Hyperbranched organic–inorganic hybrid conjugated polymers P1 and P2 were prepared via FeCl3‐oxiditive polymerization of 4,7‐bis(3‐ethylhexyl‐2‐thienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole (A) and octa(3‐ethylhexyl‐2‐thienyl‐phenyl)polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) (B) at different POSS concentrations. Compared to linear polymer PM derived from A, P1, and P2 exhibit much higher PL quantum efficiency (ϕPL‐f) in condensed state with improved thermal stability. ϕPL‐f of P1 and P2 increased by 80% and 400%, and the thermal degradation temperatures of P1 and P2 are increased by 35 °C and 46 °C, respectively. Light‐emitting diodes were fabricated using P1, P2, and PM. While the electroluminescent spectra of both P1 and PM show λmax at 660 nm, P1 exhibits a much narrower EL spectrum and higher electroluminescence (∼500%) compared with PM at a same voltage and film thickness. The maximum current efficiency of P1 is more than seven times of that of PM. The turn‐on voltages of the LEDs are in the order of P2 > PM > P1. LED prepared by blending P1 with MEH‐PPV shows a maximum luminescence of 2.6 × 103 cd/m2 and a current efficiency of 1.40 cd/A, which are more than twice (1.1 × 103 cd/m2) and five times (0.27 cd/A) of LED of PM/MEH‐PPV blend, respectively. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5661–5670, 2009