LG

LG Corporation, formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi in 1947 and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the... Wikipedia

  • Native name:  주식회사 엘지
  • Formerly called:  Lucky (1947–1983), Lucky-Goldstar (1983–1995)
  • Type:  Public
  • Traded as:  KRX: 003550
  • Industry:  Conglomerate
  • Founded:  January 05, 1947 (as Lucky), (as Goldstar), (as Lucky-Goldstar), January 04, 1995 (as LG)
  • Founder:  Koo In-hwoi
  • Area served:  Worldwide
  • Key people:  Koo Kwang-mo (chairman and CEO), Kwon Young-soo (vice chairman)
  • Products:  Electronics, Chemicals, Telecommunications, Engineering, Information technology, Power generation
  • Revenue:  KRW 83.5 trillion (approx. US$62.32 billion) (2023)
  • Owners:  Koo family (45.9%), NPS (8.03%), Mirae Asset (5.5%)
  • Number of employees:  222,000 (2023)
  • Subsidiaries:  LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Innotek, LG Uplus, LG Chem, LG Energy Solution, LG H&H, Zenith Electronics
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo