Samsung Electronics Joins the 1 Trillion Dollar Market Cap Club on Semiconductor Tailwinds

On the 26th, Samsung Electronics surged more than 7%, pushing its market capitalization above the 1 trillion dollar mark and lifting it to 12th place in the global ranking of listed companies by market capitalization, according to one tally.

According to the U.S. market capitalization tracking website CompaniesMarketCap.com, Samsung Electronics' share price rose 7.13% that day, increasing its market capitalization to 1.021 trillion dollars.

As a result, Samsung Electronics climbed two notches from 14th to 12th place, overtaking Walmart (1.020 trillion dollars) and Eli Lilly (970.55 billion dollars).

On the 25th, as the KOSPI index surpassed 6,000 for the first time ever in early trading, the domestic stock index was displayed at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Seoul. That day, shares of Samsung Electronics, which exceeded KRW 200,000, and SK Hynix, which exceeded KRW 1,000,000, also opened higher. 2026.2.25 Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The "1 trillion dollar club" includes Nvidia (4.761 trillion dollars), Apple (4.03 trillion dollars), Alphabet (3.786 trillion dollars), Microsoft (MS, 2.977 trillion dollars), Amazon (2.261 trillion dollars), TSMC (2.01 trillion dollars), Aramco (1.659 trillion dollars), Meta (1.653 trillion dollars), Broadcom (1.575 trillion dollars), and Tesla (1.566 trillion dollars).

Samsung Electronics still trails Tesla by a certain margin, but the gap with the company immediately above it, Berkshire Hathaway (1.065 trillion dollars), is not large, raising the possibility of a ranking change if its share price rises further.

However, according to data from the Korea Exchange, based on the closing price that day, Samsung Electronics' market capitalization stood at 1,290.481 trillion won, and the combined market capitalization including Samsung Electronics preferred shares (121.3354 trillion won) was tallied at 1,411.8165 trillion won. Converted at the current won-dollar exchange rate, this comes in slightly below 1 trillion dollars (approximately 1,428 trillion won). The discrepancy is presumed to stem from differences in aggregation standards or in the way exchange rates are applied.

Meanwhile, SK Hynix, whose share price rose 7.96% that day, had a market capitalization of 783.2599 trillion won. The combined market capitalization of Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics preferred shares, and SK Hynix was 2,195.0764 trillion won, accounting for 42.22% of the total market capitalization of the KOSPI, which stood at 5,198.9999 trillion won.

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