A light-emitting semiconductor chip, a light-emitting component and a method for producing a light-emitting component are disclosed. In an embodiment a light-emitting semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a first side surface extending transversely or perpendicularly to the bottom surface, a semiconductor body arranged on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor body comprising an active region configured to generate light and a contacting comprising a first current distribution structure and a second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the active region, wherein the semiconductor chip is free of any connection point on a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate, and wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures.