Smartphone subscriptions worldwide 2016-2021, with forecasts from 2022 to 2027

How many people smartphone subscriptions are active worldwide?

The number of smartphone subscriptions worldwide today surpasses six billion and is forecast to further grow by several hundred million in the next few years. China, India, and the United States are the countries with the highest number of smartphone users.

Smartphone unit sales levelling off

The smartphone market still has high growth potential as the smartphone penetration rate is still lower than 70 percent in many highly populated countries, in particular China and India. The revenue of the global smartphone market continued to increase over the last few years, despite stagnating unit sales, due to a growing average selling price of smartphones.

Leading smartphone vendors

The leading smartphone vendors today are Samsung and Apple. These technology companies account for about half of all smartphone shipments worldwide.