9 Surprising Facts About Samsung

1. Samsung was founded by Lee Byung Chull as a trading company in 1938 which dealt in groceries and had around 40 employees. 
2. The company in 1938 dealt in groceries produced in company and around the city and also produced  noodles. It also was selling vegetables, fish, and fruit to China.
3. Samsung remains the largest television manufacturer in the world and it is also the world’s largest manufacturer of LCD panels. The world’s first Full HD 3D LED TV was also launched by Samsung in 2010. Samsung has
   been the top selling TV maker in the world for straight six years.
4. The company became the world’s largest smartphone maker in 2011.
   
5. Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, need to know that it’s work handled by Samsung’s construction division. 
6.  Samsung has a weight division shipbuilding industry. Samsung also has a shipyard of 4 million sq. ft. area.  
7. Samsung spent more than $4 billion in advertising previous year and also an additional $5 billion in marketing.
8. The Samsung group donates approximately $100 million to its own non-profit medical organisation “Samsung medical centre” annually.
9. In 1995 Lee Kun-hee wanted to get his employees better understand the importance of quality. He had ordered his staff to destroy about 150,000 phone and fax machines.