Samsung Dominates the South Korean Stock Market

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The top 25 publicly-traded South Korean companies by market cap, based on Feb. 7, 2024 prices.

Samsung

Samsung is the only publicly-traded company in South Korea with a market cap in the hundred billions.

You may have noticed several other Samsung companies in this graphic. This includes Samsung Biologics (the biotech division of Samsung), Samsung SDI (electronics and battery manufacturing), and Samsung Life Insurance (South Korea’s largest insurance company).

LG

The LG Group (formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar) is another massive Korean conglomerate (also known as a “chaebol”). In addition to home electronics, it includes businesses in chemicals (LG Chem) and batteries (LG Energy Solution).