No. of S. Korean stock shareholders reaches nearly 15 mln in 2025: data | Yonhap News Agency

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OK SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The number of shareholder entities of South Korea-listed stocks last year reached nearly 15 million, according to market data Wednesday. The number of shareholders of 2,727 companies listed in the local stock market came to 14.6 million as of end-December, up 2.3 percent from 2024, according to the data from the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). Market behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. recorded the most number of shareholders at 4.6 million, but it fell by more than 1 million compared to 5.7 million last year, the data showed. Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills Police vow zero tolerance for terror threats against BTS comeback concert Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Trump says U.S. no longer needs assistance from NATO allies, S.

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SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The number of shareholder entities of South Korea-listed stocks last year reached nearly 15 million, according to market data Wednesday.
The number of shareholders of 2,727 companies listed in the local stock market came to 14.6 million as of end-December, up 2.3 percent from 2024, according to the data from the Korea Securities Depository (KSD).
Of them, 99.1 percent were individual investors, while foreigners accounted for 0.2 percent, the KSD said.
Market behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. recorded the most number of shareholders at 4.6 million, but it fell by more than 1 million compared to 5.7 million last year, the data showed.
In contrast, the number of shareholders of Samsung's chipmaking rival SK hynix Inc. jumped by more than 50 percent from 2024 to 1.19 million.
SK hynix had jumped nearly four times from 173,900 won (US$117.1) on Dec. 30, 2024, to 651,000 won as of the end of last year. Shares of Samsung Electronics also more than doubled but were relatively muted compared to the stellar rise of SK hynix during the same period.
Officials from the finance investment industry pose for a photo at the Korea Exchange, in this file photo taken Oct. 27, 2025, to celebrate the first time the country's benchmark index surpassed the 4,000-point mark. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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### Areas for Consideration
- Officials from the finance investment industry pose for a photo at the Korea Exchange, in this file photo taken Oct. 27, 2025, to celebrate the first time the country's benchmark index surpassed the 4,000-point mark. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) fairydust@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #shareholders Articles with issue keywords Most Liked 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war Police vow zero tolerance for terror threats against BTS comeback concert (2nd LD) N.

### Implications
- Officials from the finance investment industry pose for a photo at the Korea Exchange, in this file photo taken Oct. 27, 2025, to celebrate the first time the country's benchmark index surpassed the 4,000-point mark. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) fairydust@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #shareholders Articles with issue keywords Most Liked 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war Police vow zero tolerance for terror threats against BTS comeback concert (2nd LD) N.
- Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills Most Saved 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life (2nd LD) N.
- Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war (LEAD) N.
- Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills Police vow zero tolerance for terror threats against BTS comeback concert Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Trump says U.S. no longer needs assistance from NATO allies, S.

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