>Two Korean companies, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, now have a combined market capitalization of $1.6 trillion. This exceeds the entire technology sector of the Stoxx Europe 600, which is worth $1.4 trillion. Together, these two memory chipmakers represent 38.7% of South Korea’s total stock market.>As a result, South Korea’s stock market has surpassed the UK’s in size. At the end of 2024, the UK market was twice as large as Korea’s. Sixteen months later, Korea has pulled ahead. Korean equities have surged 45% in 2026 alone, with the total market tripling from $1.5 trillion last April to $4.2 trillion this week. In contrast, the UK market grew just 3% over the same period.>The key driver is High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM), which is essential for powering Nvidia’s AI GPUs. SK Hynix has been the main HBM supplier for Nvidia’s H100 and B200 chips, while Samsung is rapidly catching up. As Nvidia’s revenue has grown past $200 billion annually, demand for this specialized memory has soared with it.>Taiwan also recently overtook the UK, led by TSMC, now valued at $1.8 trillion—roughly half the size of the entire UK market by itself.>The UK’s relative decline stems from stagnation rather than shrinkage. London has seen high levels of delistings, with 88 companies leaving the LSE in 2024. Major firms like ARM, Flutter, and Just Eat have shifted or dropped their London listings in favor of New York. IPO activity has also hit record lows, with only 18 new listings in 2024.>Historically, the shift is striking. In 1900, the UK accounted for 24.2% of global equity markets. Today, it represents just 3.7%. South Korea, whose entire stock market was worth only $3.8 billion in 1980, has now overtaken it. While London’s index remains dominated by legacy sectors like banking, oil, mining, and tobacco, Seoul’s is powered by the advanced memory chips that run the world’s AI models. The market has finally priced in this difference.How did Europe fall behind in technology?
Most profitable companies in the world (2027)1. Samsung $400B2. SK Hynix $300B3. Nvidia $275B7. Micron $175B Bloomberg Data
>>534123491anon, I suggest you prepare yourself a little better for what’s coming with the US dollar in the near future
>>534123491The ftse is up ~67% since 2000. That is an average of barely more than 2% year on year.The snp is up 400% over the same period.The UK is in massive decline and has been for decades.
>>534123491Good. Send nudes
>>534123491>stock marketreally worst Korea?
Wasn't India boasting before how big their stock market was?What happened?
