Provided is a light emitting device including a lower electrode, an upper electrode disposed to face the lower electrode, a quantum dot light emitting layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, an electron transport layer between the lower electrode and the quantum dot light emitting layer, and a hole transport layer between the upper electrode and the quantum dot light emitting layer, wherein the quantum dot light emitting layer includes a quantum dot, and a first ligand on a surface of the quantum dot, and a second ligand on the surface of the quantum dot.