The data displays the global market share (in shipments) held by smartphone vendors worldwide, from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2018. In the second quarter of 2018, Samsung's market share was 20.9%. In 2017, Samsung shipped more than 317.3 million smartphones worldwide.
Smartphone market share - additional information Samsung, known for consumer products such as mobile devices and home entertainment systems, is the global leading smartphone vendor. Since 2012, the South Korean company has held a share of 20 to 30% in the smartphone market.
Q4 '09 | 3.3 | 16.1 | 19.9 | 4.5 | 38.6 | 17.6 | ||||||||
Q1 '10 | 4.3 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 38.8 | 17.2 | ||||||||
Q2 '10 | 5.6 | 13 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 37.3 | 19.9 | ||||||||
Q3 '10 | 8.8 | 17 | 15 | 7.1 | 32 | 20.1 | ||||||||
Q4 '10 | 9.4 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 27.6 | 24.3 | ||||||||
Q1 '11 | 11.3 | 18.3 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 23.8 | 24.1 | ||||||||
Q2 '11 | 17 | 18.8 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 24.8 | |||||||
Q3 '11 | 22.7 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 26.7 | |||||||
Q4 '11 | 22.5 | 23 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 16.4 | |||||
Q1 '12 | 28.8 | 23 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 15.4 | ||||
Q2 '12 | 32.2 | 16.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 14 | |||
Q3 '12 | 31 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4 | 25.7 | ||||
Q4 '12 | 29.1 | 20.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 28.6 | ||||||
Q1 '13 | 31.9 | 17.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 33.8 | |||||||
Q2 '13 | 32.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 36.4 | |||||||
Q3 '13 | 32.5 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 38.4 | |||||||
Q4 '13 | 28.83 | 17.43 | 5.66 | 2.03 | 4.6 | 4.51 | 36.94 | |||||||
Q1 '14 | 30.7 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 40.8 | ||||||||
Q2 '14 | 24.8 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 42.1 | |||||||
Q3 '14 | 23.9 | 11.8 | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 43.9 | |||||||
Q4 '14 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 46.1 | ||||||||
Q1 '15 | 24.6 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 37.6 | ||||||
Q2 '15 | 21.3 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 40.6 | ||||||
Q3 '15 | 23.3 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 39.1 | ||||||
Q4 '15 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3 | 36.4 | ||||||
Q1 '16 | 23.8 | 15.4 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 42.1 | ||||||||
Q2 '16 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 41 | |||||||
Q3 '16 | 20.9 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 40.7 | |||||||
Q4 '16 | 18 | 18.2 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 36.9 | |||||||
Q1 '17 | 23.3 | 14.7 | 10 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 35 | |||||||
Q2 '17 | 22.9 | 11.8 | 11 | 6.2 | 8 | 40.1 | ||||||||
Q3 '17 | 22.3 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 39.1 | ||||||||
Q4 '17 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 10.2 | 7 | 6.8 | 38.6 | ||||||||
Q1 '18 | 23.4 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 33.7 | ||||||||
Q2 '18 | 20.9 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 33.2 |