Largest Listed Companies in Asia by Market Capitalization
Five of the ten largest stock exchange operators in the world are located in Asia, and the region is home to over 28,000 listed companies. Asia’s exchange history stretches back to 1875, when Mumbai opened the continent’s first stock exchange, followed by the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1878. Even earlier, Japan pioneered futures trading as far back as 1730 — laying the groundwork for tools like the candlestick chart that traders still use today.
The largest listed companies in Asia span a wide range of sectors and geographies. Key markets include the Tokyo Stock Exchange (over 3,900 listings), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (over 2,100 listings), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, India’s National Stock Exchange, the Korea Exchange, and the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Several sectors stand out across Asian markets:
- Semiconductors: TSMC (Taiwan), Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix (South Korea) — TSMC was founded in 1987 as the world’s first dedicated semiconductor foundry and remains the largest contract chipmaker globally.
- Banking & finance: China’s major state-owned banks — ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China — consistently rank among the top twelve Asian banks by market cap. In Southeast Asia, the most valuable companies in Indonesia and Singapore are also financial institutions.
- Internet & e-commerce: Tencent and Alibaba dominate digital services and cloud computing out of China.
- Automotive: Toyota, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, remains Asia’s flagship automaker and a global leader in hybrid and hydrogen technologies. More on the sector in our largest automobile manufacturers page.
- EV batteries & clean energy: CATL, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, is the world’s largest EV battery manufacturer by market share.
- Conglomerates: India’s Reliance Industries spans energy, telecom, and retail, while Japan contributes a deep bench including Mitsubishi UFJ, SoftBank, Sony, Hitachi, and Fast Retailing.
Many major Asian companies carry dual listings. TSMC became the first Taiwanese company listed on the NYSE back in 1997, and several large Chinese firms trade as ADRs on U.S. exchanges. Programs like Stock Connect have also opened access to mainland Chinese equities for qualified international participants.
Asian stocks trade in a variety of local currencies — the Japanese yen, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Korean won, and others — each under its own regulatory framework. For a broader view, see the largest companies in the world by market cap.
Regulated brokerThe table below lists the largest Asian publicly traded companies ranked by market capitalization. All data — including price and market cap — is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.
| Stock | Price | Change % | Marketcap |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toyota TM | $189.00 | 3.10% | 223.80B |
 Sony SONY | $19.89 | 4.05% | 117.50B |
 SoftBank 9984.T | $39.17 | 4.56% | 0.223T |
 Nintendo Co., Ltd. NTDOY | $11.80 | 3.75% | 54.41B |
 Alibaba BABA | $141.00 | 0.31% | 338.27B |
Tencent TCEHY | $60.64 | 0.39% | 548.40B |
| $30.21 | 1.56% | 41.26B | |
Baidu BIDU | $139.87 | 0.51% | 47.59B |
 Samsung 005930.KS | $185.76 | 1.10% | 0.00122 |
SK Hynix 000660.KS | $1,166.42 | 1.93% | 0.00083 |
LG Chem 051910.KS | $297.14 | 1.06% | 0.023T |
 Reliance Industries RELIANCE.NS | $15.17 | 0.07% | 0.205T |
| $25.31 | 0.29% | 0.092T | |
 Infosys INFY | $12.57 | 0.55% | 50.87B |
 HDFC Bank HDB | $25.67 | 0.16% | 131.73B |
 AIA 1299.HK | $11.05 | 2.86% | 115.04B |
| $54.15 | 0.66% | 68.44B | |
TSMC TSM | $414.15 | 1.28% | 2.15T |
 DBS Group D05.SI | $46.27 | 0.31% | 131.30B |
 Singapore Airlines C6L.SI | $4.98 | 0.32% | 15.69B |
 Keyence 6861.T | $537.79 | 6.07% | 0.13T |
 Li Auto LI | $17.60 | 0.68% | 17.98B |
HyundaiMtr 005380.KS | $424.09 | 7.17% | 0.111T |
 MediaTek 2454.TW | $115.56 | 6.14% | 0.184T |
NIO NIO | $5.87 | 0.51% | 14.71B |
