Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. accounted for 39.4 percent of the global dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) market by revenue in the second quarter of 2026, an industry report showed Monday, extending its lead amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's top memory chipmaker saw its DRAM revenue rise 63.4 percent from the previous quarter to US$60.98 billion in the April-June period, as revealed in the report released by market research firm TrendForce. This growth in revenue resulted in an increase in market share from 38.5 percent in the January-March period.
Following Samsung, South Korea's SK hynix Inc. secured the second position with a market share of 24.9 percent, a decline from 28.8 percent in the first quarter. Despite the drop in market share, SK hynix's revenue rose 37.9 percent on-quarter to $38.59 billion.
In the third position, U.S.-based Micron Technology Inc. held a 23.3 percent share of the global DRAM market in the second quarter, an increase from 22.4 percent in the previous quarter, with its revenue rising 65.5 percent over the period to $36 billion.
The global DRAM market, meanwhile, witnessed a significant increase, generating $154.73 billion in revenue in the second quarter, up 59.5 percent from the previous quarter. This growth was driven by increased shipments of various memory products, according to TrendForce.