Apple becomes biggest phone maker

Apple has overtaken Samsung to become the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer for the first time, accounting for more than 20% of global sales


WORLDWIDE SMARTPHONE MARKET SHARE
Year-on-year growth (units shipped)
  
APPLE		SAMSUNG		XIAOMI	OPPO	TRANSSION	OTHER	2023
20.1%		19.4%		12.5%	8.8%	8.1% 		31.0%
(234.6m)	(226.6m)

APPLE 		SAMSUNG 	XIAOMI	OPPO	TRANSSION	OTHER	2022
18.8%		21.7%		12.7%	9.5%	6.0%		31.3%
(226.3m)	(262.2m)
Overall, 1.17bn handsets were shipped in 2023, down from 1.21bn in 2022 – fall of 3.2%


Samsung recently warned of declining profits as it faces stiff competition from cheaper Android phone makers such as Transsion
  

Figures rounded


Sources: BBC, IDC
Picture: Artem Podrez (Pexels)
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