Samsung's monitor sales jump in Q3 2020 due to work-from-home demand

According to the latest report, Samsung sold 3.37 million computer monitors during Q3 2020, which is a whopping 52.8% jump in sales compared to the third quarter of 2019. Samsung's market share increased from 6.8% YoY to 9%, and it was the fifth-largest computer monitor brand in the world. Samsung launched new productivity and gaming-focused monitors during the quarter.

Dell was the market leader in the computer monitor segment with a share of 16.9%, and it sold 6.3 million units during Q3 2020. However, its market share dropped by 1.9% compared to Q3 2019. Chinese firm TPV, which sells monitors under AOC and Philips brands, was the second-largest monitor vendor with a market share of 15.1% and sales of 5.6 million units. HP and Lenovo were placed second and third, respectively, with market shares of 12.6% and 10.6%.

Samsung recently launched a new monitor lineup that's perfectly designed for the modern work-from-home era. The Smart Monitor comes in two variants—M5 and M7—and it uses the company's smart TV operating system Tizen to run media streaming apps like Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video, and YouTube. The monitor comes in Full HD and 4K versions, and even features HDR10+. It also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI, and USB Type-C connectivity.