LG Electronics

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LG Electronics Inc.

Logo used since 30 December 2014[a]
LG Digital Twin Tower in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, where LG Electronics is headquartered
Company type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 066570 LSE: LGLD
ISIN	US50186Q2021
Industry	Consumer electronics Home appliances Computer hardwares
Predecessor	GoldStar (1958–2002)
Founded	October 1958; 66 years ago (1958-10) (as GoldStar) March 1995 (1995-03) (as LG Electronics; re-incorporated in 2002)
Founder	Koo In-hwoi (The original GoldStar)
Headquarters	LG Digital Twin Tower 128, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kwang-Mo Koo (chairman) Jo Seong-Jin (vice chairman and CEO) (acting) Jung Do-Hyun (president and CFO) I. P. Park (President and CTO)
Products	See products listing
Revenue	₩83.5 trillion (2022)[1]
Operating income	₩3.6 trillion (2022)[1]
Net income	₩1.9 trillion (2022)[1]
Total assets	₩55.15 trillion (2022)[1]
Total equity	₩22.5 trillion (2022)[1]
Owner	LG Corporation (33%)
Number of employees	75,000+ (2022)[2]
Website	lg.com

LG Electronics Inc. (Korean: 엘지 전자; RR: Elji Jeonja) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest chaebol in South Korea, and often considered as the pinnacle of LG Corp with the group's chemical and battery division LG Chem. It comprises four business units: home entertainment, mobility, home appliances & air solutions, and business solutions. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and is the largest shareholder of LG Display, the world's largest display company by revenue in 2020.^{[citation needed]} LG Electronics is also the world's second largest television manufacturer behind Samsung Electronics. The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people.^[3]

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