--- title: "Samsung projects record quarterly profit amid AI chip demand surge" description: "Most outlets led with Samsung's projected record profit, citing figures above $80 billion and noting it as a world first for a technology company. Both excerpts mention the nine-fold increase in third-quarter earnings driven by AI chip demand, with similar phrasing and emphasis on the scale of the projected profit." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13060-samsung-forecasts-record-profit-above-80bn-on-ai-chip-boom site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Samsung projects record quarterly profit amid AI chip demand surge business · updated 8 Oct 2026, 3:46 PM PKT · 7–8 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 8 Oct 2026 — Samsung projects record quarterly profit amid AI chip demand surge (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with Samsung's projected record profit, citing figures above $80 billion and noting it as a world first for a technology company. Both excerpts mention the nine-fold increase in third-quarter earnings driven by AI chip demand, with similar phrasing and emphasis on the scale of the projected profit. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Samsung forecasts record profit above $80bn on AI chip boom](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330475728/samsung-forecasts-record-profit-above-80bn-on-ai-chip-boom) · 8 Oct 2026, 3:46 PM PKT > Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly ​profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter ‌earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.17 billion) for the July-September period, slightly... - **Business Recorder** — [Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443235/samsung-flags-80-billion-profit-on-ai-boom-highest-quarterly-for-any-tech-company) · 8 Oct 2026, 8:20 AM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly ​profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter ‌earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.17 billion) for the July-September period, s... ### 7 Oct 2026 — Samsung's Q3 profit seen jumping nine-fold, but chip margins may be flat (1 outlet) - **Business Recorder** — [Samsung's Q3 profit seen jumping nine-fold, but chip margins may be flat](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443070/samsungs-q3-profit-seen-jumping-nine-fold-but-chip-margins-may-be-flat) · 7 Oct 2026, 10:20 AM PKT > SEOUL: Samsung Electronics is expected to report a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter operating profit, driven by robust AI demand, though analysts have cut forecasts by nearly ​8% since the end of August. Despite moderating gains in the prices of memory chips and a strengthening South Korean won, the world’s largest ‌memory-chip maker is expected to post operating profit of 106.1 trillion ... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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