The data illustrates the forecast total unit shipments of smartphones worldwide from 2009 to 2017 with a forecast for 2018 to 2022. In 2017, smartphone shipments amounted to around 1.46 billion units.
Global smartphone shipments - additional information
Shipments for smartphones are expected to amount to around 1.45 billion by 2018, a tenfold increase from the amount of shipments in 2009. This means that by 2017, an estimated 31% of the world’s population will have a smartphone, a figure that was at less than 10% in 2011.
