Monday, 22 June, 2026
AI Royalty: SK Hynix Dethrones Samsung as South Korea’s Tech King
By TechShots Studio
Riding the massive artificial intelligence boom, SK Hynix overtook Samsung Electronics on Monday to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company. This historic shift ends Samsung's 25-year reign at the top of the KOSPI index. Fueled by its dominance in specialized high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips for AI giants like Nvidia, SK Hynix's valuation surged to 2,082 trillion won ($1.35 trillion).
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