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Top 20 listed companies by employees · 🇰🇷 South Korea

The biggest employers on the world's stock exchanges

Updated · employees (employees)

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Why these 20

Head count as reported in Wikidata for companies listed on a stock exchange. Big employers shape job markets: drill into your own country.

  1. 1

    Samsung Group

    삼성

    South Korean multinational conglomerate

    262,647

  2. 2

    LG Group

    LG

    South Korean multinational conglomerate

    222,000

  3. 3

    Samsung Electronics

    삼성전자

    South Korean multinational electronics corporation

    109,541

  4. 4

    LG Electronics

    LG전자

    South Korean multinational electronics company

    90,578

  5. 5

    Hanwha Group

    한화그룹

    South Korean conglomerate

    47,000

  6. 6

    POSCO

    포스코

    company, from Pohang, South Korea; with New York Exchange -listed share (PKX)

    37,225

  7. 7

    Hanwha Ocean

    한화오션

    shipbuilder of South Korea

    35,000

  8. 8

    Hankook Tire & Technology

    한국타이어앤테크놀로지

    South Korean tire company

    21,000

  9. 9

    Korea Electric Power Corporation

    한국전력공사

    company

    20,957

  10. 10

    SK Telecom

    SK텔레콤

    South Korean telecommunications company

    20,955

  11. 11

    LG Chem

    LG화학

    South Korean chemical company

    20,000

  12. 12

    SK Hynix

    SK하이닉스

    South Korean memory semiconductor supplier

    17,130

  13. 13

    Asiana Airlines

    아시아나항공

    airline in South Korea

    10,380

  14. 14

    OCI Company Ltd.

    OCI

    company

    5,200

How it is measured

Wikidata: items with a stock exchange (P414) and an employee count of 5,000 or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: listed companies by employees, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 18:49 UTC.

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