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South Korea Market Capitalization accounted for 1,917.573 USD bn in Feb 2024, compared with a percentage of 1,801.554 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

South Korea Market Capitalization accounted for 1,917.573 USD bn in Feb 2024, compared with a percentage of 1,801.554 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

South Korea's most valuable company by a country mile is Samsung with a market cap past $375 billion, bigger than the economy of Qatar.

Samsung retained its title of being the most valuable brand in South Korea despite recording a decrease in brand value by 7% to US$82.7 billion.

In 2021, Louis Vuitton was the most popular luxury goods brand in South Korea, reaching a sales share of over 31 percent. Chanel came in second, with a little over one in four luxury goods purchases being made from the brand.

Cost Of Living In South Korea Vs. The USA. The average cost of living in South Korea is much lower than the average cost of living in the United States. The biggest savings are found in the price of monthly rent for apartment units in both the suburbs and downtown locations.

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South Korea's four largest business conglomerates – Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG – will likely return as members of the country's top business lobby group, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI).

This report presents statistics about K-pop and the big 4 entertainment agencies (HYBE, JYP, SM, and YG) in South Korea.

The Big Three in K-pop refers to the three South Korean entertainment companies YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and SM Entertainment. These companies dominated the K-pop industry from the late 1990s to today.

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What is South Korea famous for? South Korea is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, vibrant K-pop music scene, delicious cuisine like kimchi and bulgogi. It is also famous because of the technological innovations from companies like Samsung and LG, stunning natural landscapes, and traditional arts and crafts.

Founded in 1896, Doosan is Korea's oldest company and has grown through numerous changes and innovations ranging from consumer goods to heavy and high-tech industries. Therefore, the history of Doosan occurred simultaneously with the history of economic growth and industrial development in Korea.

Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest chaebol, was also sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for his role. He was paroled and later pardoned by President Yoon in 2022, a move that allowed him to return to running the company.

Korean consumers are found to have paid more for Chanel handbags and other merchandise than consumers in other Asian countries, according to the French luxury brand's website Tuesday.

Korea's traditional clothing, hanbok, has maintained its basic traditional features throughout Korea's 5,000-year history while its styles and forms have evolved in various ways based on the lifestyle, social conditions, and aesthetic taste of the times.

As of December 31, 2022, total market capitalization amounts to KRW 3.9 trillion and the transaction volume in 2022 amounts to KRW 0.5 trillion. KRX is one of the most liquid markets in the Asia region.

South Korea has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. South Korea is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

Data are in current U.S. dollars. South Korea exports for 2022 was $803.59B, a 5.56% increase from 2021. South Korea exports for 2021 was $761.24B, a 27.33% increase from 2020. South Korea exports for 2020 was $597.87B, a 7.82% decline from 2019.