Investors have bought a net +$96 billion worth of Korean stocks since 2019.
Since 2025 alone, net purchases reached +$35 billion, or 36% of the total.
South Korea has been the best-performing world market over the last year, gaining +99% during this time.
This has been fueled by AI-driven demand in the tech-heavy market, with Samsung and SK Hynix, the two most valuable stocks, rallying +186% and +287%, respectively.
As a result, the entire market has surged to a record $3.1 trillion in value, nearly matching Germany.
South Korea has become a global AI powerhouse.
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The Korean stock market is on fire:
Investors have bought a net +$96 billion worth of Korean stocks since 2019.
Since 2025 alone, net purchases reached +$35 billion, or 36% of the total.
South Korea has been the best-performing world market over the last year, gaining +99% during this time.
This has been fueled by AI-driven demand in the tech-heavy market, with Samsung and SK Hynix, the two most valuable stocks, rallying +186% and +287%, respectively.
As a result, the entire market has surged to a record $3.1 trillion in value, nearly matching Germany.
South Korea has become a global AI powerhouse.