LG

LG Electronics is a South Korean electronics company founded in 1958 under the name GoldStar, rebranded to LG Electronics in 1995. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company is listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) under ticker 066570. LG Electronics operates as a subsidiary of LG Corporation.

LG operates across consumer electronics, home appliances, and displays. In the IoT space, the company advances its ThinQ platform — a smart-home connectivity system linking refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and other appliances through the LG ThinQ app and protocols including Matter. ThinQ products support remote control, automation, and integration with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.

The LG ThinQ platform serves as the smart-home umbrella across LG's appliance lineup. LG OLED TV and QNED TV are the primary television product lines. On the commercial side, LG offers digital signage displays and webOS-based display management systems. In the automotive segment, LG Magna E-Powertrain — a joint venture with Magna International — develops electric vehicle powertrain components.

In the television market, LG competes directly with Samsung and Sony. In the smart-home appliance space, competitors include Samsung SmartThings and Google Nest. In OLED display panels, LG Display — a subsidiary — is a major global supplier of OLED panels and also sells panels to other manufacturers including Sony.