India smartphone unit shipments Q2 2012-Q1 2024

With fast and cheap mobile data plans and the largest population in the world, India has a lot to offer in the smartphone industry. Most of the Indian people use smartphones to connect to the internet, making it a huge market for many smartphone brands. Around 34 million smartphone units were shipped across India in the first quarter of 2024. Over the presented period, a general growth trend could be observed. 

Smartphone users in India

The Indian smartphone user base has a lot of potential to grow since many people still do not have internet subscription. However, the initiative by the central government to digitize the economy and availability of cheap internet plans by private sector firms such as Reliance Jio, has resulted in a significant increase. The smartphone user base in India is predicted to cross 75 percent by 2025.

The market of smartphones in India

The Indian smartphone market is filled with many brands. Samsung, the global giant in electronics from South Korea, accounted for around 17 percent of the shipment share of smartphones across India in2023. In October 2022, Realme C53 was the best-selling smartphone in the country with four percent of the total market share.