Smartphone unit shipments in China 2012-2022
In 2022, the shipment volume of smartphones in China amounted to around 286 million units, a 13 percent decrease from the year prior.
Smartphone usage
In 2022, the number of smartphones sold worldwide experienced a slight dip, with about 1.4 billion units sold. In the same year, over two-thirds of the world’s population had access to a smartphone, as the global smartphone penetration rate passed the 68 percent mark. By that time, more than 71 percent of Chinese mobile phone users will be using a smartphone, as the number of smartphone users in China is estimated to reach 1.2 billion by 2027.
Smartphone shipment development
In 2015, China surpassed the United States as the leading smartphone market in terms of shipments, which continue to rise to the peak at more than 467 million units in 2016. Since then, the economic slowdown started to hit China, leading to the smartphone shipment volume in China falling for around 100 million units in a few years. Almost all all smartphone vendors in China were severely affected, especially for the formerly biggest Chinese player Huawei, which lost its market position completeylost its market position completey.
Smartphone usage
In 2022, the number of smartphones sold worldwide experienced a slight dip, with about 1.4 billion units sold. In the same year, over two-thirds of the world’s population had access to a smartphone, as the global smartphone penetration rate passed the 68 percent mark. By that time, more than 71 percent of Chinese mobile phone users will be using a smartphone, as the number of smartphone users in China is estimated to reach 1.2 billion by 2027.
Smartphone shipment development
In 2015, China surpassed the United States as the leading smartphone market in terms of shipments, which continue to rise to the peak at more than 467 million units in 2016. Since then, the economic slowdown started to hit China, leading to the smartphone shipment volume in China falling for around 100 million units in a few years. Almost all all smartphone vendors in China were severely affected, especially for the formerly biggest Chinese player Huawei, which lost its market position completeylost its market position completey.
