Samsung Electronics

Summary

Samsung Electronics is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,010 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's instance of is recorded as business^[10].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[11].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as public company^[12].
• Samsung Electronics's instance of is recorded as organization^[13].
• Samsung Electronics's founder is recorded as Lee Byung-chul^[14].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by treasury stock^[15].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by National Pension Service^[16].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Samsung Life Insurance^[17].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Samsung C&T Corporation^[18].
• Samsung Electronics is owned by Lee Kun-hee^[19].
• Samsung Electronics's headquarters location is recorded as Suwon^[20].
• Samsung Electronics's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[21].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Ki Nam^[22].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Hyun Suk^[23].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Koh Dong-jin^[24].
• Samsung Electronics's chief executive officer is recorded as Lee Jae-yong^[25].
• Samsung Electronics's has organizational division is recorded as Samsung Telecommunications^[26].
• Samsung Electronics's child organization or unit is recorded as Samsung Electronics Limited^[27].

Body

Founding

Samsung Electronics's founder is recorded as Lee Byung-chul^[14]. January 13, 1969 marks the founding of it^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seoul^[29].

Identity

Part of include Samsung Group^[30] and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[31].

Leadership

Chief executives include Kim Ki Nam^[22], b. 1958^[32], of South Korea^[33]; Kim Hyun Suk^[23], an entrepreneur^[34], b. 1961^[35], of South Korea^[36]; Koh Dong-jin^[24], a politician^[37], b. 1961^[38], of South Korea^[39]; and Lee Jae-yong^[25], a businessperson^[40], b. 1968^[41], of South Korea^[42].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Suwon^[20], a city of South Korea^[43], in South Korea^[44] and Seoul^[21], a Special City of Korea^[45], in South Korea^[46], founded in 1395^[47]. Subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics Limited^[27]; Samsung Electronics Holding^[48]; Samsung Electronics America^[49], a business^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1978^[52], headquartered in Ridgefield Park^[53]; Samsung Medison^[54], a business^[55], founded in 1985^[56], headquartered in Seoul^[57]; Samsung Mobile Display^[58]; and Harman International Industries^[59], a business^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1980^[62], headquartered in Stamford^[63].

Industry

Samsung Electronics's industry is recorded as electronics industry^[64].

Ownership

Owners include treasury stock^[15]; National Pension Service^[16], a business^[65], in South Korea^[66], founded in 1988^[67], headquartered in Jeonju^[68]; Samsung Life Insurance^[17], an insurance company^[69], founded in 1957^[70], headquartered in Seoul^[71]; Samsung C&T Corporation^[18], a business^[72], in South Korea^[73], founded in 1938^[74], headquartered in Seocho District^[75]; and Lee Kun-hee^[19], an entrepreneur^[76], 1942–2020^[77], of South Korea^[78], awarded the Silver Olympic Order^[79]. Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange^[80], Korean Stock Exchange^[81], and Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[82]. Samsung Electronics's product or material produced is recorded as hard disk drive platter^[83].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Samsung Electronics include Samsung Galaxy A14^[84], a smartphone model^[85] and Samsung Galaxy A15^[86], a smartphone model^[87].

Why It Matters

Samsung Electronics ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,010 views/month, #100 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[88] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[89]

Entities named for it include Samsung Galaxy A14^[84], a smartphone model^[85] and Samsung Galaxy A15^[86], a smartphone model^[87].