Taipei, June 27 -- Taiwan's 5,000 largest companies posted a record high in aggregate net profit in 2025, up more than 11 per cent from a year earlier, with contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) remaining the country's most profitable company amid the artificial intelligence boom, according to a report by Focus Taiwan, citing credit information firm CRIF.

In the report, CRIF said strong global demand for AI applications continued to benefit Taiwan's top 5,000 enterprises in 2025. Their combined net profit totaled NT$5.77 trillion (USD 181 billion), up 11.01 per cent from a year earlier, while aggregate revenue also hit a record high of NT$48.50 trillion (approx. USD 1.52 trillion), up 10.98 per cent, CRIF said....