A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) configured to open and close the storage compartment from left and right; a door opening module configured to open the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) and having a single motor (120, 121) provided to rotate forwards and backwards; and a controller configured to control forward and reverse driving of the single motor (120, 121), wherein the door opening module includes: left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor (120, 121) to open the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18), respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor (120, 121) to the left and right racks; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device, and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor (120, 121) by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch, an opening process of the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch. a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) configured to open and close the storage compartment from left and right; a door opening module configured to open the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) and having a single motor (120, 121) provided to rotate forwards and backwards; and a controller configured to control forward and reverse driving of the single motor (120, 121), wherein the door opening module includes: left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor (120, 121) to open the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18), respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor (120, 121) to the left and right racks; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device, and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor (120, 121) by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch, an opening process of the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch. left and right racks configured to move according to driving of the single motor (120, 121) to open the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18), respectively; and a power transfer device configured to selectively transfer a driving force from the single motor (120, 121) to the left and right racks; wherein the door opening module further includes a single switch turned on/off in conjunction with the power transfer device, and the controller is configured to control forward and reverse driving and stopping of the single motor (120, 121) by recognizing a current position of the left and right racks through an ON/OFF signal of the single switch, an opening process of the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) starts by recognizing a door opening signal through a sensor or an input unit, and the left and right doors (14, 15, 17, 18) are sequentially opened by applying the ON/OFF signal of the single switch.