{
  "id": 12836804,
  "title": "TSMC’s Q3 revenue surges to record, beating market forecast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/tsmcs-q3-revenue-surges-to-record-beating-market-forecast",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/tsmcs-q3-revenue-surges-record-beating-market-forecast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, announced record third-quarter revenue of NT$1.49 trillion on Thursday, marking a 50% increase from the previous year. This surge in revenue was driven by a surge in demand for artificial intelligence applications. The company managed to surpass market expectations, which had anticipated NT$1.46 trillion in revenue for the quarter. TSMC is a key supplier to major tech companies like Nvidia and Apple. Despite providing revenue figures exclusively in US dollars, an estimate based on Reuters calculations placed the revenue at US$46.71 billion, slightly above the estimated range of US$44.6 billion to US$45.8 billion. The company did not disclose any additional insights or guidance for the current quarter in its brief statement. TSMC, valued at US$2.1 trillion, remains Asia's most prestigious publicly traded company. The firm is set to unveil Q3 earnings and provide an updated outlook next Thursday.",
  "summary": "The figure of NT$1.49 trillion is up 50% from the year-earlier period due to surging demand for AI applications",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}