ries ▁The ▁following ▁list ▁of ▁countries ▁with ▁I KE A ▁stores ▁is ▁arranged ▁by ▁date ▁of ▁first ▁store ▁in ▁each ▁country . ▁ ▁Pl anned ▁ ▁Fran ch ises ▁ ▁I KE A ▁stores ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁companies ▁under ▁franch ise ▁agre ements ▁with ▁Inter ▁I KE A ▁Systems ▁B . V .. ▁Inter ▁I KE A ▁Systems ▁B . V . ▁also ▁own s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁a ▁single ▁store ▁— ▁the ▁I KE A ▁Del ft ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁L arg est ▁stores ▁ ▁The ▁world ' s ▁five ▁largest ▁I KE A ▁stores ▁are : ▁▁ ▁G w ang my e ong , ▁G ye ong gi , ▁South ▁Korea : ▁▁ ▁Stockholm ▁K ung ens ▁Kur va , ▁Sweden : ▁▁ ▁Shang hai ▁Ba os han , ▁China : ▁▁ ▁Go y ang , ▁G ye ong gi , ▁South ▁Korea : ▁▁ ▁Bang y ai , ▁Non th ab uri , ▁Th ailand ▁▁▁ ▁I KE A ▁has ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁ ▁store ▁in ▁Pas ay , ▁Metro ▁Man ila , ▁Philippines ▁by ▁late ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Once ▁opened , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁I KE A ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Inter ▁I KE A ▁B . V ., ▁World - wide ▁I KE A ▁store ▁listing ▁and ▁map ▁ ▁* ▁I KE A ▁stores ▁I KE A ▁stores ▁I KE A ▁stores <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁Paul ▁Kan ▁Man