Global shipments of OLED monitors jumped 64% in 2025 to around 3.2 million units as display manufacturers increasingly shift capacity away from TVs and towards higher-margin IT displays.

According to UBI Research’s Medium & Large OLED Display Market Tracker, shipments rose from 1.95 million units in 2024 and are forecast to grow by more than 50% again in 2026, making monitors the fastest-growing segment in the mid- to large-sized OLED market.

The surge reflects a strategic pivot by panel makers who see monitors as a more profitable use of expensive OLED fabrication lines.

On 8.5-generation glass substrates, OLED TV panels typically achieve utilisation rates of 60–70%, rising to about 80% with Multi Model Glass techniques. By contrast, IT-standard monitor sizes such as 27-inch and 34-inch panels can exceed 90% utilisation, significantly improving manufacturing efficiency.

Profitability further strengthens the case. On a price-per-area basis, OLED monitor panels deliver higher margins than TV panels, prompting manufacturers to prioritise monitor production when allocating capacity.

Samsung Display has made OLED monitors central to strategy, focusing on QD-OLED panels where unit pricing and margins outperform television panels.

Adoption has been strongest in premium gaming monitors, where high refresh rates and fast response times pair well with QD-OLED’s colour volume and brightness, as well as in creator-focused displays that emphasise colour accuracy and HDR performance.

LG Display is also expanding its OLED monitor ambitions while maintaining its WOLED TV business.

The company shipped around 100,000 OLED monitor panels in 2023, doubled that figure in 2024, and reached an estimated 400,000 units in 2025.

Further growth is expected in 2026 through new customers and better line utilisation, with WOLED technology adapted to address monitor-specific concerns such as burn-in and viewing angles.

Chinese panel makers are also entering the space. BOE is gradually increasing IT OLED shipments, while TCL CSOT plans OLED monitor production using its inkjet-printed OLED technology.

While still unproven at scale, inkjet printing could offer long-term cost advantages over traditional vapor deposition.

“In the mid- to large-sized OLED market, the strategic focus is shifting from TVs to monitors,” said Changwook Han, vice president at UBI Research. “With higher glass utilisation and more stable profits, OLED monitors are set for continued growth across gaming, creator and premium IT applications.”