Largest Listed Companies in South Korea by Market Cap

Five conglomerates — Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, and HD Hyundai — account for more than half of South Korea’s total stock market value. This concentration reflects the country’s chaebol structure: large family-controlled business groups that emerged during post-war industrialization and still dominate the economy.

All major South Korean equities trade on the Korea Exchange (KRX), formed in 2005 through the merger of the Korea Stock Exchange (founded in 1956), the Korea Futures Exchange, and the KOSDAQ market. KRX is headquartered in Busan, with a key cash market office in Seoul’s Yeouido district. It lists over 2,400 companies, and all trading is denominated in the South Korean won (₩).

The flagship index is KOSPI, tracking all common stocks on the main board, while the KOSPI 200 narrows that to 200 blue-chip names representing roughly 70% of total market value. KOSDAQ, modeled after NASDAQ when it launched in 1996, serves smaller and high-growth firms, particularly in biotech and IT.

The largest South Korean companies span several sectors:

  • Semiconductors & electronics: Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, LG Electronics
  • Healthcare & biotech: Samsung Biologics
  • Internet retail: Coupang
  • Financials: KB Financial Group
  • Steel & materials: POSCO
  • Telecom: KT Corp, SK Telecom

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are also among the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, while Hyundai and Kia rank among the biggest Japanese and Korean automakers by market cap. International investors can access South Korean equities through ETFs such as the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY), listed on a US exchange.

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The table below ranks the largest South Korean publicly traded companies by market capitalization, with live prices and data from the Korea Exchange.

Largest listed companies in South Korea
StockSymbolPriceChange %Marketcap
005930.KS
Samsung
005930.KS
005930.KS₩268,500.001.10%1.76
000660.KS
SK Hynix
000660.KS
000660.KS₩1,686,000.001.93%1.19
373220.KS
LG Energy Solution
373220.KS
373220.KS₩476,500.001.35%111.50T
207940.KS
Samsung Biologics
207940.KS
207940.KS₩1,472,000.000.27%68.14T
CPNG
Coupang
CPNG
CPNG$17.223.75%30.91B
000270.KS
Kia
000270.KS
000270.KS₩164,500.004.38%63.93T
068270.KS
Celltrion
068270.KS
068270.KS₩198,400.002.02%43.39T
051910.KS
LG Chem
051910.KS
051910.KS₩429,500.001.06%33.62T
PKX
POSCO
PKX
PKX$88.940.80%26.30B
035420.KS
Naver
035420.KS
035420.KS₩215,000.003.61%32.14T
006405.KS
Samsung SDI
006405.KS
006405.KS₩332,000.003.35%26.13T
KB
KB Financial Group
KB
KB$109.790.99%38.94B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
SHG$67.771.08%33.77B
003670.KS
POSCO Chemical
003670.KS
003670.KS₩290,000.002.03%25.79T
035720.KS
Kakao
035720.KS
035720.KS₩46,000.001.66%20.27T
012330.KS
Hyundai Mobis
012330.KS
012330.KS₩509,000.0015.29%45.39T
086790.KS
Hana Financial Group
086790.KS
086790.KS₩126,500.000.90%33.94T
066570.KS
LG Electronics
066570.KS
066570.KS₩154,100.003.63%27.68T
032830.KS
Samsung Life Insurance
032830.KS
032830.KS₩295,000.001.67%52.97T
KEP
Korea Electric Power
KEP
KEP$15.123.39%19.41B
323410.KS
KakaoBank
323410.KS
323410.KS₩23,650.001.05%11.27T
003550.KS
LG Corp
003550.KS
003550.KS₩108,900.004.11%16.79T
259960.KS
Krafton
259960.KS
259960.KS₩273,000.001.11%12.31T
009155.KS
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
009155.KS
009155.KS₩379,500.000.52%28.67T
SKM
SK Telecom
SKM
SKM$36.301.57%13.93B
012450.KS
Hanwha Aerospace
012450.KS
012450.KS₩1,307,000.000.76%67.24T
024110.KS
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
024110.KS
024110.KS₩21,800.000.23%17.38T
034020.KS
Doosan Enerbility
034020.KS
034020.KS₩129,600.004.99%82.83T
011200.KS
HMM
011200.KS
011200.KS₩20,600.001.67%19.43T
096775.KS
SK Innovation
096775.KS
096775.KS₩75,900.000.26%12.68T
WF
Woori Financial Group
WF
WF$68.330.61%16.65B
033780.KS
KT&G (Korea Tobacco)
033780.KS
033780.KS₩181,000.002.43%19.07T
090430.KS
Amorepacific
090430.KS
090430.KS₩129,400.000.38%8.92T
010130.KS
Korea Zinc
010130.KS
010130.KS₩1,559,000.000.06%28.35T
042660.KS
DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding)
042660.KS
042660.KS₩126,100.002.93%38.63T
034730.KS
SK Group
034730.KS
034730.KS₩550,000.001.29%29.99T
KT
KT Corporation
KT
KT$20.961.04%10.09B
352820.KS
HYBE
352820.KS
352820.KS₩247,500.001.64%10.53T
010950.KS
S-OIL
010950.KS
010950.KS₩116,800.001.18%13.60T
003495.KS
Korean Air Lines
003495.KS
003495.KS₩23,850.000.21%8.81T
086280.KS
Hyundai Glovis
086280.KS
086280.KS₩251,000.008.89%18.83T
051905.KS
LG Household & Health Care
051905.KS
051905.KS₩116,800.000.68%1.96T
161390.KS
Hankook Tire
161390.KS
161390.KS₩62,100.004.02%7.58T
LPL
LG Display
LPL
LPL$4.324.85%4.32B
000100.KS
Yuhan
000100.KS
000100.KS₩86,600.001.59%6.47T
047810.KS
Korea Aerospace Industries
047810.KS
047810.KS₩166,800.002.91%16.26T
241560.KS
Doosan Bobcat
241560.KS
241560.KS₩74,900.002.35%7.17T
377300.KS
Kakao Pay
377300.KS
377300.KS₩57,000.001.38%7.71T
251270.KS
Netmarble
251270.KS
251270.KS₩43,000.008.70%3.52T
247540.KQ
Ecopro BM
247540.KQ
247540.KQ₩237,500.000.85%23.21T
011170.KS
LOTTE Chemical
011170.KS
011170.KS₩99,900.000.50%4.21T
009830.KS
Hanwha Solutions
009830.KS
009830.KS₩47,300.000.21%8.13T
021240.KS
Coway
021240.KS
021240.KS₩87,600.000.81%6.14T
058470.KQ
LEENO Industrial
058470.KQ
058470.KQ₩112,600.000.79%8.55T
271560.KS
ORION
271560.KS
271560.KS₩141,200.000.86%5.58T
036570.KS
NCsoft
036570.KS
036570.KS₩255,500.000.99%4.98T
001040.KS
CJ Group
001040.KS
001040.KS₩222,000.002.07%7.44T
011780.KS
Kumho Petrochemical
011780.KS
011780.KS₩150,800.0014.42%3.92T
035250.KS
Kangwon Land
035250.KS
035250.KS₩16,270.000.18%3.26T
383220.KS
F&F Co
383220.KS
383220.KS₩83,100.003.36%3.12T
086520.KQ
Ecopro
086520.KQ
086520.KQ₩155,000.002.94%20.83T
000150.KS
Doosan
000150.KS
000150.KS₩1,735,000.004.51%29.56T
081660.KS
Fila
081660.KS
081660.KS₩38,100.001.17%2.02T
036460.KS
Korea Gas
036460.KS
036460.KS₩38,000.001.17%3.32T
004370.KS
Nongshim
004370.KS
004370.KS₩377,500.001.07%2.30T
035900.KQ
JYP Entertainment
035900.KQ
035900.KQ₩59,900.000.00%1.98T
282330.KS
BGF Retail
282330.KS
282330.KS₩138,600.003.51%2.39T
008930.KS
Hanmi Pharmaceutical
008930.KS
008930.KS₩37,100.001.37%2.51T
003230.KS
Samyang Foods
003230.KS
003230.KS₩1,360,000.007.59%10.14T
028670.KS
Pan Ocean
028670.KS
028670.KS₩5,980.000.83%3.20T
014680.KS
Hansol Chemical
014680.KS
014680.KS₩286,000.000.87%3.12T
002380.KS
KCC Corp
002380.KS
002380.KS₩606,000.002.54%4.46T
263750.KQ
Pearl Abyss
263750.KQ
263750.KQ₩52,500.000.00%3.22T
041510.KQ
SM Entertainment
041510.KQ
041510.KQ₩92,200.000.11%2.11T
004990.KS
LOTTE Corporation
004990.KS
004990.KS₩29,250.001.18%2.09T
293490.KQ
Kakao Games
293490.KQ
293490.KQ₩11,610.001.40%1.03T
112040.KQ
Wemade
112040.KQ
112040.KQ₩22,850.000.22%772.42B
004170.KS
Shinsegae
004170.KS
004170.KS₩428,500.001.04%3.76T
007310.KS
Ottogi
007310.KS
007310.KS₩360,000.001.12%1.24T
000080.KS
HiteJinro
000080.KS
000080.KS₩17,070.001.31%1.19T
336260.KS
Doosan Fuel Cell
336260.KS
336260.KS₩86,300.0013.25%6.80T
137310.KS
SD BioSensor
137310.KS
137310.KS₩7,950.001.24%950.97B
098460.KQ
Koh Young Technology
098460.KQ
098460.KQ₩40,700.001.37%2.69T
089590.KS
Jeju Air
089590.KS
089590.KS₩5,420.000.00%436.70B
192080.KS
DoubleUGames
192080.KS
192080.KS₩58,700.000.51%1.13T
020560.KS
Asiana Airlines
020560.KS
020560.KS₩7,060.000.42%1.45T
122870.KQ
YG Entertainment
122870.KQ
122870.KQ₩50,200.000.20%931.05B
181710.KS
NHN Corp
181710.KS
181710.KS₩38,700.002.27%1.21T
272450.KS
Jin Air
272450.KS
272450.KS₩6,600.000.30%340.12B
019170.KS
Shinpoong Pharm
019170.KS
019170.KS₩11,510.004.35%590.03B
GRVY
Gravity Co.
GRVY
GRVY$60.612.24%421.17M
091810.KS
T’way Air
091810.KS
091810.KS₩929.001.20%383.46B
069080.KQ
Webzen
069080.KQ
069080.KQ₩11,790.001.50%342.70B
194480.KQ
Devsisters
194480.KQ
194480.KQ₩20,700.000.72%226.97B
078340.KQ
Com2uS
078340.KQ
078340.KQ₩31,200.003.11%357.08B
095660.KQ
Neowiz Games
095660.KQ
095660.KQ₩20,950.000.24%413.85B
298690.KS
Air Busan
298690.KS
298690.KS₩2,040.002.00%237.83B
225570.KQ
Nat Games (Nexon Games)
225570.KQ
225570.KQ₩11,220.000.36%705.60B