As of the fourth quarter of 2021, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor segment was its biggest revenue generator, bringing in approximately 21.8 billion U.S. dollars. Other key segments are the company’s mobile communications and display panel businesses which also contributed significantly to total revenue.
Samsung
Samsung, perhaps best known for its consumer electronics division, owns business ventures that span across a large range of industries. Controlling some of the top companies operating in every sector from electronics to insurances to shipbuilding, Samsung ranks among the largest conglomerates in the world in terms of market value. The company employs hundreds of thousands of workers and accounts for a significant portion of South Korea’s GDP, meaning that Samsung is massively influential within its home country.
Mobile Communications segment
The cornerstone of Samsung’s success is its mobile communications segment, which includes various lines of smartphones and wearables as well as the company’s library of application software such as Samsung Pay. The company’s Samsung Galaxy line is among the most popular in the world and contributes towards making Samsung one of the largest smartphone brands in the world in terms of worldwide shipments.
Samsung Electronics' revenue from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by product/business segment
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Figures were converted from South Korean won to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of 1 South Korean won = 0.00092111 U.S. dollars (Dec 30, 2020) for Q4 '20. Sales for each business unit include intersegment sales.
31 December, 2021. 1 KRW = 0.00084116 USD
**in 2011, Samsung categorized visual display under the Digital Media & Appliances segment.
***In 2011, Samsung categorized mobile communications under the Telecom segment.
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