United Kingdom, May 6 -- Samsung Electronics' market value has gone beyond $1 trillion milestone as investors continued pouring into artificial intelligence-linked stocks.

The South Korean tech giant's shares surged more than 15 per cent on Wednesday (06.05.26).

The rally followed the company's record-breaking first-quarter earnings, with operating profit soaring more than eightfold to 57.2 trillion won and revenue climbing to an all-time high of 133.9 trillion won.

Samsung's quarterly operating profit also exceeded its entire profit for 2025.

The firm became only the second Asian company to surpass a $1 trillion valuation after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., with its stock reaching a record high and heading for its biggest e...