In the first half of this year, the number of individual minority shareholders of Samsung Electronics approached 8 million. This figure has risen sharply due to the unprecedented popularity of the stock market, compounded by rising market value expectations for semiconductor companies, and a large number of individual investors poured into this blue-chip stock. According to data from the Korea Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on August 15, as of the end of June, the number of minority shareholders of Samsung Electronics reached 7971,242, a record high, an increase of about 2.92 million over 504,9085 in the same period last year. South Korea has an adult population of about 43 million. Converted, 1 out of every 5 Korean adults holds shares in Samsung Electronics.

In the first half of this year, the number of individual minority shareholders of Samsung Electronics approached 8 million. This figure has risen sharply due to the unprecedented popularity of the stock market, compounded by rising market value expectations for semiconductor companies, and a large number of individual investors poured into this blue-chip stock. According to data from the Korea Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on August 15, as of the end of June, the number of minority shareholders of Samsung Electronics reached 7971,242, a record high, an increase of about 2.92 million over 504,9085 in the same period last year. South Korea has an adult population of about 43 million. Converted, 1 out of every 5 Korean adults holds shares in Samsung Electronics.