SK Hynixs rise to South Koreas most valuable listed company reflects a long-term bet on HBM chips that became central to the AI boom. Backed by early investment and Nvidia demand, the company transformed from a struggling memory maker into a global semiconductor leader.

SK Hynix shares have risen more than 340 per cent in 2026 alone, outperforming Samsung’s 200 per cent jump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On the back of its lead in AI memory chips, SK Hynix has passed Samsung Electronics in market value for the first time in 26 years.

SK hynix briefly overtook Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable listed company in intraday trading Monday, challenging Samsung's long-held dominanc

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has briefly surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the nation's most valuable company. This surge, driven by booming demand for memory chips…

SK Hynix has surged past Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable company, driven by its dominance in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips crucial for AI systems.…

AI boom mints a new market cap leader for first time in 26 years

SK Hynix briefly overtook Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company with a $1.35 trillion market cap, driven by AI memory chip demand with ripple

AI-driven demand for advanced memory chips helped SK Hynix briefly surpass Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable company.

SK hynix overtook Samsung Electronics to claim the top position on KOSPI by market capitalization on Monday, ending Samsung's reign of 25 years and...

SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable company, driven by its dominance in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips essential for AI technologies.

Chipmaker SK Hynix has climbed past Samsung Electronics to emerge as South Korea's most valuable listed company, according to data from the South...

SK Hynix surpassed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company with a $1.35 trillion market cap, driven by its dominance in AI memory chips.

Le azioni di Sk Hynix, produttore di chip di memoria di maggior valore al mondo, hanno chiuso in rialzo del 5,6%

Chipmaker SK Hynix, which supplies high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to Nvidia and Google, has overtaken Samsung, with Reuters reporting that its market capitalization has now hit…

Samsung dethroned as South Korea's most valuable listed company for first time since 2000, as sustained AI spending rewrites rules

It's the first time since 2000 that Samsung hasn't topped the Korean market.

SK hynix's shares are up by almost 900% over the past 12 months, compared to almost 180% for the broader KOSPI index.

SK Hynix’s shares are up by almost 900% over the past 12 months, compared with almost 180% for the broader KOSPI index.

SK Hynix's stock price closed at approximately 2.9 million Korean won on the Korean stock exchange on Monday. The 5.6% gain raised the company's total market cap...

The South Korean chipmaker’s business has soared on booming AI demand.