Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Top One Billion Units for the First Time, According to IDC
27 Jan 2014
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. January 27, 2014 – The worldwide smartphone market reached yet another
milestone, having shipped one billion units in a single year for the first time. According to the International
Data Corporation ( IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 1,004.2
million smartphones worldwide, up 38.4% from the 725.3 million units in 2012. This aligns with IDC's
most recent forecast of 1,010.4 million units, making for a difference of less than 1%. Smartphones
accounted for 55.1% of all mobile phone shipments in 2013, up from the 41.7% of all mobile phone
shipments in 2012. In the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), vendors shipped a total of 284.4 million
smartphones worldwide, up 24.2% from the 229.0 million units shipped in 4Q12.
More at: idc.com
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