TCL TCL
Huizhou Founded 1981
TCL is a Huizhou-based Chinese home appliance brand known for TVs, home appliances, and smartphones.
Known For
TVshome appliancessmartphonespanels
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Latest from TCL
Recent news, releases, and milestones from this brand.
News
- Chinese TV Brands Push Mini-LED and 100-Inch+ Screens at CES 2026
Hisense, TCL, and Skyworth all launched new flagship TVs at CES 2026, with Mini-LED backlights and 100-inch+ screen sizes now standard in their high-end lineups.
- TCL Passes Samsung as the World's Number-Two TV Brand by Unit Shipments
TCL shipped 28 million TVs in 2023, overtaking Samsung for the first time in unit volume and confirming the Chinese brand's position as the global challenger to Samsung and LG in the premium TV market.
Milestones
- 2026-01Debuts the X11L 115-inch Mini-LED TV at CES 2026 as part of its 100-inch+ flagship push.
- 2025-09Nxtpaper display technology enters its third generation with a 120Hz refresh rate.
- 2024-08Passes Samsung as the world's #2 TV brand by unit shipments with 28 million sets in 2023.
- 2023-03QD-Mini LED TVs become the top-selling premium TV line in North America by unit volume.
- 2022TCL's mini-LED TVs become a strong differentiator in the global premium TV market.
- 2019TCL separates its consumer electronics business from its panel manufacturing arm.
- 2014TCL acquires the smartphone brand Palm and revives it as a sub-brand.
- 2003TCL and Thomson of France form TTE for TV manufacturing, the largest Chinese acquisition in the consumer electronics sector at the time.
- 1992Enters the television market with the launch of its first CRT TV.
- 1985Renamed to TCL (Telephone Communication Limited) and begins producing telephones.
- 1981Founded in Huizhou as TTK, originally producing cassette tapes.