Who Owns Samsung Electronics?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Samsung Electronics. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Samsung Electronics
South Korean multinational electronics company that designs and manufactures consumer electronics, semiconductors, and home appliances.
Samsung Electronics appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Samsung Electronics
South Korean multinational electronics company that designs and manufactures consumer electronics, semiconductors, and home appliances.
Samsung Electronics appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Samsung Electronics
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Samsung Group’s life insurance affiliate and the single-largest shareholder of Samsung Electronics. Stake of roughly 7.5% based on institutional holder data (Date Reported Nov 6 2025) aggregated by S&P Global / Simply Wall St and Investing.com; exact percentage can shift with buybacks and minor disposals. | Corporate | 7.5% | Nov 2025 |
National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) South Korea’s state-run National Pension Service; one of the world’s largest public pension funds and Samsung Electronics’ second-largest shareholder with about 6.6% of outstanding shares as of June 30 2025. | Government | 6.6% | Jun 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. US-based global asset manager; holds Samsung Electronics primarily via index and active global equity funds. Institutional filings show a stake just under 5% as of Nov 28 2025. | Institutional | 4.9% | Nov 2025 |
Samsung C&T Corporation Samsung Group’s de facto holding company; central to the Lee family’s control structure. Owns around 4.4% of Samsung Electronics, giving the family additional indirect influence beyond their personal stakes. | Corporate | 4.4% | Nov 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. US-based index-fund specialist; a major foreign shareholder via vehicles such as Vanguard Total International Stock and FTSE Developed Markets ETFs. Holds roughly 3.4% as of Oct 31 2025. | Institutional | 3.4% | Oct 2025 |
Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y. Lee) Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics and heir of the founding Lee family. Direct stake is about 1.4% of Samsung Electronics, complemented by family control through Samsung C&T and other affiliates. Figure based on S&P Global / Simply Wall St and MarketScreener ownership data as of late 2025. | Individual | 1.4% | Dec 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (Norway Government Pension Fund Global) Sovereign-wealth arm of Norway’s central bank; long-term institutional investor in Samsung Electronics with roughly 1.4% ownership as of June 30 2025. | Government | 1.4% | Jun 2025 |
Hong Ra-hee Widow of former chairman Lee Kun-hee and mother of Lee Jae-yong; major member of the Samsung founding family. S&P Global / Simply Wall St data show an approximate 1.3% stake of total shares after a series of block sales to help fund inheritance-tax payments; Korean regulatory disclosures sometimes quote a higher percentage calculated over common shares only. | Individual | 1.3% | Dec 2025 |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Samsung Group’s non-life insurance subsidiary; a long-standing cross-shareholder in Samsung Electronics with around 1.3% of shares. Korean financial-press coverage of FSS filings reported its stake at about 1.5% before a small 2025 block sale carried out to comply with ownership limits. | Corporate | 1.3% | Nov 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) US-based asset manager better known as Fidelity; owns just over 1% of Samsung Electronics via multiple international equity funds and mandates, based on late‑November 2025 institutional holder data. | Institutional | 1.0% | Nov 2025 |
Fidelity International Ltd UK-headquartered asset manager historically linked to Fidelity. Holds roughly 0.8% of Samsung Electronics, largely through global and emerging-market equity funds, according to mid‑2025 holdings disclosures. | Institutional | 0.8% | Jun 2025 |
Lee Seo-hyun Daughter of the late chairman Lee Kun-hee; president at Samsung C&T and chair of the Samsung Welfare Foundation. Listed as “Seo Lee” in S&P Global / Simply Wall St data with an estimated 0.68% of Samsung Electronics; Korean sources often cite a somewhat higher figure when calculated on common shares only. | Individual | 0.7% | Dec 2025 |
Lee Boo-jin President & CEO of Hotel Shilla and daughter of Lee Kun-hee. Owns a direct stake of roughly 0.6% in Samsung Electronics after multiple block sales since 2021 to raise cash for inheritance-tax and loan repayments, as reflected in S&P Global / Simply Wall St data and Korean financial press. | Individual | 0.6% | Dec 2025 |
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