Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest maker of flat-screen TVs, said Tuesday that its second-quarter share in the global TV market reached a record high on strong demand for its new 3D TV products.
By revenue, Samsung claimed 24 percent of the global TV market in the April-June period, the company said in a statement, citing data provided by research firm DisplaySearch.
Samsung won 24.4 percent of the world's flat-screen TV market by sales in the same period, and held 24.2 percent of the global liquid crystal display (LCD) TV market, it said.
In the North American LCD TV market, Samsung also took the largest market share ever, accounting for 29.3 percent of LCD TV sales in the second quarter, the company said.
In terms of shipments, Samsung sold 9.04 million units of flat-screen TVs, including LCD TVs and plasma display panel (PDP) TVs, up 42.9 percent from a year ago.