Counterpoint Research has published its analysis of the global DRAM market for Q2 2026. According to the report, Samsung captured a 39% market share, retaining the top spot. This also marks the third consecutive quarter in which the South Korean tech giant has led the global DRAM market.In fact, Samsung has steadily widened the gap over its closest rival, SK Hynix, since reclaiming the top position. SK Hynix held a 26% market share in Q2 2026, followed by Micron and CXMT with 25% and 7%, respectively. Counterpoint Research's analysis on global DRAM market in Q2 2026 showing that Samsung is the leader | Source: Counterpoint Research According to Counterpoint Research, Samsung benefited from rising prices of general-purpose DRAM during the quarter. The company also expanded its presence in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) segment.Samsung achieved this despite a decline in average HBM prices, driven by lower HBM3E prices and delays in HBM4 shipments. However, Counterpoint expects HBM prices to rebound in Q3 2026 as shipments of Nvidia's Vera Rubin and AMD's Instinct MI455X GPUs begin.