Kaohsiung has pulled in more than NT$2.7 trillion in new business investment over six years, good news for the city's workers and for Taiwan's chip supply chain.

• Household income in Kaohsiung hit a record last year, the biggest gain of Taiwan's six big cities.
• A semiconductor cluster built around TSMC now links AMD, Merck and ASE, and park jobs have more than doubled since 2020.
• Factory revenue per plant is the highest among the six big cities, and unemployment is the lowest.
• Finance is growing too: Taiwan's first Asian asset management hub opened in the city, and banking and insurance revenue rose 13%.
• Mayor Chen Chi-mai steps down at the end of the year, leaving the buildout to a successor.

Outlook: The investment pipeline is moving into construction and mass production, so the jobs and income gains should keep coming — but a new mayor takes over the push in a tougher global market.