Samsung Electronics
South Korean multinational electronics corporation
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| 2025 | Samsung became the largest shareholder of South Korea's Rainbow Robotics. |
| 2024 | Samsung Electronics lost its #1 position in both global smartphone shipments and semiconductor sales, marking a significant shift in its market standing. |
| 2024 | Samsung demonstrated Ballie, an AI-powered home robot at CES 2024, designed to assist with daily tasks and integrate with smart home appliances. |
| August 1 2024 | The strike concluded under institutional pressure and declining worker participation, though the union declared its intention to continue fighting for its demands through alternative tactics. |
| July 8 2024 | The planned 3-day strike was converted into an indefinite strike due to lack of response from management. |
| July 1 2024 | The union announced a planned 3-day strike from July 8-10, with the majority of workers from manufacturing states and in-production development participating, after negotiations continued to fall short. |
| June 5 2024 | The National Samsung Electronics Union announced their first historic strike, involving approximately 28,000 workers scheduled to begin on June 7, demanding a 6.5% wage increase after failed negotiations. |
| January 2024 | Samsung Electronics' ownership composition reveals diverse shareholders, with public shareholders holding around 44%, institutional investors 38%, and insiders 4%. |
| 2023 | One UI 5.1 update introduced live collaboration feature for Shared Notebooks, allowing multiple users to modify and work together simultaneously. |
| 2023 | Samsung resumed marketing activities in Russia, signaling a return to business operations despite international sanctions and earlier statements of withdrawal. |
| 2023 | Samsung underwent a reorganization, with new appointments in the network and digital imaging divisions, and maintained other divisions based on their results. Key leadership changes included Lee Jae-yong as Executive Chairman, Han Jong Hee as Vice Chairman and Co-CEO of the device experience division, and Kyung Kye-hyun as Co-CEO of the device solutions division. |
| 2023 | Samsung Electronics experienced a significant decline, with revenue dropping to 258 trillion KRW and net profit falling sharply to 14.4 trillion KRW. |
| 2023 | Samsung partnered with British Gas to integrate services into its SmartThings app and support energy efficiency goals. |
| 2023 | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Samsung its 10th consecutive Sustainable Excellence Award in the manufacturer's category. |
| October 3 2023 | Samsung announced that Samsung Notes will forcibly stop working on Windows devices, with the exception of Samsung Galaxy Book devices. |
| 2022 | One UI 2.5 update released, adding PDF importing and annotating features, as well as the ability to import sound recordings (Audio Bookmark) to Samsung Notes. |
| 2022 | Samsung donated $6 million for humanitarian aid related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, while simultaneously maintaining business connections through gray import channels in Customs Union countries like Armenia and Belarus. |
| 2022 | The company reached its peak financial year, recording a revenue of 302 trillion KRW and an impressive net profit of 54.7 trillion KRW. |
| June 2022 | PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Samsung Electronics 22nd on their global top 100 companies by market capitalization, sliding seven places from the 2021 rankings due to global economic challenges including inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and global monetary tightening. |
| June 6 2022 | Samsung released the Odyssey Neo G8 monitor at an MSRP of $1,500, featuring a 32-inch mini LED curved display with 1,196 local dimming zones and HDR10+ support. |
| May 2022 | Samsung Electronics expanded the Samsung Knox enterprise mobile security platform by introducing Samsung Knox Guard to help companies deter phone theft and reduce data breach risks. |
| February 2022 | Samsung initially halted shipments to Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, displaying an initial stance against the military conflict. |
| January 2022 | At CES 2022, Samsung unveiled the Odyssey Neo G8, the world's first 4K monitor with a 240 Hz refresh rate. |
| 2021 | Samsung announced a $17 billion investment to build a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas. |
| 2021 | Samsung Electronics demonstrated strong financial performance, with revenue increasing to 279 trillion KRW and net profit rising to 39.2 trillion KRW. |
| November 2021 | Samsung Electronics was ranked second in the 'Best Global Brands' by YouGov market research firm, improving from its fourth place position in 2020. |
| November 30 2021 | Samsung announced they would be producing new auto chips for Volkswagen vehicles, including logic chips for entertainment systems with 5G telecommunications. |
| August 2021 | Samsung released the upgraded Galaxy A52s model, featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset, Wi-Fi 6 support, and a new 'Awesome Mint' color option. |
| March 17 2021 | Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 at its virtual Awesome Unpacked event, alongside the Galaxy A72. The phone is the successor to the Galaxy A51 and features an upgraded 64 MP main camera, a 4500 mAh battery, and IP67 water and dust resistance. |
| 2020 | Forbes magazine praised Samsung Notes as the best app the company has built in a review of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. |
| 2020 | Samsung Notes introduced synchronization with Microsoft OneNote, enabling users to view their notes on PCs. |
| 2020 | Samsung ranked 2nd globally in patent applications published under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s PCT System, with 3,093 patent applications published during the year. |
| 2020 | Samsung Electronics was ranked fourth in the YouGov 'Best Global Brands' ranking. |
| 2020 | The company showed slight recovery, reporting a revenue of 236 trillion KRW and a net profit of 26.0 trillion KRW. |
| 2019 | Samsung Electronics experienced a downturn, with revenue decreasing to 230 trillion KRW and net profit dropping to 21.5 trillion KRW. |
| 2019 | Samsung was previously ranked 3rd in patent applications, with 2,334 applications published under the WIPO's PCT System. |
| 2019 | Samsung announced support for the Apple TV app and AirPlay 2 on its 2018 and 2019 smart TVs via firmware update. |
| 2019 | Samsung introduced advanced SSDs capable of 8 GB/s sequential read and write speeds and 1.5 million IOPS, with a unique feature of moving data from damaged chips to undamaged chips to maintain functionality. |
| 2019 | Samsung announced the end of mobile phone production in China due to lack of Chinese demand. |
| 2018 | Samsung overtook Intel as the world's largest semiconductor supplier. |
| 2018 | The company continued its financial expansion, reaching a revenue of 243 trillion KRW and a net profit of 43.8 trillion KRW. |
| 2018 | Samsung began production of the first 5 nm semiconductor nodes. |
| 2018 | Samsung introduced a 30.72 TB SSD using a SAS interface and an M.2 NVMe SSD with read speeds of 3500 MB/s and write speeds of 3300 MB/s. |
| 2018 | Samsung maintained its position as the largest semiconductor company, continuing its technological leadership in the industry. |
| 2018 | Approximately 20% of smart televisions sold worldwide ran on Samsung's Tizen operating system. |
| November 2018 | Samsung issued a public apology, mostly resolving the long-standing dispute with workers who developed illnesses in their semiconductor facilities. |
| June 2018 | Samsung commercially introduced LPDDR5 memory technology. |
| January 2018 | Samsung commercially introduced GDDR6 memory technology. |
| 2017 | Samsung reported record profits driven by its semiconductor business. |
| 2017 | Samsung Electronics saw significant growth, with revenue increasing to 239 trillion KRW and net profit rising to 41.3 trillion KRW. |
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