BREAKING: SK Hynix has officially overtaken Samsung to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company.

SK Hynix has surged +1,400% in the last two years, lifting its market capitalization to 2,082.5 trillion won (~$1.35 trillion)

Samsung Electronics, which had held South Korea's top spot since 2000, stood at a market capitalization of 2,081.3 trillion won (~$1.35 trillion).

In 2002, Hynix Semiconductor nearly sold to Micron after a debt crisis, but the deal collapsed and it stayed under creditor control for years - it’s just became the South Korea’s #1 company.