The Biggest IKEA in the World...Almost
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Published 2024-03-31
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Even though IKEA is a Swedish company, the biggest IKEA store isn't in Sweden - it's in Manilla, in the Philippines. And the second biggest IKEA is in South Korea. But the third biggest IKEA in the world, at 63 000 square meters, can be found in the southern part of Stockholm.
In this video I explore the store itself, and also tell you about the history of IKEA and its founder, Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar Kamprad was at one time the fifth richest person in the world...but he was also one of the stingiest people in the world. Learn more about him and how he started IKEA back in the 1940s in this video.
As usual, I've also found interesting anecdotes to tell about IKEA. How their naming system works for example, and some interesting examples of products. I also dug into the sordid history of IKEA failures - everything from failures like selling pianos and hard-to-assemble couches, to when they wanted to introduce a compost...inside a couch...that you would have inside...
And let's not forget about IKEA food. There's more than Swedish meatballs to be found at IKEA stores - and there's actually quite a lot of variety depending on where in the world the IKEA store is located-
Finally, I also discuss how this IKEA got its name - IKEA Kungens Kurva. It all began with a royal car crash in 1946, when the current Swedish king ended up in the ditch...
All Comments (20)
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Cool vlog - love some of the weird naming conventions at IKEA! Wish I knew the Gnabbas trick when my children needed discipline 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing and can’t wait for the road trip vlogs to come😊
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My first encounter with IKEA was in the store in Richmond, BC, Canada in the 70's. That store has moved and expanded twice since then. Thanks for the video of IKEA in Sweden!
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I appreciate Ikea having a miniature gävlebocken we can all enjoy burning in the comfort of our own homes, no matter what country we live in. I will also add that I would find it a very enjoyable video if you talked about snacks, food, and drinks from Sweden. Could be traditional or obscure things, or things someone must try or try to avoid. I have a friend in Gävle who I exchange care packages with and he always manages to send me the most disgusting candy he can find, I refuse to believe this is all Sweden has to offer 😅
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Very interesting! 💛💚
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Awesome video, you learn something new all the time, like how IKEAs name came to be I thought it was a family name. There is an IKEA about one hour from where I live and we have been many times, they definitely figured out how to get you to see the whole store, one way in and one way out not in the same places. When we were in Sweden we drove by the IKEA you were at, thank goodness we didn’t crash 😂. Stay safe till next time
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Very nice video.
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Interesting tour. Not been to IKEA in the UK for a long time. They are always so busy and impossible to park :( Wish they'd open up more branches. Though I do get my meatball fix elsewhere. Yum 😋
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I never new that I needed a rocking moose! Great video Miro! I love IKEA, but having a FIAT 500 I have found myself quite limited on what I can buy in store - thank goodness that IKEA do home delivery service. If you can, look up a song on YouTube called I fear IKEA by The Lancashire Hotspots 😁. Have a great day ❤
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I have never been to IKEA so this was quite interesting!
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Där har man varit många gånger!
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It almost seems like they must have people employed solely for naming their products. Perhaps they'll soon use AI for coming up with new names, and then they might end up with names of really tiny unknown places or weird old words depending on what they've fed the AI with. And even some AI hallucinations? 10:15 - Isn't that berry supposedly a luxury? But they sell it in Ikea? Hm... 🤔 Bearnaise sauce? Lol! That's just so 1980s!
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This was a lot of fun. We have two IKEAs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas...and almost had a third close by (that would have been near our NASCAR race track..."Yee-Haw!!!"). I have friends who have credit cards that get IKEA reward points. So, Sweden has successfully invaded Texas (and won the hearts of many).
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I appreciate that this is totally not the point of the video at all but cool Pokémon hoody 🤩👍
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you should visit the Manila store next 😅
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ikea is regestrated in the Netherlands and is a non tax paying compagnie, yes than you can get that rich isn't! But anyway, thank you for your nice content. Kind regards
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In 1943, a lot of Europe was at war. I think Sweden wins in its use of time, and no one has been hurt. The Denmark town names really make me laugh, that's some sense of humour 🤣
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Actually the biggest ikea un the world is the Ikea in the Philippines that stands at around 730,000 feet
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hellyeah bruder (biltema takes the krown)
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You Are Hilarious !
