Samsung Group is the largest enterprise group in South Korea, including 26 subsidiaries and several other legal entities. It has established nearly 300 legal entities and offices in nearly 70 countries and regions, with a total of 196,000 employees. The business involves electronics, finance, machinery, chemistry and many other fields.

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969 and officially entered the Chinese market in 1992 after China and South Korea established diplomatic relations. In August 1992, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. invested and built a factory in Huizhou, China. In the following 10 years, Samsung Electronics has continued to increase investment and cooperation in China and has become one of the Korean companies with the largest investment in China. In 2003, Samsung Electronics' sales in China exceeded 10 billion US dollars, leaping into the level of China's first-class enterprises. In 2003, the Samsung brand value was US$10.85 billion, ranking 25th in the world, and was selected by Business Weekly as the fastest growing high-tech brand in the world.

Three of the group's companies entered the ranks of the Fortune 500 in 2003, among which Samsung Electronics ranked 59th, Samsung C&T ranked 115th, and Samsung Life Insurance ranked 236th. In 2003, Samsung Group's turnover was approximately US$96.5 billion, with a brand value of US$10.85 billion. It ranked 25th among the world's top 100 brands and became the fastest growing brand for two consecutive years. The group's flagship company, Samsung Electronics, ranked third in the 2003 Business Week IT Top 100. It has increasingly become an industry leader, and its influence has surpassed many traditional giants in the industry.

Samsung has nearly 20 products with the world’s largest market share among global companies, demonstrating its strong strength in the international market. Take Samsung Electronics as an example. The company has won many awards in the Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and has become the company with the most awards for several consecutive years. These prove that Samsung's design capabilities have reached world-class levels. In 2003, Samsung obtained 1,313 patents in the United States, ranking ninth among all companies in the world.

The corporate brand ranked 26th in the 2006 "Top 500 World Brands" compiled by World Brand Lab, and ranked 26th in the 2006 "Top 500 World Brands" published by "Barron's" Ranked 42nd among the world's top 100 most respected companies.