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List of largest companies of South Korea. Corporate headquarter buildings of Big 4 Chaebol groups; Samsung, Hyundai Motors, SK, and LG (Clockwise from top left) This article lists the largest companies in South Korea in terms of their revenue, net profit, total assets and market value according to American business magazines Fortune and Forbes.
Hyundai Group ( Korean : 현대그룹; Korean pronunciation: [ˈhjəːndɛ] [ 1]) is a South Korean conglomerate founded by Chung Ju-yung. The group was founded in 1947 as a construction company. With government assistance, Chung and his family members rapidly expanded into various industries, eventually becoming South Korea's second chaebol.
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It is majority-owned by foreign investors. [ 7][ 8] As of 2019, Samsung Electronics is the world's second-largest technology company by revenue, and its market capitalization stood at US$520.65 billion, the 12th largest in the world. [ 9] Samsung is the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones since 2011.
Coupang delivery truck in Seoul, 2017. Coupang, Inc. ( Korean: 쿠팡) is e-commerce company based in Seoul, South Korea and Seattle, WA and incorporated in Delaware, United States. [ 4][ 5] Founded in 2010 by Bom Kim, the company expanded to become the largest online marketplace in South Korea. Its expansion led the company to video streaming ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).
Korea Electric Power Corporation, better known as KEPCO ( Korean : 켑코) or Hanjeon ( Korean : 한전 ), is the largest electric utility in South Korea, [ 2] responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projects including those in nuclear power, wind power and coal.
Location of South Korea. South Korea is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. [1] Highly urbanized at 92%, [2] South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle; half of them live in high-rises [3] concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents [4] and the world's sixth-leading global city [5] with the fourth-largest economy [6 ...