Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was...

4
Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into areas of food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail before it entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s. Now Samsung has 80 subsidiaries, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T, which respectively are the world’s 13th and 36th-largest construction companies. Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Everland, which is the oldest theme park in South Korea, and Samsung Medical Center, are also its notable subsidiaries. “Samsung” means “three stars” in Korean, which was chosen by the founder Lee Byung- chul with the hope for his company to develop in scale and power like stars in the sky. The logo of Samsung Group had been used since 1980 and replaced in 1992.

Transcript of Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was...

Page 1: Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into

Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung

l Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into areas of food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail before it entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s. Now Samsung has 80 subsidiaries, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T, which respectively are the world’s 13th and 36th-largest construction companies. Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Everland, which is the oldest theme park in South Korea, and Samsung Medical Center, are also its notable subsidiaries.

l “Samsung” means “three stars” in Korean, which was chosen by the founder Lee Byung-chul with the hope for his company to develop in scale and power like stars in the sky. The logo of Samsung Group had been used since 1980 and replaced in 1992.

Page 2: Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into

l Samsung C&T of South Korean was the primary constructor of Burj Khalifa, which is the

tallest building in the world.

l Samsung's Heavy Industries builds ships in a 4 million square foot shipyard.

Page 3: Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into

l Samsung has remained the largest television manufacturer in the world and it also is the

world’s largest manufacturer of LCD panels. The world’s first Full HD 3D LED TV was launched by Samsung in 2010. Samsung has been the top selling TV maker in the world for six straight years.

l Samsung has annually donated around US $100 to Samsung Medical Center, a non-profit healthcare provider founded by the group in 1994. The Samsung Cancer Center, located in Seoul, is the largest cancer center in Asia.

Page 4: Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung · 2015. 5. 9. · Mind Blowing Facts About Samsung ! Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. It had been expended into

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 236,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales of US $187 billion. To discover more, please visit samsung.com.

Resources from: http://www.ninefinestuff.com/2015/02/9-amazing-facts-samsung/ http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/fun-facts-five-facts-you-didnt-know-about-samsung/