Everyone knows about Samsung. You can get to know the history and development of the company just with the help of the below presented 100 facts about the company "Samsung".
1. The South Korean company was founded in 1938 before the war.
2. Samsung has more than eighty businesses around the world.
3. The tallest skyscraper in the world - Burj Khaliva was built not without the help of the builders of one of the divisions of Samsung.
4. Worldwide, almost 400,000 employees work at all Samsung sites. Apple has only 80,000 employees.
5. The average salary of all Samsung employees per year exceeds the $ 12 billion mark.
6. In South Korea, Samsung accounts for 17% of GDP.
7. The company has its own construction yard with an area of four million square meters.
8. Samsung spends an average of four billion dollars a year on advertising.
9. On marketing needs, Koreans spend an average of about $ 5 billion annually.
10. For the last quarter, Samsung's net revenue amounted to RUR 8.3 billion.
11. The average net revenue of the company on smartphones is more than 80% of the total revenue.
12. During the production of smartphones, the company managed to sell more than 216,100,000 units.
13. In 2011, Samsung Corporation had a record annual revenue of $ 250 billion.
14. No company has the same choice of smartphones as Samsung.
15. For six years, Samsung has not been overtaken in TV sales.
16. Translated from Korean "Samsung" means three stars.
17. The founder of the company is Lee Ben-Chul.
18. The name and logo of the company was not invented by the designer, but by the founder of the company.
19. In 1993, Lee Kung-hee became the chairman of Samsung.
20. Lee Kung Hee, like the founder, believed in the enormous power of the company. He had grandiose plans.
21. Immediately after taking office, the new chairman advertised the company's new slogan - "we will change everything except your family."
22. In 1995, Kong Hee publicly stated that he was truly satisfied with the quality of his products.
23. Kong Hee once disposed of a couple of thousand different equipment from his company, which did not satisfy him with its quality, showing how much he values the company's reputation.
24. The company logo was changed three times.
25. Since 1993, Samsung has established a personnel development center.
26. The development center trained tens of thousands of employees.
27. Each employee spent exactly one year on training.
28. The training took place in other countries.
29. Today, all employees of the company are scattered across 80 countries of the world.
30. Manufacturing 91% of products are manufactured in Samsung's own factories.
31. All factories are located in South Korea.
32. South Korea employs 50% of all company employees.
33. Drawings of each overseas office are created in Korea at the headquarters of Samsung.
34. Last year, the company's revenue was $ 200 billion.
35. For 2020, management plans to double its revenue.
36. Samsung plans to manufacture medical equipment soon.
37. From 2011 to 2012, the value of Samsung increased by 38%.
38. The company always strives to be first in everything.
39. Samsung first invented and developed the digital TV in 1998.
40. In 1999, Samsung invented the watch phone.
41. In 1999, Samsung invented the TV phone.
42. In 1999, Samsung created an Mp3 phone.
43. The company is the first in sales of smartphones.
44. The main competitor in sales of Samsung smartphones is Apple.
45. More than 100 million Galaxy S smartphones are sold worldwide.
46. Smartphone sales continue to grow today.
47. Around the world, about 100 Samsung TVs are sold within a minute.
48. Samsung is a leader in memory semiconductor manufacturing.
49. 70% of the company's smartphones have a slot for a memory card.
50. Each year the company spends more than $ 10 billion on the development of new technologies.
51. Samsung has 33 research centers.
52. One research center is located in Russia.
53. Samsung has 6 design centers.
54. The company has 7 awards from IDEA.
55. Samsung has 44 awards from IF.
56. Samsung has the highest number of patents ever filed.
57. The company is introducing more and more innovations in its technology.
58. Samsung smartphones have a lot of free space.
59. The company was the first in the world to come up with a camera that supports Wi-Fi, as well as 3g and 4g.
60. Devices manufactured after 2012 undergo a special environmental test.
61. Samsung is more sustainable than any other company.
62. For the least pollution of the environment, the company had to spend $ 5 billion in recent years.
63. The greenhouse effect has been reduced by 40%.
64. Samsung's new goal is to promote nanotechnology.
65. In 1930, Samsung was only a small trading company.
66. Samsung executives always share their designs with companies other than Apple.
67. On one occasion, a court ordered Samsung to pay Apple $ 1 billion.
68. Samsung was initially involved in the supply of rice and fish.
69. Samsung is the first Korean company that did not depend on Japan.
70. World War II helped to promote Samsung's affairs.
71. The founder of the company built a brewery during the Second World War.
72. In 1950, Samsung was destroyed and stripped of its factories.
73. Lee expected bankruptcy, so he invested all of his proceeds in advance.
74. Samsung was reborn in 1951.
75. In the post-war period, Samsung became a textile company.
76. In the late 1960s, the company began manufacturing electronics.
77. The world famous company "Samsung" became thanks to black and white TVs.
78. At the end of the 60s, only 4% of all Samsung electronics were sold in Korea. The rest went abroad.
79. Samsung merged with Sanyo in 1969.
80. As a result of the merger in the 1980s, Samsung easily survived the crisis.
81. Samsung deals with finance and insurance.
82. Samsung is in the chemical industry.
83. Samsung is also engaged in light industry.
84. Samsung is also involved in heavy industry.
85. 38% of production goes to the markets of Europe and the CIS.
86. 25% of the products are sold in mainland America.
87.15% of production remains in South Korea.
88. Plants for the manufacture of monitors of the "Samsung" company are located all over the world.
89. Samsung exports over 5 million petrochemical products every year.
90. The chemical industry generates about 5 billion in profits for the company every year.
91. Samsung partners with Renault.
92. On the street you can come across a Samsung car.
93. Samsung produced a line of 4 models of cars.
94. In total, the company produced 200,000 vehicles.
95. Cars were produced only for the domestic market.
96. Samsung represents the entertainment and leisure industry.
97. In the suburbs of Seoul, Samsung has a chain of five-star hotels.
98. Many Samsung vehicles are sold in Russia under the name Nissan or Renault.
99. Chief Director of Samsung in the CIS countries - Jan San Ho.
100. The very first motto of Samsung in the home appliance industry is “perfect appliances for a perfect life”.
