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Industry
Coway tops K-BPI water purifier category for 28th straight year, expands Icon lineup
Coway said it ranked No. 1 in the water purifier category of the 2026 Korea Brand Power Index for the 28th consecutive year. It has held the top spot every year since the survey began in 1999, and it is the only company to lead an appliance category for 28 straight years. Coway also said it ranked first for 24 straight years in air purifiers and bidets, and it unveiled new Icon ice water purifier models and Birex sleep-tech products.
Telecommunications & Media
KT tops brand power in mobile, internet and IPTV for second straight year
KT said on Wednesday it was ranked No. 1 in mobile communications, high-speed internet and IPTV in this year’s Korea Brand Power Index survey, marking a second straight year of sweeping the categories. The company said it expanded subscriber-focused offerings and everyday benefits, enhanced AI-based spam blocking and voice-phishing detection, and strengthened security services for broadband. It also introduced WiFi 7 and added an LLM-based AI agent to Genie TV.
Finance
Shinhan Financial wins six top spots in 2026 K-BPI brand power survey
Shinhan Financial Group said on Wednesday it topped six categories in the 2026 Korea Brand Power Index (K-BPI) survey. Shinhan Financial Holdings ranked first in the financial holding company category for the 15th straight year. Shinhan Bank led the banking category for the 11th consecutive year, while its Shinhan Premier was No. 1 in private banking for the ninth year. Shinhan Card topped the credit card category for the 15th year and led other categories.
