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
Products
RevenueKRW87.7 trillion (US$76.66 billion) (2024)
Owners
Number of employees
222,000 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websitelgcorp.com

LG Corporation (or LG Group), 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.