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Memory chips are Samsung's bread and butter. The company enjoys a dominant position in the market and that enables Samsung to take full advantage of any available opportunities.
The latest data shows that Samsung was the only memory maker among the top three global players to increase its DRAM market share in the first quarter of this year.
Omdia's latest figures show that Samsung's DRAM market share grew by 2.1 percentage points in Q1 2026. It increased from 36.5% in Q4 2025 to 38.6% in Q1 2026.
This made Samsung the only company in the top three global memory makers, which includes cross-town rival SK Hynix and US-based Micron, to increase its share. SK Hynix actually saw its share contract from 32.9% to 28.8% while Micron's share dropped from 22.8% to 22.4%.
Samsung's significant DRAM production capacity also worked well in its favor. The company enjoyed the highest increase in average selling price for DRAM chips during this period compared to its two main rivals. It also clinched the largest proportion of server DRAM sales.
The current market conditions are extremely favorable for these companies due to the insatiable AI demand. Total DRAM sales for Q1 2026 come in at $97.1 billion, up 85.8% from Q4 2025.
Samsung saw its sales jump 95.4% in the first quarter of this year from the previous quarter, amounting to an impressive $37.4 billion.
The latest data shows that Samsung was the only memory maker among the top three global players to increase its DRAM market share in the first quarter of this year.
It brought in $37.4 billion from DRAM sales
Omdia's latest figures show that Samsung's DRAM market share grew by 2.1 percentage points in Q1 2026. It increased from 36.5% in Q4 2025 to 38.6% in Q1 2026.
This made Samsung the only company in the top three global memory makers, which includes cross-town rival SK Hynix and US-based Micron, to increase its share. SK Hynix actually saw its share contract from 32.9% to 28.8% while Micron's share dropped from 22.8% to 22.4%.
Samsung's significant DRAM production capacity also worked well in its favor. The company enjoyed the highest increase in average selling price for DRAM chips during this period compared to its two main rivals. It also clinched the largest proportion of server DRAM sales.
The current market conditions are extremely favorable for these companies due to the insatiable AI demand. Total DRAM sales for Q1 2026 come in at $97.1 billion, up 85.8% from Q4 2025.
Samsung saw its sales jump 95.4% in the first quarter of this year from the previous quarter, amounting to an impressive $37.4 billion.