samsung

First Founded

Mar 1, 1938

On March 1, 1938, founding chairman Byung-Chull Lee started a business in Taegu, Korea, with 30,000 won.

Samsung Begins

Sep 10, 1951

Samsung Moolsan established (now Samsung Corporation)

Cheil Indrustries

Sep 10, 1954

Cheil Industries Inc. founded in 1954

Ankuk Fire & Marine Insurance

Sep 10, 1958

Ankuk Fire & Marine Insurance acquired (renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in October 1993)

DongBang Life Insurance

Sep 10, 1963

DongBang Life Insurance acquired (renamed Samsung Life Insurance in July 1989)

Joong-Ang Development

Sep 10, 1966

Joong-Ang Development established (known today as Samsung Everland)

Samsung-Sanyo Electronics established

Sep 10, 1969

Samsung-Sanyo Electronics established (renamed Samsung Electro-Mechanics in March 1975 and merged with Samsung Electronics in March 1977)