Taiwan's 5,000 largest companies posted a record high in aggregate net profit in 2025, up more than 11 per cent from a year earlier, with contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) remaining the country's most profitable company amid the artificial intelligence boom, according to a report by Focus Taiwan, citing credit information firm CRIF. Their combined net profit totaled NT$5.77 trillion (USD 181 billion), up 11.01 per cent from a year earlier, while aggregate revenue also hit a record high of NT$48.50 trillion (approx. USD 1.52 trillion), up 10.98 per cent. Among the 5,000 firms, TSMC ranked first in net profit, which reached NT$1.72 trillion (approx. USD 53.32 billion), and also topped the ranking by revenue for the first time after generating NT$3.78 trillion (approx. USD 117.18 billion) in 2025 sales. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co ranked second in net profit with NT$189.35 billion (approx. USD 5.87 billion). CRIF also noted that 772 companies reported losses, up more than 40 per cent.