The Flying Dutchman: 10 surprising statistics

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The Flying Dutchman: 10 surprising statistics

16 July 2026

The Flying Dutchman EquityAsia Strategy

10 surprising statistics

◆ Samsung Electronics is on track to generate as much profit in Herald van der Linde*, CFA

2026 as all the listed companies in India combined Head of Equity Strategy, Asia Pacific The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

heraldvanderlinde@hsbc.com.hk

◆ China is making nearly twice as much from out-licensing its +852 2996 6575

pharmaceutical innovations as it is from exporting EVs Prerna Garg*

Asia Equity Strategist

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

◆ Six of the world’s eight largest stock markets are now in Asia, prerna.garg@hsbc.com.hk

compared with just two 20 years ago +852 9831 6901

Adam Qi*

Associate, Equity Strategy

Here are 10 statistics that we hope will interest our readers. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited adam.x.l.qi@hsbc.com.hk

+852 2288 9311

1. Powerhouse. Samsung Electronics’ profits are projected to hit cUSD200bn in

2026, roughly the same as the combined earnings of all listed companies in India.

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not registered/ qualified pursuant to FINRA regulations.

2. Wild swings. SK Hynix’s shares moved more than 5% intraday (up or down) on

92 of 131 trading days this year; Samsung Electronics isn’t far behind at 82.

3. Hands off. With the latest top-tier Chinese self-driving cars, you can drive from

New York to Boston and halfway back and only need to take over the wheel once.

4. Pharma > EV. China’s lead in EVs is well known but its pharma out-licensing

contracts reached USD136bn in 2025 – nearly 2x the value of its EV exports.

5. SpaceX vs ASEAN. The combined market value of the ASEAN-5 is about