CORRECTED: BenQ took the lead in Branded LCD Monitor sales for 2005 according to IDC Australia’s Quarterly Monitor Tracker Results.

With a market share of 19.4 per cent BenQ led its nearest competitor by 2.4 per cent. The company says it shipped more than 205,000 monitors for the year, which was a 71.0 per cent increase in LCD units from 2004.

The total Branded LCD monitor market grew by 44.3% in 2005 indicating good market share gains by the company.

Philip Newton – BenQ’s Vice President Asia Pacific said “2005 was an outstanding year for BenQ in gaining market share across a number of product categories. Our focus for LCD Monitors in 2006 will be to expand our product lineup in to un-chartered waters and solidify our strong market share.”

“We are extremely proud of our efforts and achievements in 2005 and look forward to another challenging and prosperous year in 2006.”