Xiaomi overtakes Apple as the second biggest seller of smartphones

• Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller, Canalys said.
• The Chinese company shipped 83% more smartphones in the second quarter compared to the same period last year.
• Samsung tops the Canalys list, accounting for nearly one in five global smartphone shipments in the second quarter.
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Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the second biggest seller of smartphones in the world.

For the first time, the Chinese electronics giant is in second place in Canalys’ quarterly smartphone sales report, with a 17% market share.

Samsung remained in first place, accounting for 19% of global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2021, the closely watched report showed. Apple held 14% of the market.

Ben Stanton, Research Director at Canalys, said: “All suppliers are fighting to secure component supply amid global scarcity, but Xiaomi is already aiming for the next prize: replacing Samsung to become the world’s largest supplier. .

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Although Canalys said this was the first time Xiaomi had ranked above Apple on its list, in October, International Data Corporation said Xiaomi had sold nearly 5 million more smartphones than Apple in the past. third quarter 2020.

These are the five largest smartphone suppliers in the world, according to the Canalys report.