List of the largest companies in South Korea
The Largest Companies List in South Korea includes the largest publicly traded companies in South Korea published by Forbes Magazine on the Forbes Global 2000 list .
Largest companies in 2014
The ranking of the annual list of the 2000 largest publicly traded companies in the world is calculated from a combination of sales , net profit , assets and market value . The placements of the companies in the equally weighted categories were added together to form a rank. The table also shows the headquarters and the industry . The figures are in billion US dollars and relate to fiscal year 2013, for the market value to the stock exchange price on April 1, 2014.
| Rank Korea 2014 |
Rank Korea 2008 |
Rank world 2014 |
Ranking world 2008 |
Surname |
Headquarters |
Revenue ($ billion) |
Profit ($ billion) |
Assets ($ billion) |
Market Value ($ billion) |
Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. | 22nd | 59. | Samsung Electronics | Seoul | 208.9 | 27.2 | 202.8 | 186.5 | technology |
| 2. | 6. | 87. | 245. | Hyundai Motor Company | Seoul | 79.8 | 7.8 | 126.4 | 49.7 | Automobiles |
| 3. | 3. | 236. | 190. | POSCO | Pohang | 56.5 | 1.2 | 80 | 24.8 | steel |
| 4th | 5. | 249. | 234. | Shinhan Financial | Seoul | 19.6 | 1.7 | 295 | 21.1 | Banks |
| 5. | New | 258. | New | Kia Motors | Seoul | 43.5 | 3.5 | 34.3 | 22.8 | Automobiles |
| 6th | 23. | 267. | 847. | Hyundai Mobis | Seoul | 31.2 | 3.1 | 32.6 | 28.7 | Automotive supplier |
| 7th | New | 356. | New | Samsung Life Insurance | Seoul | 21.8 | 0.7 | 182.8 | 18th | Insurance |
| 8th. | 2. | 370 | 180. | KB Financial Group | Seoul | 15.8 | 1.2 | 276.5 | 13.7 | Banks |
| 9. | 14. | 439. | 557. | SK Hynix | Icheon | 12.9 | 2.6 | 19.8 | 24.9 | technology |
| 10. | 13. | 457 | 553. | Hana Financial Group | Seoul | 13 | 0.8 | 279.7 | 10.6 | Banks |
| 11. | New | 460 | New | SK Telecom | Seoul | 15.3 | 1.5 | 25.2 | 16.6 | telecommunications |
| 12. | New | 497. | New | SK innovation | Seoul | 60.9 | 0.7 | 33.4 | 10.6 | technology |
| 13. | 4. | 524. | 203. | KEPCO | Seoul | 49.4 | 0.1 | 147.4 | 21.9 | Supplier |
| 14th | New | 547. | New | LG Chem | Seoul | 21.1 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 16.4 | technology |
| 15th | 17. | 560. | 662. | Lotte shopping | Seoul | 25.8 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 9.3 | retail trade |
| 16. | 18. | 596. | 775. | Samsung Fire & Marine | Seoul | 16.7 | 0.6 | 45.7 | 9.4 | Insurance |
| 17th | 10. | 620. | 400. | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | 49.5 | 0.3 | 50.4 | 15.3 | shipbuilding |
| 18th | 8. | 666. | 336. | SK Holdings | Seoul | 102.2 | 0.3 | 87.7 | 8.6 | Financial service providers |
| 19th | 15. | 677. | 619. | IBK | Seoul | 8.9 | 0.8 | 201.4 | 6.4 | Banks |
| 20th | 27. | 764. | 1020. | Hyundai Steel | Incheon | 12.4 | 0.6 | 28 | 7.5 | steel |
| 21st | New | 766. | New | LG Electronics | Seoul | 53.1 | 0.2 | 33.7 | 10 | technology |
| 22nd | New | 787. | New | LG display | Seoul | 24.7 | 0.4 | 20.6 | 9 | technology |
| 23. | 7. | 821. | 302. | Woori Financial Group | Seoul | 10.8 | −0.5 | 309.7 | 9.2 | Banks |
| 24. | 12. | 833 | 411. | LG Corp. | Seoul | 9 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 9.5 | technology |
| 25th | New | 842. | New | Hanwha Life Insurance | Seoul | 9 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 9.5 | technology |
| 26th | New | 894. | New | Samsung C&T | Seoul | 26th | 0.2 | 24.1 | 9.1 | Construction and trade |
| 27. | 33. | 898. | 1223. | Samsung Heavy Industries | Seoul | 13.6 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 6.9 | Shipbuilding, wind power |
| 28. | 19. | 912. | 792. | Hanwha Corp. | Seoul | 35.4 | 0.1 | 107.4 | 2.3 | Conglomerates |
| 29 | New | 933 | New | KT Corporation | Seoul | 21.8 | −0.1 | 33 | 7.3 | telecommunications |
| 30th | 26. | 961 | 969. | Korea gas | Seoul | 34.8 | −0.2 | 41.4 | 5.4 | Supplier |
| 31. | 51. | 999. | 1944. | Naver Corporation | Seoul | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 24.3 | IT company |
| 32. | 28. | 1082. | 1076. | Hyundai engineering | Seoul | 12.7 | 0.5 | 14th | 5.9 | construction industry |
| 33. | 30. | 1127. | 1103. | Doosan | Seoul | 20th | 0.1 | 29.5 | 2.7 | Conglomerates |
| 34. | 46. | 1138. | 1815. | Dongbu Insurance | Seoul | 20th | 0.1 | 29.5 | 2.7 | insurance |
| 35. | 21. | 1155. | 804. | E-Mart | Seoul | 20th | 0.1 | 29.5 | 2.7 | retail trade |
| 36. | New | 1173. | New | Hyundai Glovis | Seoul | 11.7 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 8.6 | logistics |
| 37. | New | 1180. | New | Doosan Heavy Industries | Seoul | 17.5 | 0.1 | 26.3 | 3.5 | Plant construction |
| 38. | 20. | 1203. | 794. | S-Oil | Seoul | 28.5 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 6.6 | Supplier |
| 39. | 44. | 1258. | 1700. | CJ Group | Seoul | 17.2 | 0.1 | 21st | 3.7 | Conglomerates |
| 40. | 35. | 1271. | 1373. | DSME | Seoul | 14th | 0.2 | 17.5 | 5.9 | shipbuilding |
Largest companies in 2008
The ranking of the annual list of the 2000 largest publicly traded companies in the world is calculated from a combination of sales , net profit , assets and market value . The placements of the companies in the equally weighted categories were added together to form a rank. The table also shows the headquarters and the industry . The figures are in billion US dollars and relate to fiscal 2007, for the market value to the stock exchange price on February 29, 2008.
The rank 1700 was awarded twice in the Forbes Global 2000 list.
| rank |
Forbes Rank (2008) |
Surname |
Headquarters |
Revenue ($ billion) |
Profit ($ billion) |
Assets ($ billion) |
Market Value ($ billion) |
Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 59. | Samsung Electronics | Seoul | 92.26 | 8.56 | 87.49 | 87.84 | technology |
| 2. | 180. | Kookmin Bank | Seoul | 30.86 | 2.65 | 214.79 | 21.10 | Banks |
| 3. | 190. | POSCO | Pohang | 27.91 | 3.58 | 33.35 | 49.21 | steel |
| 4th | 203. | Korea Electric Power | Seoul | 29.60 | 2.40 | 83.63 | 22.72 | Supplier |
| 5. | 234. | Shinhan Financial | Seoul | 14.56 | 1.98 | 191.94 | 21.73 | Banks |
| 6th | 245. | Hyundai engine | Seoul | 68.74 | 1.36 | 75.99 | 15.61 | Automobiles |
| 7th | 302 | Woori Financial | Seoul | 11.28 | 2.19 | 228.92 | 14.63 | Banks |
| 8th. | 336. | SK Holdings | Seoul | 60.84 | 1.51 | 50.72 | 8.53 | Conglomerates |
| 9. | 372. | Korea Telecom | Seoul | 19.18 | 1.40 | 26.12 | 13.74 | telecommunications |
| 10. | 400. | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | 17.84 | 0.76 | 20.02 | 30.88 | shipbuilding |
| 11. | 405. | SK Energy | Seoul | 29.69 | 1.77 | 16.80 | 12.70 | oil and gas |
| 12. | 411. | LG Corp. | Seoul | 70.89 | 0.50 | 53.79 | 12.24 | Conglomerates |
| 13. | 553. | Hana Financial Group | Seoul | 5.97 | 1.11 | 125.37 | 9.48 | Banks |
| 14th | 557. | Hynix | Icheon | 8.35 | 2.22 | 16.42 | 12.01 | technology |
| 15th | 619. | Industrial Bank of Korea | Seoul | 7.56 | 1.13 | 114.33 | 6.62 | Banks |
| 16. | 626. | Korea Exchange Bank | Seoul | 4.97 | 1.09 | 77.19 | 9.10 | Banks |
| 17th | 662. | Lotte Department Store | Seoul | 10.80 | 0.80 | 15.42 | 9.94 | retail trade |
| 18th | 775. | Samsung Fire | Seoul | 9.40 | 0.36 | 19.65 | 9.46 | Insurance |
| 19th | 792. | Hanwha Corporation | Seoul | 19.68 | 0.30 | 59.47 | 4.65 | Wholesale |
| 20th | 794 | S-Oil | Seoul | 15.98 | 0.82 | 7.19 | 8.04 | oil and gas |
| 21st | 804 | Shinsegae | Seoul | 10.10 | 0.51 | 8.87 | 11.85 | retail trade |
| 22nd | 830. | GS Holdings | Seoul | 26.38 | 0.44 | 16.05 | 4.59 | Financial service providers |
| 23. | 847. | Hyundai Mobis | Seoul | 11.59 | 0.74 | 8.44 | 6.78 | Automotive supplier |
| 24. | 890. | Samsung Corporation | Seoul | 17.30 | 0.21 | 14.31 | 9.75 | Wholesale |
| 25th | 928. | Korean Air | Seoul | 8.97 | 0.39 | 15.22 | 5.54 | Airlines |
| 26th | 969 | Korea Gas Corporation | Seoul | 14.08 | 0.26 | 13.25 | 5.84 | Supplier |
| 27. | 1020. | Hyundai Steel | Incheon | 6.64 | 0.51 | 8.02 | 6.72 | steel |
| 28. | 1076. | Hyundai Eng & Const | Seoul | 5.89 | 0.43 | 6.08 | 10.19 | Construction |
| 29 | 1097. | Korea Kumho | Seoul | 13.02 | 0.08 | 27.45 | 1.42 | chemistry |
| 30th | 1103 | Doosan | Seoul | 14.08 | 0.01 | 15.32 | 4.76 | Wholesale |
| 31. | 1109. | Daewoo engineering | Seoul | 6.27 | 0.46 | 6.62 | 7.10 | Construction |
| 32. | 1137. | GS E&C | Seoul | 6.43 | 0.42 | 5.80 | 8.01 | Construction |
| 33. | 1223. | Samsung Heavy Industries | Seoul | 6.86 | 0.17 | 9.73 | 7.86 | shipbuilding |
| 34. | 1238. | KT&G | Seoul | 3.04 | 0.70 | 4.17 | 11.88 | tobacco |
| 35. | 1373. | Daewoo Ship & Marine | Seoul | 6.17 | 0.06 | 7.05 | 7.76 | shipbuilding |
| 36. | 1433. | Daelim Industrial Company | Seoul | 6.32 | 0.26 | 6.09 | 5.56 | Construction |
| 37. | 1439. | LG Card | Seoul | 2.38 | 0.29 | 11.75 | 6.34 | Financial service providers |
| 38. | 1464. | Daewoo Securities | Seoul | 1.03 | 0.47 | 9.55 | 4.79 | Financial service providers |
| 39. | 1492. | Hanjin Shipping | Seoul | 7.14 | 0.30 | 6.71 | 2.78 | Shipping companies |
| 40. | 1560. | Honam Petrochemical | Seoul | 6.04 | 0.41 | 4.49 | 3.17 | chemistry |
| 41. | 1569. | Daegu Bank | Daegu | 1.46 | 0.26 | 23.97 | 1.83 | Banks |
| 42. | 1577. | Hyundai Merchant Marine | Seoul | 5.92 | 0.13 | 6.56 | 5.67 | Shipping companies |
| 43. | 1687. | LS Cable & System | Seoul | 9.08 | 0.24 | 5.41 | 3.12 | technology |
| 44. | 1700. | CJ Corporation | Seoul | 6.76 | 0.15 | 7.75 | 2.09 | food |
| 44. | 1700. | Samsung SDI | Seoul | 7.18 | 0.10 | 7.41 | 3.22 | technology |
| 46. | 1815. | Dongbu Insurance | Seoul | 5.53 | 0.13 | 9.64 | 2.87 | Insurance |
| 47. | 1758. | Pusan Bank | Busan | 1.44 | 0.20 | 23.76 | 1.97 | Banks |
| 48. | 1799. | LG International | Seoul | 10.16 | 0.11 | 2.30 | 0.71 | Wholesale |
| 49. | 1842. | Tong Yang Major Corporation | Seoul | 2.94 | 0.07 | 19.33 | 0.75 | Construction |
| 50. | 1852. | Tong Yang Investment Bank | Seoul | 3.18 | 0.13 | 16.91 | 2.22 | Financial service providers |
| 51. | 1944. | Naver Corporation | Seongnam | 0.70 | 0.16 | 0.63 | 10.88 | software |
| 52. | 1997. | Woori Investment & Securities | Seoul | 1.01 | 0.23 | 13.27 | 3.08 | Financial service providers |