Samsung Overtook Intel as Top Chip Seller in 2021 Thanks to Automotive, Smartphones

People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 28, 2021. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

The global semiconductor revenue reached $595 billion in 2021, up 26.3 percent year-on-year, Gartner reports.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s chip business grew 28 percent Y/Y, while Intel Corp. lost 0.3 percent Y/Y.