympic Order^[82]. Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange^[83], Korean Stock Exchange^[84], and Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[85]. Samsung Electronics's product or material produced is recorded as hard disk drive platter^[86].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Samsung Electronics include Samsung Galaxy A14^[87], a smartphone model^[88] and Samsung Galaxy A15^[89], a smartphone model^[90].

Why It Matters

Samsung Electronics ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,684 views/month, #100 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[91] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[92]

Entities named for it include Samsung Galaxy A14^[87], a smartphone model^[88] and Samsung Galaxy A15^[89], a smartphone model^[90].