There is provided a display apparatus including a holding member disposed between a peripheral part of an optical sheet and a peripheral part of a diffusion plate. The holding member has a first end portion contacting the peripheral part of a rear surface of the optical sheet and a second end portion contacting the peripheral part of the first surface of the diffusion plate. The holding member has a first holding projection for holding the diffusion plate. The first holding projection protrudes from the second end portion along the first surface of the diffusion plate.