According to the latest report released by market research agency IDC, it is estimated that global smartphone shipments in 2023 will be 1.15 billion units, a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%, setting a new low in ten years.
Citing an IDC report in June this year. Global smartphone shipments in 2023 will be 1.17 billion units, a year-on-year decrease of 3.2%. IDC pointed out in the newly revised report that the reason for the expansion of the decline is the weak economic outlook and continued inflation. , suppressing consumer demand and prolonging the update cycle.
Although IDC has lowered its smartphone shipments in 2023, it predicts a recovery in 2024, achieving a year-on-year growth of 4.5%, and maintaining a low single-digit growth in the next five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7%.
Broken down to the mobile operating system, IDC believes that the iPhone is better able to cope with economic challenges than Android models. It is estimated that the proportion of the iOS system will increase by 1.1 percentage points in 2023, reaching 19.9%, setting a record high. In contrast, Android will drop by 6.0 percentage points.
