Worldwide Smartphone Forecast, 2022 - 2026 (April 2022 Update)

Worldwide Smartphone Forecast, 2022 - 2026 (April 2022 Update)

Global mobile phone shipments, including feature phones, witnessed 6.6% year-on-year growth and reached 1.65 billion units in 2021, 82.1% of which were contributed by smartphones. Global smartphone shipments were lower than expected in 2021 due mainly to the shortage of chips, the ongoing COVID-19, the sloppy market demand in China, and the lack of innovative features. This report provides an overview of the development of the mobile phone market, including market volume forecast for the period 2022-2026 and the breakdowns by region, price trend, and operating system.


  • Device Type
    • Table Worldwide Mobile Phone Market by Device Type, 2020-2026
    • Table Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Share by Device Type, 2020-2026
  • Region
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market by Region, 2020-2026
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Region, 2020-2026
  • System Technology
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market by Price Point, 2020-2026
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Price Point, 2020-2026
  • Operating System
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market by Operating System, 2017-2026
    • Table Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Operating System, 2017-2025
  • Intelligence Insight
    • Global Smartphone Shipment Volume to Grow 2.3% at 1.39 Billion Units in 2022
    • Global Smartphone Shipment Volume to Top 1.53 billion Units in 2026
  • Appendix
    • Research Scope
    • Companies Covered
    • Product Technology Definitions
      • Source: MIC, February 2018
      • GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
      • EDGE (Enhance Data GSM Environment)
      • WCDMA(Wideband CDMA)
      • TD-SCDMA(Time Division Synchronous CDMA)
      • cdmaOne
      • cdma2000 1X
      • CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (Evolution Data Only)
    • Geographic Definitions
      • North America
      • Latin America
      • Western Europe
      • Eastern Europe
      • Middle East & Africa
      • Asia Pacific

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