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Tag: International Data Corporation

Apple’s record 247 million iPhone shipments drive 6.1% global smartphone surge in 2025 – IDC

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 3:03 pmTuesday, December 2, 20251 Comment

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1.5% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.25 billion units, according to the IDC…

Apple Mac grows 13.7% in Q3 to grab 9% global market share

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:13 amTuesday, October 14, 20252 Comments

Apple’s indomitable Macintosh posted shpiment growth of 13.7% YoY in Q3 2205 as personal computer shipments during the quarter grew 9.4%…

Worldwide smartphone market grows 1.0% in Q2 2025 – IDC

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:02 pmTuesday, July 15, 20252 Comments

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global…

Apple’s iPhone 16e is significantly outselling iPhone SE

Friday, March 14, 2025 11:03 am1 Comment

According to the analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is surpassing the initial sales of the iPhone SE…

IDC predicts worldwide smartphone market to grow 2.3% in 2025

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:15 pmTuesday, February 25, 2025No Comments

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 2.3% year-over-year in 2025 to 1.26 billion units, according to IDC’s Worldwide…

Apple iPhone leads China Q424 smartphone market share – IDC

Friday, February 7, 2025 1:02 pmThursday, February 6, 2025No Comments

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s…

IDC: Apple’s iPhone maintained lead in worldwide smartphone shipments and market share in 2024

Monday, January 13, 2025 1:48 pmMonday, January 13, 2025No Comments

According to IDC, for the year 2024, Apple’s iPhone maintained lead in worldwide smartphone shipments and market share…

Apple spurs Middle East, Turkey & Africa wearables market to year-over-year growth

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 9:24 am2 Comments

The (META) wearables market includes posted a year-on-year growth rate of 2.0% in units and 25.4% in value in Q3 2021, spurred by Apple …

IDC: Apple dominates wearables market with 33.1% share in Q320

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 9:59 amNo Comments

The global wearables market grew 35.1% year over year during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) with total shipments reaching 125 million units…

Apple iPhone continues to dominate India’s premium smartphone market

Friday, May 8, 2020 9:59 amNo Comments

Apple’s iPhone continued to dominate India’ premium (US$500+) smartphone segment with 62.7% market share. However, in India, the sub-US$200 segment…

Apple Watch and AirPods dominate wearables market share

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 8:42 amWednesday, March 11, 20202 Comments

Apple dominated in worldwide wearables market share, shipping 43.4 million units in 4Q19 thanks to its refreshed AirPods, AirPods Pro, and Apple Watch…

Apple iPhone owns 75.6% market share of premium smartphones in India

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 2:02 pmTuesday, February 25, 20203 Comments

In India, Apple reached a record 75.6% market share in the fourth quarter, thanks to the stellar performance of iPhone 11…

IDC: 2019 will be challenging for iPhone, shipments expected to drop to 177.9 million, down 14.8% year over year

Monday, September 9, 2019 5:14 pm6 Comments

A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows signs of market recovery in the second half of 2019 and into 2020…

IDC: Apple expected to gain traction in smart home market

Monday, April 1, 2019 10:01 amMonday, April 1, 20194 Comments

The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments…

IDC: Worldwide smartphone market gains steam in Q117 with shipments up 4.3%

Thursday, April 27, 2017 3:57 pm2 Comments

According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, phone companies shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones worldwide…

Where it all went wrong for China’s Apple iPhone-knockoff maker Xiaomi

Friday, August 19, 2016 1:30 pmFriday, August 19, 20168 Comments

It was just four days after Christmas 2014, and for Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi…

Xiaomi phone shipments slump by 38 percent in China

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:55 amWednesday, August 17, 20164 Comments

Xiaomi shipments tumbled by 38 percent in China for the quarter ended June 30 compared to the same period last year…

IDC: Samsung phone shipments down 4%, Apple iPhone up 12%

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:28 pmWednesday, July 30, 20149 Comments

The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year over year…

IDC: Apple iPhone to maintain high value, margins, and market share through 2018

Friday, February 28, 2014 10:01 amFriday, February 28, 20145 Comments

Apple’s iOS will have the highest ASPs among the leading platforms…

IDC: Apple’s market share in China to double in 2014 as Android begins decline

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:08 amWednesday, September 25, 20138 Comments

Apple’s iOS will see rapid growth in 2014…

IDC: Apple iPad’s share of tablet market cut nearly in half in one year

Monday, August 5, 2013 3:29 pmMonday, August 5, 201387 Comments

As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013…

Google caught quoting misleading report; Google’s Nexus 7 did not outsell Apple’s iPad in Japan

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:01 pmTuesday, July 30, 201315 Comments

Earlier this year it was claimed by several news sources…

IDC estimates for iPhone sales in India seem to be grossly incorrect

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 3:31 pmWednesday, July 17, 201316 Comments

According to one store manager at a Reliance Digital, probably the largest reseller of Apple products in India…

IDC: Apple iPhone sales see sharp fall in India

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:01 pmWednesday, July 17, 201335 Comments

Smartphone maker Apple has seen a sharp fall in its India sales…

Big three Russian mobile phone carriers say ‘nyet’ to Apple’s iPhone

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 5:33 pmTuesday, July 16, 201360 Comments

There’s not an iPhone to be had at any of the big three carriers’ stores in Russia…

IDC: Apple iPhone sales dropped 11% in Western Europe as mobile phone market declined in Q113

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:29 am18 Comments

The Western European mobile phone market shrank in the first quarter of 2013…

IDC: Apple grew iPhone 4 sales 211% in China as company grabs 9% market share

Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:33 pm6 Comments

China’s mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units…

IDC: iPad, other tablet worldwide shipments to surpass portable PCs in 2013, total PCs in 2015

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 2:33 pm9 Comments

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation…

IDC: Smartphones out-ship features phones for first time

Friday, April 26, 2013 8:55 amFriday, April 26, 20133 Comments

Smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time…

IDC: iPhone 5, iPad mini power Apple into virtual dead heat with Samsung

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:32 pmTuesday, March 26, 201312 Comments

IDC expects that tablet shipments will surpass desktop PCs in 2013 and portable PCs in 2014…

IDC: Samsung and Apple dominate ‘smart connected device’ market

Friday, February 22, 2013 9:00 amFriday, February 22, 20134 Comments

When looking at a holistic view of smartphones, tablets, and PCs…

IDC: Apple to command tablet market with at least 50% share through 2016; Windows to hit 10% share in 4 years

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 2:02 pm17 Comments

Robust demand for Apple’s new iPad mini has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to increase its 2012 forecast…

IDC estimates Samsung outshipped Apple 2-1 in worldwide smartphone market in Q312

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:01 pm27 Comments

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 2.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2012…

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