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₩230,500.006.30%1.51
000660.KS
SK Hynix
000660.KS
000660.KS₩1,495,000.0010.37%1.06
373220.KS
LG Energy Solution
373220.KS
373220.KS₩345,000.002.83%80.73T
207940.KS
Samsung Biologics
207940.KS
207940.KS₩1,514,000.001.54%70.08T
CPNG
Coupang
CPNG
CPNG$16.352.19%29.39B
000270.KS
Kia
000270.KS
000270.KS₩133,600.000.45%51.92T
068270.KS
Celltrion
068270.KS
068270.KS₩195,000.002.47%44.72T
051910.KS
LG Chem
051910.KS
051910.KS₩261,000.002.15%20.43T
PKX
POSCO
PKX
PKX$56.082.35%16.96B
035420.KS
Naver
035420.KS
035420.KS₩226,000.001.31%33.81T
006405.KS
Samsung SDI
006405.KS
006405.KS₩198,900.000.45%15.65T
KB
KB Financial Group
KB
KB$121.320.53%42.60B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
SHG$74.252.58%34.96B
003670.KS
POSCO Chemical
003670.KS
003670.KS₩147,500.000.89%13.12T
035720.KS
Kakao
035720.KS
035720.KS₩38,300.000.39%16.88T
012330.KS
Hyundai Mobis
012330.KS
012330.KS₩508,000.000.99%45.30T
086790.KS
Hana Financial Group
086790.KS
086790.KS₩133,300.003.65%35.76T
066570.KS
LG Electronics
066570.KS
066570.KS₩175,200.002.40%31.47T
032830.KS
Samsung Life Insurance
032830.KS
032830.KS₩287,500.002.21%51.63T
KEP
Korea Electric Power
KEP
KEP$12.460.81%16.00B
323410.KS
KakaoBank
323410.KS
323410.KS₩21,600.000.23%10.29T
003550.KS
LG Corp
003550.KS
003550.KS₩104,500.002.15%16.11T
259960.KS
Krafton
259960.KS
259960.KS₩230,000.000.44%10.37T
009155.KS
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
009155.KS
009155.KS₩434,000.008.15%32.79T
SKM
SK Telecom
SKM
SKM$35.672.26%13.69B
012450.KS
Hanwha Aerospace
012450.KS
012450.KS₩1,054,000.004.67%54.23T
024110.KS
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
024110.KS
024110.KS₩20,350.000.74%16.23T
034020.KS
Doosan Enerbility
034020.KS
034020.KS₩76,400.000.78%48.83T
011200.KS
HMM
011200.KS
011200.KS₩21,400.001.42%20.19T
096775.KS
SK Innovation
096775.KS
096775.KS₩60,600.000.49%10.26T
WF
Woori Financial Group
WF
WF$70.350.79%17.07B
033780.KS
KT&G (Korea Tobacco)
033780.KS
033780.KS₩182,700.003.81%18.97T
090430.KS
Amorepacific
090430.KS
090430.KS₩137,800.004.95%9.50T
010130.KS
Korea Zinc
010130.KS
010130.KS₩1,234,000.0012.69%25.17T
042660.KS
DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding)
042660.KS
042660.KS₩90,700.001.31%27.79T
034730.KS
SK Group
034730.KS
034730.KS₩509,000.009.43%27.76T
KT
KT Corporation
KT
KT$18.531.93%8.83B
352820.KS
HYBE
352820.KS
352820.KS₩180,700.000.17%7.69T
010950.KS
S-OIL
010950.KS
010950.KS₩124,900.001.96%14.54T
003495.KS
Korean Air Lines
003495.KS
003495.KS₩21,500.000.47%7.94T
086280.KS
Hyundai Glovis
086280.KS
086280.KS₩207,500.000.97%15.56T
051905.KS
LG Household & Health Care
051905.KS
051905.KS₩117,500.006.92%1.97T
161390.KS
Hankook Tire
161390.KS
161390.KS₩70,500.004.14%8.60T
LPL
LG Display
LPL
LPL$3.240.61%3.24B
000100.KS
Yuhan
000100.KS
000100.KS₩77,800.003.60%5.82T
047810.KS
Korea Aerospace Industries
047810.KS
047810.KS₩150,100.002.46%14.63T
241560.KS
Doosan Bobcat
241560.KS
241560.KS₩64,000.000.16%6.13T
377300.KS
Kakao Pay
377300.KS
377300.KS₩41,800.000.60%5.65T
251270.KS
Netmarble
251270.KS
251270.KS₩39,000.002.77%3.20T
247540.KQ
Ecopro BM
247540.KQ
247540.KQ₩102,500.000.79%10.03T
011170.KS
LOTTE Chemical
011170.KS
011170.KS₩58,700.001.73%2.48T
009830.KS
Hanwha Solutions
009830.KS
009830.KS₩30,400.000.83%6.84T
021240.KS
Coway
021240.KS
021240.KS₩96,600.004.09%6.77T
058470.KQ
LEENO Industrial
058470.KQ
058470.KQ₩66,900.000.00%5.08T
271560.KS
ORION
271560.KS
271560.KS₩135,500.003.99%5.36T
036570.KS
NCsoft
036570.KS
036570.KS₩239,500.001.91%4.66T
001040.KS
CJ Group
001040.KS
001040.KS₩145,900.005.88%4.89T
011780.KS
Kumho Petrochemical
011780.KS
011780.KS₩121,700.001.59%3.16T
035250.KS
Kangwon Land
035250.KS
035250.KS₩14,500.002.26%2.87T
383220.KS
F&F Co
383220.KS
383220.KS₩67,000.003.08%2.51T
086520.KQ
Ecopro
086520.KQ
086520.KQ₩83,600.001.58%11.32T
000150.KS
Doosan
000150.KS
000150.KS₩1,188,000.005.64%21.24T
081660.KS
Fila
081660.KS
081660.KS₩46,500.005.56%2.45T
036460.KS
Korea Gas
036460.KS
036460.KS₩34,750.002.36%3.03T
004370.KS
Nongshim
004370.KS
004370.KS₩390,000.003.59%2.28T
035900.KQ
JYP Entertainment
035900.KQ
035900.KQ₩47,150.002.28%1.56T
282330.KS
BGF Retail
282330.KS
282330.KS₩133,500.009.16%2.31T
008930.KS
Hanmi Pharmaceutical
008930.KS
008930.KS₩43,800.008.55%2.97T
003230.KS
Samyang Foods
003230.KS
003230.KS₩1,233,000.001.90%9.20T
028670.KS
Pan Ocean
028670.KS
028670.KS₩5,850.000.17%3.13T
014680.KS
Hansol Chemical
014680.KS
014680.KS₩223,500.000.89%2.52T
002380.KS
KCC Corp
002380.KS
002380.KS₩429,500.000.58%3.16T
263750.KQ
Pearl Abyss
263750.KQ
263750.KQ₩35,200.001.59%2.16T
041510.KQ
SM Entertainment
041510.KQ
041510.KQ₩73,700.000.00%1.69T
004990.KS
LOTTE Corporation
004990.KS
004990.KS₩23,450.002.63%1.80T
293490.KQ
Kakao Games
293490.KQ
293490.KQ₩7,970.002.57%847.94B
112040.KQ
Wemade
112040.KQ
112040.KQ₩16,070.001.64%543.23B
004170.KS
Shinsegae
004170.KS
004170.KS₩427,500.000.58%3.75T
007310.KS
Ottogi
007310.KS
007310.KS₩334,500.003.40%1.15T
000080.KS
HiteJinro
000080.KS
000080.KS₩15,480.002.86%1.08T
336260.KS
Doosan Fuel Cell
336260.KS
336260.KS₩33,000.004.62%2.60T
137310.KS
SD BioSensor
137310.KS
137310.KS₩6,350.000.78%759.58B
098460.KQ
Koh Young Technology
098460.KQ
098460.KQ₩31,050.000.16%2.05T
089590.KS
Jeju Air
089590.KS
089590.KS₩4,415.000.91%355.72B
192080.KS
DoubleUGames
192080.KS
192080.KS₩62,100.001.97%1.20T
020560.KS
Asiana Airlines
020560.KS
020560.KS₩7,390.002.21%1.52T
122870.KQ
YG Entertainment
122870.KQ
122870.KQ₩40,600.001.25%753.00B
181710.KS
NHN Corp
181710.KS
181710.KS₩43,100.000.70%1.33T
272450.KS
Jin Air
272450.KS
272450.KS₩5,480.000.18%282.40B
019170.KS
Shinpoong Pharm
019170.KS
019170.KS₩8,020.001.47%430.67B
GRVY
Gravity Co.
GRVY
GRVY$61.131.72%424.79M
091810.KS
T’way Air
091810.KS
091810.KS₩626.001.42%258.39B
069080.KQ
Webzen
069080.KQ
069080.KQ₩12,470.005.41%362.46B
194480.KQ
Devsisters
194480.KQ
194480.KQ₩20,000.000.74%219.30B
078340.KQ
Com2uS
078340.KQ
078340.KQ₩32,800.005.98%375.39B
095660.KQ
Neowiz Games
095660.KQ
095660.KQ₩19,240.002.45%376.60B
298690.KS
Air Busan
298690.KS
298690.KS₩1,550.000.13%180.70B
225570.KQ
Nat Games (Nexon Games)
225570.KQ
225570.KQ₩9,060.000.67%569.76B