In the second quarter of 2026, TSMC secured its position as the global leader in the wafer foundry market with a record 72.5% market share, up from 72.3% in the first quarter. Samsung Electronics ranked second with a 5.9% market share, while SMIC took third place with 5.4%. The combined output value of the world's top ten wafer foundries grew by 11.5% quarter-on-quarter, reaching nearly $53.49 billion, a new all-time high.
