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KT&G

Logo: KT&G, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

South Korean tobacco company

KT&G Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 케이티앤지), originally Korea Tobacco & Ginseng, also branded as Korea Tomorrow & Global, is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales over US$4 billion. KT&G was originally a government-owned monopoly but was privatised and today is publicly traded, competing for market share with other international tobacco firms such as Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco. KT&G's sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1987Founded1
  • Industrytobacco industry1
  • HeadquartersDaejeon1
  • Websitewww.ktng.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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KT&G Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 케이티앤지), originally Korea Tobacco & Ginseng, also branded as Korea Tomorrow & Global, is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales over US$4 billion. KT&G was originally a government-owned monopoly but was privatised and today is publicly traded, competing for market share with other international tobacco firms such as Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco. KT&G's sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009.2

Products and brands

  • cigarette

Listed on Wikidata.1

KT&G produces popular Korean cigarette brands such as The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse, Raison, and Lo Crux. It has been expanded outside Korea, especially through its superslim brand Esse in Russia and other Eastern European markets.

From Wikipedia’s article on Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Monopoly Office1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1987Founded Founded1

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