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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: 21
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,039
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 24.517 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 724
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 25.47 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 754
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 24.94 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 477
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 42.08 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 6,453 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,024 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 597 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 4,678
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Naver Corporation is Internet Company and Search Engine services providing company and Web Portal Business with headquarters is in South Korea.

The company services including line messenger, currently with over 200 million users from around the world. It products are online search engine and portal site and mobile messaging platform. The headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Naver
Rank as per Search Criteria: 22
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,107
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 22.938 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,150
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 7.36 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,359
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 6.53 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,672
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 11.49 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 103,470 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 6,156 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 845 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending period
Employee Count: 4,120
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SK HOLDINGS is Conglomerate company with business segments Chemicals, Energy, Telecom, Construction, Shipping, Infrastructure, Semiconductors and many more. Headquarters is in South Korea.

SK Holdings Co. Ltd was renamed to SK Inc. in March-2021.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: SK Holdings Co., Ltd.
Rank as per Search Criteria: 23
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,139
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 22.087 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 6,347
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 1.66 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 5,207
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 2.33 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 7,939
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 1.34 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Company Profile:

LS Electric Manufactures and Distributes Electrical Products and Power Equipment company. The headquarters is in South Korea.

They offer power devices, systems, and solutions required for transmitting and supplying to customers electricity produced from generators.

They offer automation solutions from unit machine to process control in order to effectively operate industrial sites.

They offer total railway solutions related to manufacturing, installation, testing and maintenance for safer and more efficient operation.

Headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: LSIS
Rank as per Search Criteria: 24
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,189
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 21.099 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,616
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 5.79 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,994
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 8.06 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 5,811
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 2.25 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 3,737 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: -1,231 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: -1,342 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending period
Employee Count: 13,199
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is a Shipbuilding Market company. The headquarters is in South Korea.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering acquired by Hanwha Ocean for 2 Trillion KRW.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 25
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,207
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 20.777 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 4,999
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 2.47 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 5,619
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 2.06 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 12,103
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 0.62 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 1,351 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: -25 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2021 ending year
Company Profile:

It Manufactures Electrical equipment and parts . Headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 26
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,248
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 19.775 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 7,730
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 1.20 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 8,343
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 1.08 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 14,079
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 0.45 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Industry Machinery
Annual Revenue in USD: 2,566 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: -19 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2020 ending year
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 27
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,261
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 19.623 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,534
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 6.02 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,260
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 6.87 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 2,856
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 5.93 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 13,582 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: -277 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: -170 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 27,409
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:
Manufactures Ships, Marine Engines, Power Engines. Headquarters is in South Korea.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Hyundai Heavy Industries
Rank as per Search Criteria: 28
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,267
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 19.528 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,010
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 7.98 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,016
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 7.95 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 2,388
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 7.49 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Financial Services, Insurance
Annual Revenue in USD: 17,333 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,258 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,005 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 5,692
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is a leading non-life insurance company in Korea, offering a variety of insurance products and services including fire, marine, automobile, accident, liability, long-term non-life insurance, and private pension. Headquarters is in South Korea.

They also engage in general insurance, automobile insurance, and reinsurance in the U.S., U.K., China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore.

As on December 2019, they had 6,077 employees (Male Employees: 3,278, Female Employees: 2,799 ).

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 29
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,350
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 18.157 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 656
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 27.75 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 493
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 36.69 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,075
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 19.20 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 66,529 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 3,824 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 2,467 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 38,175
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Posco is Steel Manufacturing Company with headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Company Website: POSCO
Rank as per Search Criteria: 30
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,396
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 17.534 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,067
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 7.72 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,089
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 7.64 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 2,360
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 7.58 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 8,807 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 722 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 613 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 1,396
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:
Manufactures products using non-ferrous metals, Manufactures products using copper, steel, lead.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: Korea Zinc
Rank as per Search Criteria: 31
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,404
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 17.391 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 2,171
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 7.25 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,338
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 6.60 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 2,183
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 8.25 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 8,790 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 3,449 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 2,345 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending period
Employee Count: 111
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

Woori Financial Group engages in a broad range of business including corporate banking, retail banking, credit card operations, investment banking, capital markets activities, asset management and asset trust, etc.

Headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea.

As on 2019, it has 874 branches in domestic network and 476 branches Worldwide outside of South Korea.

As on Dec-2021, Woori Financial Group has 768 branches and offices in Korea and 14 overseas branches, 8 overseas branch offices and 4 overseas offices.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Company Website: WOORI BANK
Rank as per Search Criteria: 32
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,458
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 16.404 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 8,216
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 1.08 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 8,237
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 1.11 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 7,258
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 1.57 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 9,877 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 158 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2021 ending year
Company Profile:

Doosan is global leader in the infrastructure support business sector.

Doosan builds large-scale power plants that generate electricity, build infrastructure to supply clean water in Middle East, manufactures Construction Equipment, Works on technologies like robots, mobile fuel cells, Drones, automated and unmanned construction machines.

Headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: DOOSAN CORPORATION
Rank as per Search Criteria: 33
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,501
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 15.784 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 667
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 27.58 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 469
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 38.41 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 448
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 44.15 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 40,714 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 2,352 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,449 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 19,500
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

LG Chem is chemical sector company with headquarters is in South Korea.

LG Chem has 19,500 employees as on 2022.

The company has built the global network for production, sales and R&D not only in Korea but also in main bases across the world and has provided globally competitive products including ABS, polarizers and EV battery cells, raising its global position as a material supplier.

The company has strengthened market dominance starting from the Petrochemicals business to Energy Solution, Advanced Materials and has expanded its business into Life Science area, building a future-oriented business portfolio.

Facts About Company:

LG Chem Annual Revenue for year ending December 2022 is 51,864 million KRW and has 1,845 million KRW as Annual Net Profit.

LG Chem has 19,500 employees as on 2022.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: LG Chem
Rank as per Search Criteria: 34
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,513
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 15.703 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 9,019
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 0.92 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 13,398
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 0.45 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Rank as per Search Criteria: 35
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,520
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 15.668 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,686
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 9.77 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,336
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 13.13 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,183
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 17.21 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Business Sector: Energy, Oil and Gas, Oil Refining
Annual Revenue in USD: 61,275 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 3,075 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 1,232 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 1,500
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SK INNOVATION is Energy and Petrochemical Company, Petroleum Refining, Oil and Gas Exploration company. Headquarters is in South Korea.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: SK Innovation
Rank as per Search Criteria: 36
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,525
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 15.615 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 3,256
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 4.38 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 3,832
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 3.60 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 7,454
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 1.49 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 279 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 78 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2021 ending year
Company Profile:

Hanmi Semiconductor is semiconductor based company. The headquarters is in South Korea.
They design and manufacture System ICs, Memory Chips, SRAM, DRAM, NOR Flash memory, Foundry Services and serves other semiconductor companies by providing expertise in designing and manufacturing.

Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: HANMI SEMICONDUCTOR
Rank as per Search Criteria: 37
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,556
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 15.345 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,745
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 9.39 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 1,697
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 9.84 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,663
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 11.57 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 55,937 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: -25,634 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: -19,206 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 49,237
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION creates clean and safe energy using wind and solar power. It connect various power  services in to one. This is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projects including those in nuclear power, wind power and coal. The headquarters is in South Korea. 

Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Rank as per Search Criteria: 38
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,599
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 14.784 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 3,163
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 4.56 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,034
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 7.87 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,855
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 10.18 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 13,584 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,287 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 705 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 5,036
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:

SK TELECOM is Telecom sector company with headquarters is in South Korea.

  • 28.65 million mobile subscribers as on 2020.
  • 5.193 million IPTV subscribers, 3.719 fixed line subscribers, 5.613 high speed internet subscribers.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ NYSE
Company Website: SK TELECOM CO. LTD.
Rank as per Search Criteria: 39
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,642
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 14.409 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,556
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 10.74 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,290
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 6.76 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 1,777
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 10.77 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 14,587 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 7,812 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 7,917 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 1,248
Employee Count as of Date: As on 2022
Company Profile:
HMM CO.,LTD is Shipping company with headquarters is in South Korea.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: HMM CO.,LTD
Rank as per Search Criteria: 40
World Rank (Aug-2026): 1,690
Market Cap (Aug-15-2026): 13.824 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-2024): 1,929
Market Cap (Jan-05-2024): 8.35 Billion USD
World Rank (Jul-30-2023): 2,117
Market Cap (Jul-30-2023): 7.53 Billion USD
World Rank (Jan-07-2022): 3,137
Market Cap (Jan-07-2022): 5.29 Billion USD
Headquarters Country: South Korea
Annual Revenue in USD: 3,691 Million USD
Annual Operating Income in USD: 1,749 Million USD
Annual Net Income in USD: 832 Million USD
Annual Results for Period Ending: Dec-2022 ending year
Employee Count: 20
Employee Count as of Date: As on May-2021
Company Profile:
MERITZ Financial Group is a Financial Services company. The headquarters is in South Korea.
Stock Price: Yahoo @ SouthKorea
Company Website: MERITZ FINANCIAL GROUP

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