A light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display including a first LED sub-unit configured to emit a first colored light, a second LED sub-unit disposed on the first LED sub-unit and configured to emit a second colored light, and a third LED sub-unit disposed on at least one of the first LED sub-unit and the second LED sub-unit and configured to emit a third colored light, in which the first LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the second LED sub-unit and the third LED sub-unit, and the second LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the third LED sub-unit.