Here are the more interesting Samsung statistics I was able to dig up. As always, I will be adding more and updating these periodically as I find new stuff. Be sure to check back regularly.

Samsung Facts

• Year Samsung was founded: 1938
• Samsung headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
• Samsung founder: Lee Byung-chul
• Samsung Chairman: Lee Kun-hee
• What is Samsung?

Samsung Electronics inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies that give people the power to discover new experiences. With a constant focus on innovation and discovery, we keep redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. (source)

Top Samsung Competitors:

• Apple
• Google

Samsung Statistics

Samsung number of employees:

320,671 Samsung employees

Last updated 3/24/19

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Samsung sales:

• 2018: 243.77 trillion KRW
• 2017: 239.58 trillion KRW
• 2016: 201.87 trillion KRW
• 2015: 200.6 trillion KRW
• 2014: 206.2 trillion KRW
• 2013: 228.7 trillion KRW
• 2102: 201.1 trillion KRW

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Estimated brand value of Samsung:

$45.5 billion

Last updated 1/1/15

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Number of Galaxy smartphones Samsung has sold:

2 billion

Last updated 2/20/19

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Samsung’s share of the flat-panel TV market:

28.3%

Last updated 1/1/15

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Average number of Samsung TVs sold annually:

50 million

Last updated 5/31/16

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Average number of weekly visitors to the Samsung Smart TV Smart Hub:

2.5 million weekly visitors

Last updated 2/1/16

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Number of Samsung Pay users:

5 million registered users

Last updated 3/2/16

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Number of markets Samsung Pay is available in:

24 markets

Last updated 8/21/18

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Number of Samsung Pay users in South Korea:

1 million

Last updated 10/26/15

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Total number of transactions handled through Samsung Pay:

100 million transactions

Last updated 8/24/16

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Samsung’s share of the US smartphone market:

34%

Last updated 8/9/17

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Samsung’s share of the European smartphone market:

40.6%

Last updated 8/13/19

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Samsung’s share of the global wearable market:

4.3%

Last updated 3/2/17

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Samsung share of the smartphone market in India:

24%

Last updated 11/14/17

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Number of Samsung Health downloads:

500 million

Last updated 8/1/18

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Amount that Samsung spends on research and development each year;

$14 billion

Last updated 6/6/18

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Amount of transactions on Samsung Pay since launch:

$500 million

Last updated 3/2/16

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Amount that Samsung Pay has processed in Korea to date:

2 trillion won

Last updated 8/23/16

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Percentage of Korean online transactions handled through Samsung Pay:

25%

Last updated 8/23/16

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Number of Samsung Galaxy Apps Store users:

24 million monthly active users

Last updated 4/22/17

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Number of countries Samsung has employees in:

73 countries

Last updated 3/24/19

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Number of mobile phones Samsung sold in 2015:

320 million

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Number of mobile phones Samsung sold in 2014:

318 million

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Number of Tizen phones Samsung sold in 2015:

3 million

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Number of apps available in the Tizen Store:

10,000 apps

Last updated 12/20/16

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Number of apps available for Samsung Gear watches:

1,000 apps

Last updated 8/26/15

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Samsung’s share of the global tablet market:

13.7%

Last updated 2/1/16

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Samsung’s share of US and Canada tablet usage:

6.3%

Last updated 7/22/14

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Samsung’s share of US and Canada smartphone usage:

26.4%

Last updated 8/4/14

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Samsung’s share of global smartphone shipments:

74.3%

Last updated 7/30/14

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Percentage of smartphone industry profits that go to Samsung:

11%

Last updated 11/16/15

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Number of Samsung Gear VR users:

1 million monthly active users

Last updated 5/1/16

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Amount of content Samsung Gear VR users have watched in it:

2 million hours

Last updated 4/28/16

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Number of Samsung Gear VR headsets sold since launch:

5.4 million

Last updated 12/16/16

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Estimated projected number of Samsung Gear VR headsets that will be sold by 2020:

80 million

Last updated 12/16/16

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Number of Samsung Knox users:

4 million users

Last updated 11/26/15

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Samsung’s reported goal for smartphone shipments in 2016:

350 million phones

Last updated 7/27/16

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Number of Galaxy Note 7s that were recalled in 2016:

1.9 million

Last updated 12/9/16

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Percentage of Galaxy Note 7s in the US that have been returned:

85%

Last updated 11/4/16

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Amount Samsung is predicted to lose in the Note 7 recall:

$3.1 billion

Last updated 10/14/16

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Samsung’s share of the Italian smartphone market:

42.4%

Last updated May 2016

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Samsung’s share of the Latin American smartphone market:

45%

Last updated June 2016

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Estimated amount Samsung spent in advertising in the first 11 months of 2016:

$80.4 million

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Percentage of Samsung’s estimated 2016 advertising that was spent on desktop advertising:

73%

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Percentage of Samsung’s estimated 2016 advertising that was spent on video advertising:

20%

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Percentage of Samsung’s estimated 2016 advertising that was spent on mobile advertising:

7%

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The first Samsung app to 1 billion installs:

Samsung Push Service

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Samsung S8 Average revenue per US Daily Active User:

$0.21

Last updated 7/25/17

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Samsung S8+ Average revenue per US Daily Active User:

$0.54

Last updated 7/25/17

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Number of downloads for Samsung Email from the Google Play Store:

100 million

Last updated 12/9/17

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