IHS: OLED TV shipments grew 130% from November 2016 to November 2017

According to IHS, global OLED TV shipments grew 130% from November 2016 to November 2017 to reach a new monthly record of 270,000 units. The falling prices of 55" 4K OLEDs bring them within budget of a greater number of holiday shoppers, says IHS.

Monthly OLED TV shipments (Nov 2016 - Nov 2017, IHS)

IHS estimates that in 2017 over 1.4 million OLED TVs were shipped. LG Electronics is the clear market leader with a 92% market share. The growth of 65" OLED TVs (157% year-over-yera) is greater than the growth of 55" OLEDs (123%).

The overall LCD TV shipments actually declined 1.6% in the same period to 24.4 million units, as Black Friday demand in the US in 2017 was lower than in 2016,

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Posted: Jan 05,2018 by Ron Mertens