Smartphone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2014

The rise of mobile devices continues. According to market research firm IDC, tablets will outship desktop computers for the first time this year and go on to overtake laptop computers in 2014.

Smartphones outshipped PCs for the second time last year. 722 million smartphone were shipped in 2012, bringing the worldwide installed base easily past the 1 billion mark.
In 2014, smartphone shipments are expected to pass 1 billion for the first time, marking another milestone in the remarkable rise of smart devices.

Description

This chart shows a forecast of global smartphone, tablet and PC shipments from 2012 through 2017.

Report

Download Chart

URL to be used as reference link:

https://www.statista.com/chart/1011/connected-device-shipment-forecast/

HTML code to embed chart

<a href="https://www.statista.com/chart/1011/connected-device-shipment-forecast/" title="Infographic: Smartphone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2014 | Statista"><img src="https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/1011.jpeg" alt="Infographic: Smartphone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2014 | Statista" width="100%" height="auto" style="width: 100%; height: auto !important; max-width:960px;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;"/></a> You will find more infographics at <a href="https://www.statista.com/chartoftheday/">Statista</a>

NBA all-time scoring list 1946-2024

U.S. monthly inflation rate 2024

Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Italy as of October 2024, by region

Number of civilian casualties during the war in Ukraine 2022-2024

U.S. real GDP growth by quarter Q2 2013- Q2 2024

MLB: World Series titles won by team 1903-2024

Related Infographics

2024 U.S. presidential election

Amazon

IMF

2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Holidays & seasonal events

U.S. retail landscape

FAQ

The Statista "Chart of the Day", made available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 3.0, may be used and displayed without charge by all commercial and non-commercial websites. Use is, however, only permitted with proper attribution to Statista. When publishing one of these graphics, please include a backlink to the respective infographic URL. More Information
The Statista "Chart of the Day" currently focuses on two sectors: "Media and Technology", updated daily and featuring the latest statistics from the media, internet, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries; and "Economy and Society", which current data from the United States and around the world relating to economic and political issues as well as sports and entertainment.
For individual content and infographics in your Corporate Design, please visit our agency website www.statista.design

Any more questions?

Get in touch with us quickly and easily.
We are happy to help!

Do you still have questions?

Feel free to contact us anytime using our contact form or visit our FAQ page.

Statista Content & Design

Need infographics, animated videos, presentations, data research or social media charts?

More Information

Smartphone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2014