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₩231,000.000.22%1.52
000660.KS
SK Hynix
000660.KS
000660.KS₩1,422,000.004.88%1.01
373220.KS
LG Energy Solution
373220.KS
373220.KS₩360,000.004.35%84.24T
207940.KS
Samsung Biologics
207940.KS
207940.KS₩1,556,000.002.77%72.03T
CPNG
Coupang
CPNG
CPNG$16.230.73%29.13B
000270.KS
Kia
000270.KS
000270.KS₩134,900.000.97%52.43T
068270.KS
Celltrion
068270.KS
068270.KS₩199,300.002.21%45.70T
051910.KS
LG Chem
051910.KS
051910.KS₩276,000.005.75%21.60T
PKX
POSCO
PKX
PKX$57.773.01%17.47B
035420.KS
Naver
035420.KS
035420.KS₩210,000.007.08%31.41T
006405.KS
Samsung SDI
006405.KS
006405.KS₩207,500.004.32%16.33T
KB
KB Financial Group
KB
KB$124.012.22%43.54B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
SHG$75.812.10%35.70B
003670.KS
POSCO Chemical
003670.KS
003670.KS₩155,800.005.63%13.86T
035720.KS
Kakao
035720.KS
035720.KS₩39,900.004.18%17.58T
012330.KS
Hyundai Mobis
012330.KS
012330.KS₩496,500.001.97%44.28T
086790.KS
Hana Financial Group
086790.KS
086790.KS₩134,700.001.93%36.14T
066570.KS
LG Electronics
066570.KS
066570.KS₩185,000.005.59%33.23T
032830.KS
Samsung Life Insurance
032830.KS
032830.KS₩275,500.004.17%49.47T
KEP
Korea Electric Power
KEP
KEP$12.490.24%16.04B
323410.KS
KakaoBank
323410.KS
323410.KS₩22,000.001.85%10.48T
003550.KS
LG Corp
003550.KS
003550.KS₩108,100.003.44%16.67T
259960.KS
Krafton
259960.KS
259960.KS₩241,500.005.00%10.89T
009155.KS
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
009155.KS
009155.KS₩446,000.002.76%33.69T
SKM
SK Telecom
SKM
SKM$34.263.95%13.15B
012450.KS
Hanwha Aerospace
012450.KS
012450.KS₩1,097,000.004.08%56.44T
024110.KS
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
024110.KS
024110.KS₩20,750.001.97%16.55T
034020.KS
Doosan Enerbility
034020.KS
034020.KS₩77,100.000.92%49.28T
011200.KS
HMM
011200.KS
011200.KS₩21,800.001.87%20.56T
096775.KS
SK Innovation
096775.KS
096775.KS₩63,800.005.28%10.80T
WF
Woori Financial Group
WF
WF$72.623.23%17.62B
033780.KS
KT&G (Korea Tobacco)
033780.KS
033780.KS₩188,800.003.34%19.60T
090430.KS
Amorepacific
090430.KS
090430.KS₩141,800.002.90%9.77T
010130.KS
Korea Zinc
010130.KS
010130.KS₩1,106,000.0010.37%22.55T
042660.KS
DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding)
042660.KS
042660.KS₩89,400.001.43%27.39T
034730.KS
SK Group
034730.KS
034730.KS₩508,000.000.20%27.71T
KT
KT Corporation
KT
KT$18.500.16%8.81B
352820.KS
HYBE
352820.KS
352820.KS₩185,000.002.38%7.87T
010950.KS
S-OIL
010950.KS
010950.KS₩137,600.0010.17%16.02T
003495.KS
Korean Air Lines
003495.KS
003495.KS₩21,400.000.47%7.90T
086280.KS
Hyundai Glovis
086280.KS
086280.KS₩207,500.000.00%15.56T
051905.KS
LG Household & Health Care
051905.KS
051905.KS₩118,000.000.43%1.98T
161390.KS
Hankook Tire
161390.KS
161390.KS₩70,500.000.00%8.60T
LPL
LG Display
LPL
LPL$3.301.85%3.30B
000100.KS
Yuhan
000100.KS
000100.KS₩80,600.003.60%6.03T
047810.KS
Korea Aerospace Industries
047810.KS
047810.KS₩154,200.002.73%15.03T
241560.KS
Doosan Bobcat
241560.KS
241560.KS₩63,600.000.63%6.09T
377300.KS
Kakao Pay
377300.KS
377300.KS₩42,000.000.48%5.68T
251270.KS
Netmarble
251270.KS
251270.KS₩40,900.004.87%3.35T
247540.KQ
Ecopro BM
247540.KQ
247540.KQ₩107,000.004.39%10.47T
011170.KS
LOTTE Chemical
011170.KS
011170.KS₩61,000.003.92%2.57T
009830.KS
Hanwha Solutions
009830.KS
009830.KS₩33,900.0011.51%7.63T
021240.KS
Coway
021240.KS
021240.KS₩95,700.000.93%6.71T
058470.KQ
LEENO Industrial
058470.KQ
058470.KQ₩65,700.001.79%4.99T
271560.KS
ORION
271560.KS
271560.KS₩137,600.001.55%5.44T
036570.KS
NCsoft
036570.KS
036570.KS₩248,500.003.76%4.84T
001040.KS
CJ Group
001040.KS
001040.KS₩145,700.000.14%4.89T
011780.KS
Kumho Petrochemical
011780.KS
011780.KS₩129,600.006.49%3.37T
035250.KS
Kangwon Land
035250.KS
035250.KS₩14,690.001.31%2.91T
383220.KS
F&F Co
383220.KS
383220.KS₩67,000.000.00%2.51T
086520.KQ
Ecopro
086520.KQ
086520.KQ₩86,000.002.87%11.65T
000150.KS
Doosan
000150.KS
000150.KS₩1,191,000.000.25%21.30T
081660.KS
Fila
081660.KS
081660.KS₩46,600.000.22%2.45T
036460.KS
Korea Gas
036460.KS
036460.KS₩35,750.002.88%3.12T
004370.KS
Nongshim
004370.KS
004370.KS₩405,000.003.85%2.36T
035900.KQ
JYP Entertainment
035900.KQ
035900.KQ₩46,800.000.74%1.55T
282330.KS
BGF Retail
282330.KS
282330.KS₩153,100.0014.68%2.64T
008930.KS
Hanmi Pharmaceutical
008930.KS
008930.KS₩44,650.001.94%3.02T
003230.KS
Samyang Foods
003230.KS
003230.KS₩1,306,000.005.92%9.74T
028670.KS
Pan Ocean
028670.KS
028670.KS₩6,040.003.25%3.23T
014680.KS
Hansol Chemical
014680.KS
014680.KS₩222,500.000.45%2.51T
002380.KS
KCC Corp
002380.KS
002380.KS₩442,000.002.91%3.25T
263750.KQ
Pearl Abyss
263750.KQ
263750.KQ₩35,600.001.14%2.19T
041510.KQ
SM Entertainment
041510.KQ
041510.KQ₩75,600.002.58%1.73T
004990.KS
LOTTE Corporation
004990.KS
004990.KS₩23,700.001.07%1.82T
293490.KQ
Kakao Games
293490.KQ
293490.KQ₩8,330.004.52%886.24B
112040.KQ
Wemade
112040.KQ
112040.KQ₩16,370.001.87%553.37B
004170.KS
Shinsegae
004170.KS
004170.KS₩420,000.001.75%3.68T
007310.KS
Ottogi
007310.KS
007310.KS₩341,500.002.09%1.17T
000080.KS
HiteJinro
000080.KS
000080.KS₩15,970.003.17%1.11T
336260.KS
Doosan Fuel Cell
336260.KS
336260.KS₩30,550.007.42%2.41T
137310.KS
SD BioSensor
137310.KS
137310.KS₩6,590.003.78%788.29B
098460.KQ
Koh Young Technology
098460.KQ
098460.KQ₩29,600.004.67%1.96T
089590.KS
Jeju Air
089590.KS
089590.KS₩4,405.000.23%354.92B
192080.KS
DoubleUGames
192080.KS
192080.KS₩62,300.000.32%1.20T
020560.KS
Asiana Airlines
020560.KS
020560.KS₩7,310.001.08%1.51T
122870.KQ
YG Entertainment
122870.KQ
122870.KQ₩41,550.002.34%770.62B
181710.KS
NHN Corp
181710.KS
181710.KS₩41,800.003.02%1.29T
272450.KS
Jin Air
272450.KS
272450.KS₩5,380.001.82%277.25B
019170.KS
Shinpoong Pharm
019170.KS
019170.KS₩8,460.005.49%454.30B
GRVY
Gravity Co.
GRVY
GRVY$68.1211.43%473.36M
091810.KS
T’way Air
091810.KS
091810.KS₩626.000.00%258.39B
069080.KQ
Webzen
069080.KQ
069080.KQ₩12,250.001.76%356.07B
194480.KQ
Devsisters
194480.KQ
194480.KQ₩21,350.006.75%234.10B
078340.KQ
Com2uS
078340.KQ
078340.KQ₩33,650.002.59%385.12B
095660.KQ
Neowiz Games
095660.KQ
095660.KQ₩19,280.000.21%377.38B
298690.KS
Air Busan
298690.KS
298690.KS₩1,534.001.03%178.84B
225570.KQ
Nat Games (Nexon Games)
225570.KQ
225570.KQ₩9,120.000.66%573.53B