Samsung Electronics, Workforce Reaches Approximately 114,000 Employees... Record High

As of Q3 this year... 5,375 more than last year
Minority shareholders exceed 5 million

Employees are coming and going at Samsung Electronics Seocho Building. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Samsung Electronics' number of domestic employees exceeded 114,000 as of the third quarter of this year, marking an all-time high.

According to the quarterly report disclosed by Samsung Electronics on the 15th, the number of domestic employees at Samsung Electronics was counted at 114,373 as of the third quarter of this year. This is an increase of 5,375 from the same period last year (108,998), representing the largest scale ever.

Samsung Electronics' research and development (R&D) investment costs also recorded an all-time high of 16.1857 trillion KRW on a cumulative basis through the third quarter. This is an increase of 288.6 billion KRW compared to the same period last year (15.8971 trillion KRW).

Samsung Electronics executed 33.5 trillion KRW in facility investments cumulatively through the third quarter. By sector, semiconductor investments amounted to about 30 trillion KRW, and display investments were around 2.1 trillion KRW.

As of the third quarter of this year, Samsung Electronics' five major customers include Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, and Supreme Electronics, a semiconductor distribution company in Taiwan. The combined sales proportion of these top five customers accounts for about 15% of total sales.

Meanwhile, as of the end of September, the number of minority shareholders (with less than 1% stake) holding Samsung Electronics (common stock) shares exceeded 5.18 million, reaching 5,188,804. This is an increase of 642,307 from 4,546,497 at the end of June.

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