Samsung family

This article is about the Lee family, founders of Samsung. For the English surname, see Lee (English surname). For the U.S. family, see Lee family. For the Singaporean family, see Lee family (Singapore). For the Samsung family, see Samsung family. For other uses, see Lee family (disambiguation).

House of Samsung Lee
noble house
business family and political family
Parent familyJeonju Yi
(agnatic line)
Place of originSouth Korea
Founded1938-present
FounderLee Byung-chul
DistinctionsOne of the wealthiest families in Asia

The House of Samsung Lee, commonly referred to as the Samsung family, is a South Korean family whose collective fortune derives primarily from Samsung Group and its affiliated subsidiaries, the multinational conglomerate (chaebol) founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938. It is one of the wealthiest families in Asia and the wealthiest in South Korea.

Samsung Group is one of the world's largest business conglomerates, with major subsidiaries including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Samsung Life Insurance.

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