Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China

Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China, drops to third in 2024
Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
Apple loses smartphone crown in China as Vivo and Huawei outsell iPhone
Apple ’s China smartphone shipments slipped to 42.9mn in 2024, 17 per cent lower than the year before, according to market research firm Canalys. That cut its market share by 4 percentage points to 15 per cent. Shipments in the final quarter dropped 25 per cent year on year.
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The California-based tech giant claimed a market share of 15 per cent in the world's number two economy, behind Huawei's 16 per cent and top-ranking Vivo's 17 per cent, according to industry data provider Canalys.
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