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₩188,700.006.35%1.23
000660.KS
SK Hynix
000660.KS
000660.KS₩1,132,000.0010.44%798.26T
373220.KS
LG Energy Solution
373220.KS
373220.KS₩337,500.002.46%78.98T
207940.KS
Samsung Biologics
207940.KS
207940.KS₩1,516,000.000.26%70.58T
CPNG
Coupang
CPNG
CPNG$16.290.79%29.20B
000270.KS
Kia
000270.KS
000270.KS₩100,300.000.50%38.98T
068270.KS
Celltrion
068270.KS
068270.KS₩211,000.001.86%48.11T
051910.KS
LG Chem
051910.KS
051910.KS₩232,000.005.69%18.16T
PKX
POSCO
PKX
PKX$48.900.62%14.79B
035420.KS
Naver
035420.KS
035420.KS₩190,200.002.87%27.20T
006405.KS
Samsung SDI
006405.KS
006405.KS₩185,500.007.25%14.60T
KB
KB Financial Group
KB
KB$111.200.58%38.60B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
SHG$63.520.55%29.40B
003670.KS
POSCO Chemical
003670.KS
003670.KS₩161,800.007.38%14.39T
035720.KS
Kakao
035720.KS
035720.KS₩32,300.000.31%14.29T
012330.KS
Hyundai Mobis
012330.KS
012330.KS₩349,000.004.12%31.12T
086790.KS
Hana Financial Group
086790.KS
086790.KS₩118,300.001.12%31.60T
066570.KS
LG Electronics
066570.KS
066570.KS₩138,600.002.94%24.87T
032830.KS
Samsung Life Insurance
032830.KS
032830.KS₩234,500.004.09%42.11T
KEP
Korea Electric Power
KEP
KEP$11.200.90%14.38B
323410.KS
KakaoBank
323410.KS
323410.KS₩20,750.000.24%9.89T
003550.KS
LG Corp
003550.KS
003550.KS₩90,600.002.89%13.97T
259960.KS
Krafton
259960.KS
259960.KS₩220,500.000.23%9.62T
009155.KS
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
009155.KS
009155.KS₩315,500.007.75%23.84T
SKM
SK Telecom
SKM
SKM$31.236.15%11.99B
012450.KS
Hanwha Aerospace
012450.KS
012450.KS₩660,000.002.94%33.96T
024110.KS
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
024110.KS
024110.KS₩19,490.000.21%15.54T
034020.KS
Doosan Enerbility
034020.KS
034020.KS₩44,700.009.33%28.57T
011200.KS
HMM
011200.KS
011200.KS₩22,050.003.29%20.80T
096775.KS
SK Innovation
096775.KS
096775.KS₩57,600.001.20%9.81T
WF
Woori Financial Group
WF
WF$69.060.70%16.87B
033780.KS
KT&G (Korea Tobacco)
033780.KS
033780.KS₩189,900.002.21%19.71T
090430.KS
Amorepacific
090430.KS
090430.KS₩133,300.000.37%9.19T
010130.KS
Korea Zinc
010130.KS
010130.KS₩960,000.002.93%19.58T
042660.KS
DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding)
042660.KS
042660.KS₩47,350.003.86%14.48T
034730.KS
SK Group
034730.KS
034730.KS₩445,000.007.77%24.27T
KT
KT Corporation
KT
KT$18.943.05%8.97B
352820.KS
HYBE
352820.KS
352820.KS₩146,800.001.67%6.22T
010950.KS
S-OIL
010950.KS
010950.KS₩106,200.001.94%12.36T
003495.KS
Korean Air Lines
003495.KS
003495.KS₩22,600.003.43%8.32T
086280.KS
Hyundai Glovis
086280.KS
086280.KS₩197,300.002.08%14.80T
051905.KS
LG Household & Health Care
051905.KS
051905.KS₩90,200.001.20%1.32T
161390.KS
Hankook Tire
161390.KS
161390.KS₩61,900.003.88%7.55T
LPL
LG Display
LPL
LPL$2.542.01%2.54B
000100.KS
Yuhan
000100.KS
000100.KS₩80,400.002.66%6.01T
047810.KS
Korea Aerospace Industries
047810.KS
047810.KS₩102,600.002.47%10.00T
241560.KS
Doosan Bobcat
241560.KS
241560.KS₩51,700.000.00%4.95T
377300.KS
Kakao Pay
377300.KS
377300.KS₩32,350.002.56%4.38T
251270.KS
Netmarble
251270.KS
251270.KS₩34,650.005.59%2.78T
247540.KQ
Ecopro BM
247540.KQ
247540.KQ₩83,100.007.36%8.95T
011170.KS
LOTTE Chemical
011170.KS
011170.KS₩46,600.007.54%1.96T
009830.KS
Hanwha Solutions
009830.KS
009830.KS₩26,050.003.34%5.86T
021240.KS
Coway
021240.KS
021240.KS₩107,600.002.00%7.55T
058470.KQ
LEENO Industrial
058470.KQ
058470.KQ₩46,600.007.36%3.54T
271560.KS
ORION
271560.KS
271560.KS₩118,400.002.15%4.68T
036570.KS
NCsoft
036570.KS
036570.KS₩208,500.000.48%4.06T
001040.KS
CJ Group
001040.KS
001040.KS₩113,800.002.98%3.82T
011780.KS
Kumho Petrochemical
011780.KS
011780.KS₩92,500.0017.34%2.35T
035250.KS
Kangwon Land
035250.KS
035250.KS₩14,430.000.62%2.86T
383220.KS
F&F Co
383220.KS
383220.KS₩64,900.001.25%2.43T
086520.KQ
Ecopro
086520.KQ
086520.KQ₩66,200.006.89%8.97T
000150.KS
Doosan
000150.KS
000150.KS₩638,000.0011.27%10.87T
081660.KS
Fila
081660.KS
081660.KS₩38,600.001.15%2.02T
036460.KS
Korea Gas
036460.KS
036460.KS₩36,500.002.80%3.19T
004370.KS
Nongshim
004370.KS
004370.KS₩407,500.000.37%2.38T
035900.KQ
JYP Entertainment
035900.KQ
035900.KQ₩41,300.004.56%1.37T
282330.KS
BGF Retail
282330.KS
282330.KS₩143,400.004.53%2.48T
008930.KS
Hanmi Pharmaceutical
008930.KS
008930.KS₩54,300.003.23%3.68T
003230.KS
Samyang Foods
003230.KS
003230.KS₩1,220,000.000.57%9.19T
028670.KS
Pan Ocean
028670.KS
028670.KS₩4,850.0010.02%2.59T
014680.KS
Hansol Chemical
014680.KS
014680.KS₩171,000.0012.04%1.83T
002380.KS
KCC Corp
002380.KS
002380.KS₩366,500.005.78%2.70T
263750.KQ
Pearl Abyss
263750.KQ
263750.KQ₩33,200.003.43%2.02T
041510.KQ
SM Entertainment
041510.KQ
041510.KQ₩77,800.001.64%1.78T
004990.KS
LOTTE Corporation
004990.KS
004990.KS₩22,450.002.18%1.72T
293490.KQ
Kakao Games
293490.KQ
293490.KQ₩12,340.002.76%1.31T
112040.KQ
Wemade
112040.KQ
112040.KQ₩14,130.001.58%477.71B
004170.KS
Shinsegae
004170.KS
004170.KS₩251,500.003.82%2.21T
007310.KS
Ottogi
007310.KS
007310.KS₩319,500.000.78%1.10T
000080.KS
HiteJinro
000080.KS
000080.KS₩16,590.000.96%1.16T
336260.KS
Doosan Fuel Cell
336260.KS
336260.KS₩26,450.006.54%2.09T
137310.KS
SD BioSensor
137310.KS
137310.KS₩6,560.001.80%784.70B
098460.KQ
Koh Young Technology
098460.KQ
098460.KQ₩20,450.007.88%1.35T
089590.KS
Jeju Air
089590.KS
089590.KS₩6,380.004.78%514.04B
192080.KS
DoubleUGames
192080.KS
192080.KS₩55,000.001.43%1.07T
020560.KS
Asiana Airlines
020560.KS
020560.KS₩7,960.001.12%1.64T
122870.KQ
YG Entertainment
122870.KQ
122870.KQ₩42,300.002.30%784.53B
181710.KS
NHN Corp
181710.KS
181710.KS₩59,200.0015.63%1.80T
272450.KS
Jin Air
272450.KS
272450.KS₩6,000.002.12%309.20B
019170.KS
Shinpoong Pharm
019170.KS
019170.KS₩7,930.003.53%425.84B
GRVY
Gravity Co.
GRVY
GRVY$67.191.07%466.90M
091810.KS
T’way Air
091810.KS
091810.KS₩2,225.006.12%183.68B
069080.KQ
Webzen
069080.KQ
069080.KQ₩12,590.003.11%356.26B
194480.KQ
Devsisters
194480.KQ
194480.KQ₩11,510.000.88%126.20B
078340.KQ
Com2uS
078340.KQ
078340.KQ₩34,750.001.46%397.71B
095660.KQ
Neowiz Games
095660.KQ
095660.KQ₩18,120.001.97%354.68B
298690.KS
Air Busan
298690.KS
298690.KS₩1,549.000.06%252.27B
225570.KQ
Nat Games (Nexon Games)
225570.KQ
225570.KQ₩9,760.001.46%613.78B