5 Most Valuable Asian Companies

3. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Market cap: $278.7 billion

Revenue: $197.6 billion

Assets: $304.9 billion

Headquarters: Suwon, South Korea

Samsung Electronics is one of the most valuable Asian companies that engage in manufacturing electronics, appliances, computer peripherals, and smartphones. According to the market research firm Omdia, Samsung electronics beat the global TV market for 15 consecutive years. Samsung Electronics registered 31.8% of the global TV market share by revenue in Q4 2020.

Samsung reported $55.5 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, increasing profits by 26.4% on a year-on-year basis, led by the display and memory chip sectors. Shares of Samsung rallied 50.45% over the past twelve months.