Samsung strengthens its position in the HBM market in Q2 2026

TL;DR

Samsung held 33% of the global HBM market in Q2 2026, ranking second for the third straight quarter.

Its HBM share rose from 21% in Q1 2026 and 15% in Q2 2025, making it the only major supplier to gain share.

SK Hynix led HBM with 50%, Micron had 18%, and Samsung also led the overall DRAM market with 39%.

Counterpoint Research has published an analysis of the global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market for Q2 2026. According to the report, Samsung held a 33% share, securing the second spot on the chart for the third consecutive quarter.

In comparison, the South Korean tech giant had a 21% share in Q1 2026 and a 15% share in Q2 2025. This means Samsung strengthened its market position by 12 percentage points quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), representing a 57% increase, and 18 percentage points year-over-year (YoY), representing a 120% increase.

That’s a significant achievement for Samsung, especially considering it was the only major HBM supplier to grow its market share in Q2 2026. SK Hynix retained the top spot with a 50% market share, down from 58% in the previous quarter, while Micron ranked third with an 18% share, down from 21% in Q1 2026.

While Samsung didn’t have the largest share of the HBM market in Q2 2026, it was the leader in the overall DRAM market during the quarter, with a 39% market share.

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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