By Editor Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate with diverse business interests through numerous divisions. Its flagship company is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which drives most of the company’s revenue and global recognition. Apart from consumer electronics, the company also operates in other segments, including, semiconductors, heavy industries, engineering and construction, insurance and asset management.
| Details | Info |
| Founded | 1st March 1938 |
| Founder | Lee Byung-chul |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Chairman/CEO | Lee Jae-yong (Chairman)
TM Roh (President and CEO) Young Hun Jun ( Vice President and CEO) |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Products and Services | Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Heavy Industries and more |
| Net Worth | 336.95 billion Euros (2024) |
| Official Website | www.samsung.com |
Net Worth and Market Cap
Value of the total assets held by Samsung stood at around 336.95 billion Euros by the end of the year 2024. The market capitalisation of the group is approximately USD 784 billion. Its market cap has increased by over 180% in the past year, with revenues being driven chiefly by mobile and semiconductor divisions.
Corporate Leadership
Lee Jae-yong is the Executive Chairman and the primary leader of the Samsung Group. The group operates on a dual-CEO structure. TM Roh is the President and CEO, apart from being the head of two key divisions, namely Device eXperience and Mobile eXperience. Young Hun Jun is the Vice President and second CEO. He also heads the Device Solutions Division and Memory Business.
Overview of Products and Services
Samsung Electronics is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group. It offers a broad range of consumer electronic products. These include smartphones like the flagship Galaxy series, tablets, wearables and accessories like Galaxy Tab series, Galaxy Watch8 Series, Galaxy Buds and more, televisions and displays like OLED, QLED and full AI models, audio devices like soundbars and Wi-Fi speakers, portable projectors, microwave ovens, washing machines and refrigerators.
Device Solutions division of the group is engaged in the design and manufacturing of semiconductor chips for high-performance computing. These include memory chips like HBM, SSDs, DRAM, NAND and others, alongside custom semiconductors and processors.
Other major Samsung Group affiliates operate in sectors like advanced batteries, biopharma products and services, shipbuilding, engineering and construction projects, life and general insurance and automotive audio technology.
Scale of Operations
Samsung Group is headquartered in the Samsung Town Office Complex in Seoul, South Korea. The group has around 80 companies, with worldwide reach. South Korea is its hub for research and development and semiconductors. Other major production and assembly hubs of the group include United States, Vietnam, India and China.