A light emitting diode includes a segmented quantum well formed via selective growth method to avoid re-absorption effect of photons in the LED internal quantum well. This improves external extraction efficiency and increases luminance. The light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, wherein, the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer has a first growth region and a second growth region; the active layer is formed only in the first growth region via selective epitaxial growth; and the second semiconductor layer covers the active layer and the second growth region of the first semiconductor layer via epitaxial growth.