Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong / Yonhap
Samsung Electronics spent nearly 90 trillion won ($59.2 billion) on capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) in 2025, making it the biggest investor among the world's top 10 semiconductor companies, industry data showed Wednesday.
The Korean tech giant invested 89.9 trillion won, comprised of 52.2 trillion won in capital expenditures and 37.7 trillion won, in R&D last year, according to data compiled by corporate tracker CEO Score.
Samsung's investment far exceeded that of second-ranked Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC, which spent 69.4 trillion won.
Despite a sharp decline in earnings in 2023 due to a downturn in the chip industry, Samsung Electronics continued to increase investment.
