# The milestone comes after the South Korean company's shares rallied as much as 15 per cent in Wednesday's trade.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-06 · Business Today*

## Key points

- Samsung Electronics reached a $1 trillion market valuation after its shares rallied 15% in one day.
- Samsung is only the second Asian firm after TSMC to achieve a $1 trillion valuation.
- Samsung's semiconductor earnings jumped 48-fold year-on-year in the March quarter from AI demand.
- SK Hynix shares surged over 81% in the past month, outpacing TSMC's 21.77% increase.

**Companies:** Samsung Electronics Co, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), SK Hynix Inc
**Countries:** South Korea, Taiwan

[Read the full story on Business Today](https://www.businesstoday.in/markets/story/samsung-electronics-hits-1-trillion-market-valuation-on-ai-driven-chip-demand-529993-2026-05-06)

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