Japanese Company Surges to 2025's Top Global Stock Thanks to AI Memory Demand
Kioxia Holdings, a Tokyo-listed memory chip maker, became the best-performing stock of 2025 by capitalizing on the surge in demand for data storage driven by AI growth, with shares soaring 540%, outperforming major US tech giants, amid a global shortage of memory chips that is boosting prices and revenues for manufacturers like Kioxia.