View of Samsung Electronics’ Seocho office building in Seocho District, Seoul (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The market capitalization of Samsung Electronics Co. surpassed the landmark 1,000 trillion won (US$688 billion) Wednesday, marking the first time for a South Korean business to do so, as its shares continued to rally amid a global artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
Shares of Samsung Electronics closed at 169,100 won, up 0.96 percent from the previous session, raising its market capitalization to 1,001 trillion won, according to the Korea Exchange. The stock traded as high as 169,400 won during the session.
The South Korean tech giant has been setting new records since its shares surpassed the 100,000-won threshold on Oct. 27, as the global race to invest in AI infrastructure has led to a sharp rise in chip demand.
Industry watchers expect Samsung Electronics to maintain solid performance going forward, with the company set to expand its presence in the premium high bandwidth memory (HBM) sector.
Samsung Electronics posted record operating profit and sales in the fourth quarter of 2025. For all of 2025, the tech giant reported net income of 45.2 trillion won, up 31.2 percent from a year earlier.
(Yonhap)
