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South Korea Top Companies List by Market Cap in August 2026

South Korea Top Companies List by Market Cap as of August 2026. Biggest South Korea Companies List by Market Cap in August 2026. South Korea Largest Companies in August 2026.

Rank as per Search Criteria: 1
World Rank (Aug-2026): 12
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 1,295.820 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 22
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 386.91 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 22
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 368.83 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 15
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 438.84 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 191,395 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 4,854 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 10,698 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2023 ending year
Employee Count: 113,753
Employee Count as of Date: As on February 2022
Company Profile:

Samsung Electronics is top number 1 company in South Korea by Market Capitalization as on 2021. As on Jan 7th 2022, Samsung Electronics has market cap of 438 Billion USD. Headquarters is in South Korea.

Post Apple company, Samsung Electronics is second biggest company in world in Electronics Manufacturing company. Samsung manufactures Mobiles, Laptops, Home Appliances, TVs, Refrigerators and many other Electronic Devices.

Facts About Company:

For year ending Dec-2022, Samsung Electronics annual revenue was 302.2 Trillion KRW and annual net income was 54.7 Trillion KRW.

As on Feb-2022, Samsung Electronics had 113,753 employees.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 2
World Rank (Aug-2026): 19
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 839.457 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 202
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 74.09 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 219
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 71.41 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 231
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 72.83 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 35,027 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 5,345 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,750 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 40,170
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SK HYNIX is Semiconductor Company with headquarters is in South Korea. Manufactures Products related to DRAM, SSD, Image Sensor, Chips, NAND etc

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: SK Hynix
Rank as per Search Criteria: 3
World Rank (Aug-2026): 219
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 109.348 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,874
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 5.10 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,999
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 4.95 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Company Profile:

SK SQUARE CO., LTD. invests in semiconductor, and information and communication technologies in South Korea. The company manufactures and sells memory and system semiconductors. It also provides lifecare platform that improves customer's lives based on the cyber and physical security, security convergence. Headquarters is in South Korea.

Company Website: SK SQUARE CO., LTD.
Rank as per Search Criteria: 4
World Rank (Aug-2026): 301
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 85.268 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 526
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 34.48 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 513
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 36.15 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 495
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 41.03 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 111,880 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 7,709 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 5,781 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 71,982
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Hyundai Motor Company is a Automotive Manufacturer company. It manufactures cars, luxury cars, commercial vehicles. The headquarters is in South Korea.

  • 6.36 Million Vehicles sold by Hyundai for Year ending December-2020
  • 7.20 Million Vehicles sold by Hyundai for Year ending December-2019
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Hyundai Motors
Rank as per Search Criteria: 5
World Rank (Aug-2026): 303
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 84.616 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,900
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 8.49 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,835
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 8.97 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,487
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 13.40 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 7,398 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 929 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 770 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 11,774
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops and manufactures electronic components across world. Samsung Electro-Mechanics working in key areas, such as high-frequency wireless materials and power/precision mechanics to further develop its strategic technology and to generate synergic effect in its businesses. Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops boards, chip parts, camera modules, and communication modules. Headquarters is in South Korea.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: SAMSUNG ELEC MECH
Rank as per Search Criteria: 6
World Rank (Aug-2026): 420
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 62.157 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 205
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 73.84 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 228
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Batteries, Electric Vehicles
Company Profile:

It manufacture batteries for mobiles, electric vehicles, energy systems, laptops and to many more. Headquarters is in South Korea.

LG Chem is the parent company of LG Energy Solution Ltd.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ South Korea
Company Website: LG Energy Solution Ltd.
Rank as per Search Criteria: 7
World Rank (Aug-2026): 500
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 51.514 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 433
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 41.72 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 418
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 43.80 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 417
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 46.57 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 2,356 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 772 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 626 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 2,587
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Samsung Biologics is Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Company with headquarters is in South Korea. It provides development, manufacturing , laboratory testing services at every stage for Biopharmaceutical products while meeting the evolving needs of the global healthcare industry. The company has 2,587 employees as on 2022.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Samsung Biolgics
Rank as per Search Criteria: 8
World Rank (Aug-2026): 601
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 43.407 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,139
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 15.66 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,329
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 13.20 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,268
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 16.01 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 33,882 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 2,005 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,605 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 12,083
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION business is Construction, Trading, Fashion, Resorts are four Core businesses with headquarters is in South Korea.

Facts About Company:

Annual revenue was 34,455 KRW Trillion for year ending Dec-2021.

Annual Operating Profit as of 2019 is 0.9 KRW Trillion.

Total Assets as of 2019 is 45.9 KRW Trillion.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: SAMSUNG C&T
Rank as per Search Criteria: 9
World Rank (Aug-2026): 614
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 42.904 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,886
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 5.07 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 3,200
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 4.59 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 6,080
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 2.11 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 4,798 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 189 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2021 ending year
Employee Count: 4,407
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

HANWHA AEROSPACE manufacture aircraft engines. Headquarters is in South Korea.

Annual sales for FY2019 is 5,264 billion KRW.

HANWHA AEROSPACE has 2,036 employees as on December-2019.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: HANWHA AEROSPACE
Rank as per Search Criteria: 10
World Rank (Aug-2026): 623
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 42.530 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,175
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 15.08 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,165
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 15.56 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,120
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 18.41 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 13,166 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 4,550 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 3,450 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 24,462
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

KB Financial Group is the largest bank in South Korea.

As on Dec-2021, KB Financial Group has 914 branches.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Company Website: KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Rank as per Search Criteria: 11
World Rank (Aug-2026): 667
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 39.591 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 660
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 27.72 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 719
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 26.11 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 719
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 29.02 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Automobile
Annual Revenue in USD: 67,949 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 5,678 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 4,246 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 35,847
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

KIA MOTORS CORPORATION is Second Largest Automobile Company in South Korea with headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Kia Motors
Rank as per Search Criteria: 12
World Rank (Aug-2026): 677
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 38.857 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,791
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 9.03 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,710
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 9.74 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,909
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 9.86 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Financial Services, Insurance
Annual Revenue in USD: 22,653 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,292 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,243 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 5,348
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:
Insurance Company with headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Samsung Life Insurance
Rank as per Search Criteria: 13
World Rank (Aug-2026): 685
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 38.472 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,969
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 8.15 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,986
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Company Profile:

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings has business in Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. It manufacture ships. Headquarters is in South Korea. 

Stock Price: Yahoo @ South Korea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 14
World Rank (Aug-2026): 694
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 37.952 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,095
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 7.58 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,033
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 2,033
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 9,184 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 403 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2021 ending period
Company Profile:

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction develops and supplies casting and forging products for industrial facilities, power generation facilities for nuclear and thermal plants, desalination plants as well as material handling systems to domestic and global plant markets. The headquarters is in South Korea.

It provides integrated power solutions, offering a wide breadth of capabilities from the construction of power plants to the manufacture of boilers, turbines and equipment for nuclear and wind power stations.

Rank as per Search Criteria: 15
World Rank (Aug-2026): 727
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 36.355 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,207
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 14.56 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,251
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 14.32 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,236
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 16.46 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 17,745 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 4,984 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 3,644 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 165
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP is Financial Services, Insurance, Securities Brokerage and Commercial Banking company with headquarters is in South Korea.

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP has 1,038 branch offices.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Rank as per Search Criteria: 16
World Rank (Aug-2026): 749
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 35.069 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,144
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 15.58 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,104
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 16.63 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,016
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 20.46 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Automobile, Automobile Parts
Annual Revenue in USD: 40,746 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,592 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,951 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 10,243
Employee Count as of Date: As on May 2021
Company Profile:

Hyundai Mobis is Automotive Parts manufacturing company with headquarters is in South Korea. They have 32,065 employees as on December 2019.

The company annual revenue is approximately 38 trillion South Korean won.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Hyundai Mobis
Rank as per Search Criteria: 17
World Rank (Aug-2026): 794
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 33.137 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 509
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 35.82 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,134
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 16.02 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 985
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 21.21 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 1,793 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 508 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 422 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 2,263
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Celltrion is a Biopharmaceutical company. The headquarters is in South Korea.

Celltrion achieved what was thought impossible by launching the world’s first “antibody biosimilar” from a country with a relatively underdeveloped pharmaceutical sector. The company has pioneered numerous uncharted areas to stellar success, which it plans to follow up by continuing its growth as a global biopharmaceutical company with unique approaches to small molecule pharmaceuticals and new businesses such as the Ubiquitous-healthcare platform business.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Celltrion
Rank as per Search Criteria: 18
World Rank (Aug-2026): 884
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 29.191 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 819
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 22.43 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 546
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 34.41 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 591
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 35.11 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 15,797 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,419 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,532 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 11,315
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Samsung SDI is a manufacturer of the rechargeable batteries for IT industry, automobiles and energy storage systems (ESS), as well as cutting-edge materials used to produce semiconductors, displays, and solar panels. Headquarters is in South Korea.

The company annual revenue is 20,124 trillion KRW and 11,315 employees as on 2022.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Samsung SDI
Rank as per Search Criteria: 19
World Rank (Aug-2026): 917
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 27.759 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,361
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 12.79 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,213
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 14.79 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,057
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 19.60 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 65,522 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 2,788 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 939 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 75,000
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

LG ELECTRONICS is Electronics Company with headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: LG Electronics
Rank as per Search Criteria: 20
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,004
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 25.651 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,763
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 9.29 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,834
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 8.98 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,799
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 10.57 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 9,500 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 3,881 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 2,789 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 101
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Hana Financial Group dedicates itself to customer satisfaction and happiness through a comprehensive range of financial products and services for each stage of life. As part of these services, its premier financial service network leads the industry by creating synergy among its subsidiaries in banking, securities, credit cards, capital, and insurance.

Number of employees at the end of 2019 stood at 12,754. Headquarters is in South Korea.

As on Dec-2021, Hana Financial Group has 1,122 outlets in domestic and overseas network.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Hana Financial Group

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