SAMSUNG

At the beginning of the list of global famous Korean brands, can't mention Samsung. The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung, stylized in the logo as SΛMSUNG) (Korean: 삼성 [samsʌŋ]) was founded as a trading company in 1938 by Lee Byungchul. Over the next 30 years, the group diversified into areas such as food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail.

You've craved the phone, you've used the tablet, you own the television, but how well do you really know this company? Here is some information about Samsung that may surprise you.

In Korean, the word Samsung means "three stars". The name was chosen by Samsung founder Lee ByungChull, whose vision was for his company to become as powerful and enduring as the stars in the sky. Samsung is now a market leader in a variety of product categories, including 1/3 of the smartphones sold in the world are Samsung smartphones, 100 Samsung TVs are sold every minute, 70% of the world's smartphones use DRAM made by Samsung.

Detailed information:

Headquarters: 40th floor Samsung Electronics Building, 11, Seocho-aero 74-gil, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea

Website: https://www.samsung.com/