The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for using a display unit disposed on a lateral surface of a mobile terminal body and a control method thereof, and the mobile terminal may include a body having a front surface and a lateral surface, a display unit comprising a first region disposed on the front surface and a second region connected to the first region and disposed on the lateral surface, and a controller configured to display notification information associated with an event on the second region disposed on the lateral surface when the event occurs, wherein the display format of the notification information displayed on the second region is determined based on information associated with the event.