Let's visit one of the biggest IKEA stores in the world, and the second one that was ever opened, back in 1965. In this video I explore IKEA Kungens Kurva in Stockholm.

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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...