Wired
On January 28th, the latest data released by the authoritative market research agency IDC showed that Apple’s iPhone shipments in the fourth quarter soared by 22%, accounting for 23.4% of the global smartphone market. Regain the number one in the world.
IDC data shows that the global smartphone market continues to improve in the fourth quarter of 2020, with shipments increasing by 4.3% year-on-year. In the quarter, global smartphone manufacturers sold 385.9 million devices.
There is a clear shift between the top five. Driven by the success of the iPhone 12 series, Apple performed well in the fourth quarter of 2020 and returned to the first place, with 90.1 million shipments, a 23.4% market share, and a 22.2% year-on-year growth.
In the early hours of this morning, Apple released its first quarter results for fiscal 2021. The report shows that revenue in Greater China was US$21.313 billion, an increase of 57% from US$13.578 billion in the same period last year. Apple CEO Cook said that the new iPhone upgrade set a record high in China.
Samsung ranked second with 73.9 million device shipments, with a market share of 19.1%. With the continued success of the A series and growth in almost every region, Samsung’s year-on-year growth rate is 6.2%.
Xiaomi ranked third with 43.3 million units and 11.2% market share, while OPPO ranked fourth with 33.8 million units and 8.8% market share. Both companies successfully took advantage of the decline in Huawei’s shipments, which increased by 32.0% and 10% respectively.
Huawei ranked third with a shipment of 32.3 million and a market share of 8.4%. The company continued to be hit by U.S. sanctions, which dropped 42.4% year-on-year.