{"id":85172,"date":"2026-04-03T13:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=85172"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:17:05","slug":"samsung-retains-no-1-position-in-global-gaming-monitor-market-for-seventh-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-retains-1-position-global-gaming-monitor-market-seventh-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Retains No. 1 Position in Global Gaming Monitor Market for Seventh Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> today announced it has retained its position as the world\u2019s No. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming monitor<\/a> brand for the seventh consecutive year, continuing a run that started in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> captured 18.9% of the global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming monitor<\/a> market by revenue,<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> reinforcing its leadership in high-performance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming displays<\/a>. Samsung also ranked first in the OLED <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming monitor<\/a> segment for the third consecutive year, achieving a 26% market share.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-unveils-new-odyssey-gaming-monitor-lineup-world-first-6k-3d-ultra-high-resolution-displays\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/22154404\/2026-Odyssey-gaming-monitor-lineups-268x178.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Unveils New Odyssey Gaming Monitor Lineup, Featuring World-First 6K 3D and Ultra-High-Resolution Displays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Monitors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung Unveils New Odyssey Gaming Monitor Lineup, Featuring World-First 6K 3D and Ultra-High-Resolution Displays<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>\u201cAs the number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming monitor<\/a> brand, our goal is to continue leading the market with differentiated innovation,\u201d said Hun Lee, Executive Vice President of Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. \u201cStrong partnerships with game studios guide our innovation, while a clear technology roadmap keeps us focused. By expanding our gaming library and broadening platform compatibility, we\u2019re delivering displays that perform when it matters most to gamers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn gaming, the smallest difference makes all the difference,\u201d said eSports star Lee (Faker) Sang-hyeok of T1. \u201cBeing number one for seven consecutive years shows that so many of us choose Samsung for a reason. I&#8217;m excited to see what innovative gaming technologies Samsung will bring next to help us perform at our best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85181\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123950\/T1_Team_resized-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sustained leadership is achieved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> through a focus on next-generation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/all-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming monitor<\/a> technology and immersive gaming experiences. That momentum was recently on display at GDC 2026 in San Francisco, where Samsung showcased its latest Odyssey lineup, providing developers a firsthand look at glasses-free 3D and HDR10+ GAMING. The 2026 Odyssey lineup will be expanded to include<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/monitors\/\" title=\"Monitors\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10140257\/samsung-monitors-2.png\" alt=\"Monitors\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>27\u201d Odyssey 3D (G90XF model)<\/strong>: Glasses-free 3D gaming with advanced eye-tracking that delivers natural-looking depth and makes action jump off the screen.\n<ul>\n<li>Odyssey 3D Hub supports a growing library of compatible titles, including \u201cHell is Us\u201d and \u201cCronos: The New Dawn,\u201d with plans to support over 120 titles this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>32\u201d Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SH model)<\/strong>: Stunning 4K QD-OLED at 240Hz with exceptional color and contrast, protected by Samsung OLED Safeguard+ technology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>32\u201d Odyssey G8 (G80HS model)<\/strong>: The industry\u2019s first 6K gaming monitor, delivering native 165Hz performance with Dual Mode support up to 330Hz in 3K. This model also offers VESA-certified DisplayPort 2.1 (DP 2.1) connectivity, which supports smooth gaming and efficient video playback.<\/li>\n<li><strong>27\u201d Odyssey G6 (G60H model)<\/strong>: The world\u2019s first 1,040Hz gaming monitor with Dual Mode, delivering eSports-level motion clarity and responsiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the Samsung gaming monitor lineup, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.samsung.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1<\/a> Global No.1 Gaming monitor in 2019 ~2025 Source data : IDC Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker 2025Q4 (Based on Value Amount)<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">2<\/a> Global No.1 OLED\u00a0 Gaming monitor in 2023 ~ 2025 Source data : IDC Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker 2025Q4 (Based on Value Amount)<\/h6>\n<h6>* From 2019 to 2022, 100Hz or higher applied before the Gaming MNT Refresh rate change \/ 144Hz or higher applied thereafter<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">3<\/a> Select models available in U.S., others launching later in the year.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovative vision is driven by partnerships with industry figures like Faker of T1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":85180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17553,29718],"tags":[30500,805,490,30418,29881,29686],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-85172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-computing-monitors","category-product","tag-game-monitors","tag-gaming","tag-monitors","tag-odyssey-g6","tag-odyssey-g8","tag-odyssey-monitors"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123928\/T1_Faker_resized-600x600.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03123928\/T1_Faker_resized-424x283.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":17553,"name":"Monitors","slug":"product-computing-monitors","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17553,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29726,"count":102,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-computing\/product-computing-monitors\/","term_path":"product\/product-computing\/product-computing-monitors"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85172"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85188,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85172\/revisions\/85188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85172"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=85172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}