LG

LG Corporation
Native name
주식회사 엘지
FormerlyLucky (1947–1983)
Lucky-Goldstar (1983–1995)
Company typePublic
KRX: 003550
IndustryConglomerate
Founded5 January 1947 (1947-01-05) (as Lucky)
October 1958 (1958-10) (as Goldstar)
January 1983 (1983-01) (as Lucky-Goldstar)
4 January 1995 (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 87.7 trillion (US$ 61.4 billion) (2024)[1]
Owners
  • Koo family (45.9%)[2]
  • NPS (8.03%)[2]
  • Mirae Asset (5.5%)[2]
Number of employees
222,000 (2023)[3]
Subsidiaries
  • LG Electronics
  • LG Display
  • LG Innotek
  • LG Uplus
  • LG Chem
  • LG Energy Solution
  • LG H&H
  • Zenith Electronics
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 in 1947 and managed by successive generations of his family. It is the fourth-largest company 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, LG Energy Solution and LG AI Research in over 80 countries.


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  1. ^ "LG Electronics LG Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results". www.lgcorp.com.
  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.