Korea Financial Supervisory Authority says Samsung becomes South Korea's most indebted conglomerate

On May 26, South Korea's financial regulator said in a statement that Samsung has become South Korea's most indebted enterprise group, with total liabilities exceeding SK Group by the end of 2025. SK Group, the parent company of chip maker SK Hynix, fell to third place, followed by Hyundai Motor, fourth place and fifth place, followed by Lotte. Overall, a total of 42 enterprise groups were identified as highly indebted enterprises, compared with 41 in the previous year. As of the end of last year, the outstanding balance of bank credit of these groups was 386.9 trillion won (US$255 billion), an increase of 4.1% from the previous year.