003550 on Korean Stock Exchange

LG Group

Logo: LG Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

South Korean multinational conglomerate

LG Corporation (also known as LG Group or simply LG), formerly known as Lucky Goldstar, is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi in 1947 and managed by successive generations of his family. Headquartered in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, in Seoul, it was the sixth-largest company in South Korea by revenue in 2023. LG develops, manufactures, and markets electronics, chemicals, household appliances, and telecommunications products.2 It employed about 222,000 people in 2023.1 Its shares trade on Korean Stock Exchange under the symbol 003550.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jan 5, 1947Founded1

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  • Ticker003550 on Korean Stock Exchange1
  • Industryconglomerate1
  • HeadquartersSeoul1
  • Websitelg.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • Slogan“Life’s Good”1

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Photo: Seoul Metropolitan Government, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

LG Corporation (also known as LG Group or simply LG), formerly known as Lucky Goldstar, is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi in 1947 and managed by successive generations of his family. Headquartered in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, in Seoul, it was the sixth-largest company in South Korea by revenue in 2023. LG develops, manufactures, and markets electronics, chemicals, household appliances, and telecommunications products. It operates subsidiaries in over 80 countries, including LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus, LG Innotek, LG Chem, LG Energy Solution, and LG AI Research.2

Corporate structure

LG Group sits at the top of its group. 39 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • LG Group Seoul
    • LG Chem Subsidiary · 33.34% · Seoul, South Korea
      • (주)엘지에너지솔루션 Subsidiary · 79% · Seoul, South Korea
        • LG ENERGY SOLUTION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · New Delhi, India
        • NEXTSTAR ENERGY INC. Subsidiary · 100% · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • LG CHEM ASIA PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • LG CHEMICAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
        • LG POLYMERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Chittoor, India
    • FMG & MISSION CO., LTD. Subsidiary
    • G2R Subsidiary · Seoul
    • Hitachi-LG Data Storage Subsidiary · Tokyo
    • HS Ad Subsidiary · Seoul
    • LG CNS Subsidiary · Seoul
    • LG Display Subsidiary · Seoul, South Korea
    • LG Electronics Subsidiary · Seoul, South Korea
      • LIG Defense&Aerospace Subsidiary · Yongin
      • SKS Subsidiary · Englewood Cliffs
      • 엘지이노텍 주식회사 Subsidiary · 40.8% · Seoul, South Korea
      • L G ELECTRONICS INDIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Delhi, India
      • LG Electronics Colombia Limitada Subsidiary · 영등포구, South Korea
      • LG ELECTRONICS DO BRASIL LTDA Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
      • LG Electronics Inc. Chile Limitada Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
      • LG Electronics Latvia Subsidiary · Latvia
      • LG Electronics Mexico SA DE CV Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
      • LG Electronics Nordic AB Subsidiary · Kista, Sweden
      • LG Electronics Peru S.A. Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
      • LG ELECTRONICS REYNOSA SA DE CV Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
      • LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC. Subsidiary · Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
      • LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co.,Ltd (Công ty TNHH LG ELectronics Việt Nam Hải Phòng) Subsidiary · Hải Phòng, Vietnam
    • LG Household & Health Care Subsidiary · Seoul
    • LG Life Sciences Subsidiary · Seoul
    • LG Uplus Subsidiary · Hangangno-dong
      • medialog Subsidiary · Mapo District, South Korea
    • Zenith Electronics Subsidiary
    • Cyon Subsidiary · South Korea

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What LG Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Koo In-hwoi on Jan 5, 1947.1

LG Corporation was established as Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947 by Koo In-hwoi. Its first product was "Lucky Cream", the first Korean make-up cream. In 1952, Lak Hui (락희) (pronounced "Lucky"; now LG Chem) became the first South Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company expanded its plastics business, it established GoldStar Co. Ltd. (now LG Electronics Inc.) in 1958. Both companies Lucky and GoldStar merged to form Lucky-Goldstar in 1983.

GoldStar produced South Korea's first radio. Many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name GoldStar, while some other household products (not available outside South Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. The Lucky brand was famous for hygiene products such as soaps and HiTi laundry detergents, but the brand was mostly associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste. LG continues to manufacture some of these products for the South Korean market.

Koo In-hwoi led the corporation until his death in 1969, at which time, his son Koo Cha-kyung took over. In 1995, he passed the leadership to his son, Koo Bon-moo. Koo Bon-moo renamed the company to LG in that year. The company then trademarked the letters LG with the company's tagline "Life's Good". LG has owned the domain name LG.com since 2009. It had operated LG.co.kr since 1997.

LG replaced its old logo with a new one on 30 December 2014, changing the wordmark font from Helvetica to LG Smart, the new custom corporate typeface of the company since 2013.

Koo Bon-moo died of a brain tumor on 20 May 2018. In July 2018, it was announced that Koo Kwang-mo, the nephew and adopted son of Koo Bon-moo, will be the new CEO of LG. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994, citing "a family tradition of male-only succession".

LG jingle

The G-E-F-D-E-C-C' jingle was produced by Musikvergnuegen and written by Walter Werzowa (who had previously composed the Intel bong) in 2008. The jingle has been featured in LG commercials and devices and is recognised worldwide. It is derived from the English traditional tune "The Lincolnshire Poacher".

From Wikipedia’s article on LG, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led LG Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • home appliance

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Apr 24, 2018Acquired FMG & MISSION CO., LTD.1

Employees over time

  • 2023222,0001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 202384 KRW1

Timeline

  1. Jan 5, 1947Founded Founded1

Sources

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