Global smartphone shipments declined 9.7% YoY in Q3 2022

According to preliminary figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments fell 9.7% to 301.9 million units in 3Q22. As economic uncertainty continues and global demand drops, smartphone shipments fell for the fifth quarter in a row. This was the worst drop ever for the third quarter. Remember that global smartphone shipments declined 8.7% YoY in Q2 2022. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments declined 9.7% YoY in Q3 2022”

Global smartphone shipments declined 8.7% YoY in Q2 2022: IDC

According to tentative data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the number of smartphones shipped around the world dropped 8.7% from the same time last year to the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22). This is the fourth straight quarter that the smartphone market has gone down. Shipments fell to 286.0 million units, about 3.5 percent lower than expected. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments declined 8.7% YoY in Q2 2022: IDC”