United Kingdom, Jan. 29 -- Samsung Electronics has posted a record-breaking quarter, with profits more than tripling as surging demand for artificial intelligence hardware drives a global shortage of advanced memory chips.

The South Korean tech giant reported operating profit of 20.1 trillion won ($15.3 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2025, up more than 200 per cent year-on-year and ahead of analyst expectations.

Revenue rose 24 per cent to a record 93.8 trillion won, underlining the scale of the rebound after a prolonged downturn in the memory market.

The standout performer was Samsung's semiconductor business, where soaring prices and tight supply of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips lifted earnings to all-time highs.

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