In the third quarter of 2024, around 69 million smartphones were shipped in China, up 3.2 percent year-on-year.
Smartphone market in China
Since 2011, the number of smartphone shipments in China has steadily increased, reaching over 285 million units in 2022. In 2019, China was responsible for almost 24 percent of the smartphone shipments worldwide. The country is forecast to maintain its leadership, despite the recent hiccups in shipment volume.
Smartphone users in China
Around 61 percent of the Chinese mobile phone users are expected to use a smartphone by 2023. In 2022, there were one billion smartphone users in China. By 2027, this figure is expected to almost reach the 1.21 billion unit mark.
Smartphone manufacturers in China
Huawei, the leading local smartphone brand, once made the most smartphone shipments in the Chinese market. At its highest in 2019, the company shipped over 140 million units. However, Huawei was the only vendor which managed to lose large shares of the shipment volume, while Oppo and Vivo were both gaining in market share. In terms of operating systems, Google’s Android holds more than 77 percent of the market share, whereas Apple’s iOS accounts for about 22 percent of the smartphone operating system market in China.
Total number of smartphone shipments in China from 1st quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2024
(in million units)
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IDC. (April 24, 2024). Total number of smartphone shipments in China from 1st quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220988/global-smartphone-market-share-by-country/
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IDC. (2024). Total number of smartphone shipments in China from 1st quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220988/global-smartphone-market-share-by-country/
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IDC, Total number of smartphone shipments in China from 1st quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220988/global-smartphone-market-share-by-country/ (last visited December 07, 2024)
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