TCL Shipped 1.73 Million 4K TVs in China Last Year, Company Says

TCL shipped 1.73 million 4K TVs in China in 2015, the company said in a Wednesday earnings announcement. Its 4K sales were 19.9 percent of its total LCD TV sales in China last year, it said. TCL globally sold 17.34 million LCD TVs in 2015, up 4.6 percent from 2014, it said. TCL’s total LCD TV sales in China jumped 2.4 percent to 8.71 million sets, while sales volume of LCD TVs in overseas markets increased 7 percent to 8.63 million sets, it said. TCL sold 4.68 million smart TVs in China, a 33.9 percent increase from 2014, it said. TCL cumulatively activated 11.9 smart TV users globally last year, with a daily average 4.8 million daily active users in December, it said. TCL ranked third in the global LCD TV market with a market share of 5.56 percent, the company said, citing IHS data.