Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation as AI rally lifts shares over 10%
Close-up of the Samsung logo at the research building in Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018.
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Shares of Samsung Electronics rose more than 10% on Wednesday, pushing the chip giant’s market value above $1 trillion, as investors continued to flock to AI-related stocks.
Samsung became the second Asian company after TSMC to exceed $1 trillion.
This rise follows Samsung Electronics’ record first-quarter earnings last week. Operating profit increased more than eightfold to 57.2 trillion won, while revenue rose to a record 133.9 trillion Korean won
Samsung’s first quarter operating profit also exceeded the 43.6 trillion won profit it made in the whole of 2025.
The rally also followed: Bloomberg report He said Apple is in exploratory talks with Samsung and Intel to produce chips for Apple devices in the U.S., potentially diversifying beyond longtime supplier TSMC.
Shares of South Korean chip giant SK Hynix also rose more than 9%, helping the benchmark index Kospi rise more than 5% into the top 7,000 for the first time.
