OLED Monitor Shipments Forecast Shows Upcoming 64% Growth by 2025
The forecast for OLED monitor shipments shows an upcoming 64% growth that will occur by 2025. The market for OLED monitors is on a trajectory for rapid expansion over the next two years. The Mid-to-Large OLED Display Market Tracker published by UBI Research predicts that worldwide OLED panel shipments for monitors will reach 3.2 million units in 2025. This marks a substantial increase of 64% from the 1.95 million units which were documented in 2024.
Manufacturers Have Shifted Operational Focus Toward Developing IT Display Products
Major panel manufacturers drive this projected growth by shifting their business focus from TV production toward developing high-end monitor display products. The mid-to-large OLED market considers monitors to be its fastest growing application because their growth rate will exceed 50% for the second consecutive year during 2026.
Samsung Display is quickly expanding its distribution of monitor panels through its QD-OLED mass production facilities. The company intends to gain financial benefits from its monitor panel business, which brings better profits than its TV panel operations, by focusing on premium gaming and content creation markets.
LG Display is boosting its production of monitor OLEDs while continuing to deliver WOLED TV panel products. The company has been increasing its production capacity from 100000 units in 2023 to 400000 units by 2025. The company expects its production capacity to drive growth during 2026 because it will acquire new customers and use existing production lines more efficiently.
The Shift to New Systems Happens Because Production Efficient Operations Create Higher Profits
The industry preference for monitor panels over TV panels stems largely from production efficiency. The manufacturing efficiency of products which use 8.5-generation substrates shows large differences between different product categories
- TV Panels The display typically shows 60% to 70% of its total screen space. Multi-Model Glass (MMG) technology allows coverage to reach approximately 80%.
- Monitor Panels IT-specific display sizes of 27-inch and 34-inch allow the panel to achieve screen coverage above 90%.
Manufacturers obtain better profitability through monitor OLED panels, which sell at higher rates per area than TV panels, while also achieving production line efficiency.
Chinese Manufacturers Emerge as New Competitors in the Market
The sector currently sees South Korean companies as its primary market leaders, but Chinese panel manufacturers are entering the IT OLED market at an increasing pace. BOE gradually boosts its shipment volumes while TCL CSOT prepares to launch monitor panels which use their exclusive inkjet-printed OLED technology. The upcoming years will see increased competition, which will drive down prices and expand product options available to consumers.
Expert Outlook
Han Chang-wook, who serves as UBI Research Vice President, explained that panel manufacturers now redirect their focus toward areas which will provide them maximum production yield and guaranteed profit stability. The OLED monitor market will expand according to his prediction because its applications will extend into gaming and creative work along with premium IT devices.
Source Data and insights derived from UBI Research.
