# Samsung forecasts $80 billion profit in AI boom, a record for a tech company

https://mins.news/en/item/90634

- Reuters, 2026-10-08 01:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/samsung-q3-profit-jumps-783-ai-memory-boom-lifts-chip-earnings-2026-10-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac6f4808f158200019196fb

> Samsung Electronics projected on Thursday that third-quarter profit would exceed 100 trillion won, a first for a technology company. Strong demand for AI chips is driving memory sales, with earnings expected to rise nearly ninefold.

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