LG

LG Corporation
Native name
주식회사 엘지
FormerlyLucky (1947–1983)
Lucky-Goldstar (1983–1995)
Company typePublic
KRX: 003550
IndustryConglomerate
Founded5 January 1947; 77 years ago (1947-01-05) (as Lucky)
January 1983; 41 years ago (1983-01) (as Lucky-Goldstar)
4 January 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-04) (as LG)
FounderKoo In-hwoi
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Koo Kwang-mo (chairman and CEO)
  • Kwon Young-soo (vice chairman)
Products
RevenueKRW 83.5 trillion (approx. US$62.32 billion) (2023)[1]
Owners
Number of employees
222,000 (2023)[3]
Subsidiaries
Websitelgcorp.com

LG Corporation (or LG Group),[b] formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar,[c] is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the fourth-largest chaebol (family-run conglomerate) in South Korea. Its headquarters are in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul.[3] LG makes electronics, chemicals, household appliances, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus, LG Innotek, LG Chem, and LG Energy Solution in over 80 countries. According to the “Top 500 Global Brands” released by British consulting firm Brand finance, LG’s brand value ranking rose from 90th to 83rd from the previous year.


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  1. ^ "LG Electronics | LG Announces 2022 Financial Results" (Press release). LG Communication Center. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c 지분현황 | LG 003550 [Equity Status | LG 003550]. Company Wise (in Korean). FnGuide. n.d. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Corporate information". LG Global. n.d. Retrieved 19 December 2023.