I-Samsung ngokuqinisekile iyinkampani enkulu. Yaqala njengenkampani evamile yokudla futhi kamuva yaba i-conglomerate esenziwe ngomumo ikhiqiza yonke into ongayicabanga. Mhlawumbe lesi yisizathu esenza ukuthi i-Samsung izibeke emakethe njengophawu lwesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Lokhu kusekelwe embikweni we-Global 500 2015, nokho obubheke kuphela uphiko lwe-consumer electronics olwaziwa nge-Samsung Electronics. Lesi sigaba sinenani lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-81,7, okulenze ladlula iziqhwaga ezifana ne-Google, iMicrosoft ne-Verizon, eqede i-Top 5 etafuleni.
Phambi kwakhe sekunefilakisi Apple ngenani lomhlaba wonke lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-128. Nokho, kwakulindelekile, kusukela Apple njengamanje iyinkampani ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni futhi inenani lemakethe elingaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-737 zamaRandi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani ingene ku-Dow Jones Industrial Average index, ingena esikhundleni sikazakwethu wezokuxhumana we-AT&T. Ohlwini oluyi-Top 10, izinkampani ezingu-8 zivela eMelika, ezimbili ezisele yi-Samsung yaseNingizimu Korea futhi ekugcineni i-opharetha yamaselula enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, i-China Mobile. Lesi sakamuva sikleliswe endaweni yesibili ekugcineni ngenani lika-$47,9 billion.
*Umthombo: Korea Herald
