Global sales of displays for smartphones and other mobile devices soared to a record high in 2014, with the number topping 2 billion units for the first time, industry data showed Sunday.

Worldwide shipments of mobile displays stood at 2.01 billion units last year, up from 1.83 billion the previous year, according to the data by market tracker DisplaySearch.

The value of mobile displays sold also reached a record high of $30.13 billion, exceeding the $30 billion mark for the first time.

Thin film transistor liquid crystal displays accounted for about 90 percent of last year's total shipments, with active mode organic light-emitting diode display panels taking up the remainder.

AMOLED displays are mostly used in mobile phones and small-screen tablet computers as they consume less power and offer wider viewing angles and faster response times than liquid-crystal display panels.

DisplaySearch predicted global sales of mobile displays to rise to 2.09 billion units in 2015, 2.19 billion in 2015 and up to 2.47 billion units in 2021. (Yonhap)