This is for all the people who think that Samsung is a company which manufactures Smartphones, TVs, Refrigerator only But in reality, there is a lot more to Samsung than just all this. These facts about Samsung will surely blow your mind away.
- The world’s tallest skyscraper building Burj Khalifa, The 4th tallest Taipei 101, both the buildings are actually built by Samsung C&T Corporation (A subsidiary of Samsung Group).
- Employing more than 3,70,000 employees Samsung Electronics is world largest IT Company by revenue
- After Hyundai, Samsung Heavy Industries( a subsidiary of Samsung Group) is the second largest shipbuilder.
- Samsung’s revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea’s nominal GDP.
- Samsung Group’s total revenue is nearly equal to the revenue of Google, Apple and Microsoft put together.
- Samsung had a car-manufacturing subsidiary called Samsung Motors that later become subsidiary of Renault and Samsung still maintains minority ownership in the company.
- Samsung group comprises of around 80 companies with activities in areas including construction, chemicals, electronics, medical, telecommunication equipment, advertising, shipbuilding and many more.
- Samsung’s CEO Lee Kun-Hee is one of the richest people in the world and has an estimated net worth of $12.6 billion.
