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Korean listed companies by number of employees

Listed Korean companies ranked by headcount (permanent plus fixed-term) in the staff section of their annual report. Only the company's own employees count, not those of its subsidiaries.

At a glance

2,110 companies have a value for this ranking. Samsung Electronics Co, is first at 128,881, followed by Hyundai Motor (72,598) and SK hynix (34,549).

The 10th company, Lotte Shopping, is at 17,712, and the 100th, JIN AIR Co,, at 2,382.

Of the 100 companies listed below, 96 are on KOSPI and 4 on KOSDAQ.

Top 100

Rank · Company	Employees
1 Samsung Electronics Co, KOSPI · 610 fixed-term	128,881
2 Hyundai Motor KOSPI · 8,744 fixed-term	72,598
3 SK hynix KOSPI · 83 fixed-term	34,549
4 LG Electronics KOSPI · 515 fixed-term	34,144
5 LG Display KOSPI · 15 fixed-term	24,430
6 E-Mart KOSPI	23,075
7 Korea Electric Power KOSPI · 205 fixed-term	22,875
8 HD Hyundai Heavy Industries KOSPI · 3,527 fixed-term	18,880
9 Korean AIR Lines KOSPI · 1,466 fixed-term	18,318
10 Lotte Shopping KOSPI · 10 fixed-term	17,712
11 KT KOSPI · 580 fixed-term	14,701
12 Industrial Bank of Korea KOSPI · 222 fixed-term	13,507
13 LG Chem KOSPI · 241 fixed-term	12,869
14 Samsung SDI KOSPI · 251 fixed-term	12,826
15 Hyundai Mobis KOSPI · 619 fixed-term	12,535
16 LG Innotek KOSPI · 2,258 fixed-term	12,211
17 Samsung Electro-Mechanics KOSPI · 596 fixed-term	12,173
18 Samsung SDS KOSPI · 31 fixed-term	11,219
19 Hanwha Ocean KOSPI · 1,313 fixed-term	11,178
20 Samsung Heavy Industries KOSPI · 2,244 fixed-term	10,589
21 LG Uplus KOSPI · 169 fixed-term	9,765
22 Samsung C&T KOSPI · 1,383 fixed-term	9,261
23 ktis KOSPI · 1,132 fixed-term	9,088
24 CJ Cheiljedang KOSPI · 67 fixed-term	8,232
25 CJ Freshway KOSDAQ · 239 fixed-term	8,225
26 Hyosung Itx KOSPI · 353 fixed-term	8,092
27 Asiana Airlines KOSPI · 404 fixed-term	7,479
28 GS Retail KOSPI · 1,326 fixed-term	7,304
29 S-1 KOSPI · 254 fixed-term	7,044
30 Hyundai Engineering & Construction KOSPI · 2,272 fixed-term	6,900
31 CJ Logistics KOSPI · 220 fixed-term	6,847
32 Hyundai Green Food KOSPI · 357 fixed-term	6,543
33 Hankook Tire & Technology KOSPI · 262 fixed-term	6,493
34 KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering KOSPI · 198 fixed-term	6,485
35 HDC Labs KOSPI · 5,963 fixed-term	6,465
36 Coway KOSPI · 233 fixed-term	6,352
37 Doosan Enerbility KOSPI · 1,427 fixed-term	6,233
38 Lotte Wellfood KOSPI · 326 fixed-term	5,825
39 Hyundai Autoever Corporation KOSPI · 49 fixed-term	5,753
40 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance KOSPI · 114 fixed-term	5,535
41 Hanwha Solutions KOSPI · 120 fixed-term	5,503
42 Nongshim KOSPI · 104 fixed-term	5,501
43 Samsung Biologics KOSPI · 260 fixed-term	5,455
44 SK Telecom KOSPI · 435 fixed-term	5,316
45 Samsung E&A KOSPI · 1,129 fixed-term	5,249
46 Korea Aerospace Industries KOSPI · 471 fixed-term	5,241
47 Lotte Chilsung Beverage KOSPI · 149 fixed-term	5,217
48 Samsung Life Insurance KOSPI · 425 fixed-term	5,124
49 Daesang KOSPI · 222 fixed-term	5,106
50 Naver KOSPI · 120 fixed-term	5,047
51 GS Engineering & Construction KOSPI · 1,320 fixed-term	4,996
52 SL KOSPI · 494 fixed-term	4,881
53 Amorepacific KOSPI · 317 fixed-term	4,748
54 DB Insurance KOSPI · 331 fixed-term	4,716
55 Hyundai-Rotem KOSPI · 434 fixed-term	4,541
56 SK KOSPI · 153 fixed-term	4,419
57 Lotte Chemical KOSPI · 58 fixed-term	4,349
58 Kt&g KOSPI · 237 fixed-term	4,331
59 Kolon Industries KOSPI · 347 fixed-term	4,260
60 Nexen Tire KOSPI · 78 fixed-term	4,255
61 KG Mobility KOSPI · 131 fixed-term	4,126
62 CJ CGV KOSPI · 1,260 fixed-term	4,096
63 LG H&H KOSPI · 12 fixed-term	4,013
64 Hyundaimarine&fireinsurance KOSPI · 173 fixed-term	3,987
65 Kakao KOSPI · 169 fixed-term	3,922
66 HL Mando KOSPI · 119 fixed-term	3,828
67 Korea Electronic Power Industrial Development KOSPI · 312 fixed-term	3,614
68 KCC KOSPI · 238 fixed-term	3,583
69 Hyosung Heavy Industries KOSPI · 324 fixed-term	3,567
70 S-Oil KOSPI · 157 fixed-term	3,537
71 LS Electric KOSPI · 139 fixed-term	3,482
72 Korea Airport Service KOSPI · 533 fixed-term	3,409
73 Otoki KOSPI · 75 fixed-term	3,388
74 Trinity Airways KOSPI · 327 fixed-term	3,380
75 OCI Company KOSPI · 178 fixed-term	3,360
76 Mirae Asset Securities KOSPI · 694 fixed-term	3,310
77 KolonGlobal KOSPI · 1,690 fixed-term	3,273
78 NC KOSPI · 92 fixed-term	3,262
79 Jejuair KOSPI · 322 fixed-term	3,233
80 Celltrion KOSPI · 229 fixed-term	3,153
81 Samlip KOSPI · 366 fixed-term	3,149
82 Hyundai Department Store KOSPI	3,139
83 BGF retail KOSPI · 534 fixed-term	3,130
84 CJ ENM KOSDAQ · 58 fixed-term	3,105
85 Samyang Foods KOSPI · 807 fixed-term	3,025
86 Posco Future M KOSPI · 236 fixed-term	2,979
87 Hite Jinro KOSPI · 73 fixed-term	2,935
88 Dohwa Engineering KOSPI · 635 fixed-term	2,912
89 Simmtech KOSDAQ · 32 fixed-term	2,902
90 Hyundai Elevator KOSPI · 132 fixed-term	2,867
91 Hyundai WIA KOSPI · 101 fixed-term	2,843
92 Hanwha Life Insurance KOSPI · 167 fixed-term	2,794
93 LX Hausys KOSPI · 16 fixed-term	2,728
94 Samho Development KOSPI · 2,418 fixed-term	2,713
95 Shinsegae KOSPI · 22 fixed-term	2,634
96 Daeduck Electronics KOSPI · 553 fixed-term	2,633
97 Samsung Securities KOSPI · 421 fixed-term	2,614
98 Harim KOSDAQ	2,564
99 KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company KOSPI · 283 fixed-term	2,466
100 JIN AIR Co, KOSPI · 396 fixed-term	2,382

How this is calculated

Headcount is as of the fiscal year end. Agency and contractor workers, which the report lists separately, are not included. The number of fixed-term employees is shown under each name.

Holding companies whose staff work mostly at subsidiaries or overseas units rank low here, since only head-office staff are counted.

Source: 2025 annual business reports filed with DART. Figures are as filed; this list is not a recommendation to buy or sell any stock.

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