Seoul, 28 April 2026 – South Korea has overtaken the United Kingdom to become the world’s eighth-largest stock market, marking a major shift in global equity rankings as artificial intelligence-linked technology companies power a rapid rally in Asian markets.
The total market capitalisation of Korean-listed companies has surged more than 45% this year to US$4.04 trillion, compared with the UK market’s roughly 3% increase to US$3.99 trillion, according to data compiled. The change is striking because the UK market was about twice the size of South Korea’s as recently as the end of 2024.
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