TSMC Posts Record Q2 Revenue of ~$39.62B, Up 36% YoY, Explicitly on AI Demand

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of roughly $39.62B, up 36% year over year and a record, which the company attributed directly to AI demand. As the sole leading-edge foundry for Nvidia, Anthropic-bound custom silicon, and hyperscaler accelerators, TSMC's results are the cleanest single read on real AI hardware pull-through.