Back إلكترونيات سامسونج Arabic Samsung Electronics AST Samsung Electronics Azerbaijani سامسونق الکترونیک AZB Самсунг Электронікс BE-X-OLD Самсунг Електроникс Bulgarian স্যামসাং ইলেকট্রনিক্স Bengali/Bangla سامسۆنگ ئەلیکترۆنیکس CKB Samsung Electronics Danish Samsung Electronics German
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 The Samsung headquarters in Seoul, South Korea | |
Native name | 삼성전자 주식회사 |
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| Hanja | 三星電子株式會社 |
| Revised Romanization | Samseong Jeonja Jusikhoesa |
| Formerly | Samsung Electric Industries (1969–1988) |
| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | KR7005930003 |
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| Founded | 13 January 1969 in Suwon, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Samsung Digital City, Samsungno 129, Maetan-dong, , South Korea[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | See products listing |
| Revenue |  US$220.726 billion (2024) |
| US$24.008 billion (2024) | |
| US$25.274 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$377.473 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$295.058 billion (2024) |
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Number of employees | 270,372 (2023) |
| Parent | Samsung |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | samsung.com |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of fiscal year ended 31 December 2024.[update] References:[3] | |
CE: Consumer electronics
DS: Device solutions
IM: IT & mobile communications
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylised as SΛMSUNG; Korean: 삼성전자; RR: Samseong Jeonja; lit. Tristar Electronics) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea.[1] It is currently the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012,[4] and has played a key role in the group's corporate governance due to cross ownership.[5] It is majority-owned by foreign investors.[6][7]
Samsung is the world's second largest manufacturer of smartphones ranked second to Apple's iPhone. Samsung is best known for its Samsung Galaxy brand including the Samsung Galaxy S series which was first produced in 2010. It has developed 5G-capable smartphones, including the Galaxy S25,[8] and foldable phones, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6.[9] The company is a major vendor of tablet computers, particularly its Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab collection and is regarded for developing the phablet market with the Samsung Galaxy Note family of devices.[10]
Samsung Electronics is also a major manufacturer of electronic components such as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, image sensors, camera modules, and displays for clients such as Apple, Sony, HTC, and Nokia.[11][12] It is also the world's largest semiconductor memory manufacturer[13] and from 2017 to 2018, was the largest semiconductor company in the world, briefly dethroning Intel, the decades-long champion.[14] Samsung Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 76 countries and employs more than 260,000 people.[15] In 2024, Samsung Electronics lost its #1 position in global smartphone shipments and semiconductor sales.[16]
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- ^ Young-Sil, Yoon (8 May 2019). "Foreign ownership of Samsung Electronics Reaches All-time High of 57.33%". Businesskorea.
- ^ "Galaxy S25 Series". Samsung Electronics. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "[Galaxy Unpacked 2024] A Look Inside the Galaxy Z Fold6". Samsung Electronics. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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- ^ 옥, 기원 (18 January 2024). 추격당한 삼성전자…스마트폰 이어 반도체도 '글로벌 1위' 뺏겼다. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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