By 2004 Samsung was the world's-largest manufacturer of OLEDs, with a 40 percent market share worldwide,[5] and as of 2018 has a 98% share of the global AMOLED market.[6] The company generated $100.2 million out of the total $475 million revenues in the global OLED market in 2006.[7] As of 2006, it held more than 600 American patents and more than 2,800 international patents, making it the largest owner of AMOLED technology patents.[7]