Global smartphone shipments declined by -3% YoY in Q4 2021, still impacted by supply issues coming from chip shortages, assembly / distributional disruptions. Apple and Samsung became no.1 smartphone vendor in 7 countries each while Xiaomi became no. 1 vendor in India. Apple became no.1 vendor in China for the first time.
Our extensive report tracks the world's leading smartphone vendors' shipments and marketshare across 15 major countries worldwide from Q1 2012 to Q4 2021. The 15 countries tracked account for 7 in 10 of all global smartphone volumes. Countries covered include: Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK, and the United States.