Samsung saw a slight decrease in sales from the third quarter of 2021 to the fourth, selling 68.97 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021. Samsung ranked second in terms of global smartphone sales to end users during this quarter, falling behind Apple, although Apple follows a strong trend of high sales at the end of every year.
Samsung smartphone sales to end users, from first quarter 2016 to fourth quarter 2021
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Gartner. (March 2, 2022). Samsung smartphone sales to end users, from first quarter 2016 to fourth quarter 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168533/worldwide-samsung-smartphone-sales-in-the-1st-quarter-2008/
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