{"id":17507,"date":"2022-02-28T21:07:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/apple-maintains-second-place-spot-in-europe-smartphone-market-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T21:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:07:04","slug":"apple-maintains-second-place-spot-in-europe-smartphone-market-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/apple-maintains-second-place-spot-in-europe-smartphone-market-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple maintains second-place spot in Europe smartphone market in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple is maintaining its iPhone<\/a> market share in Europe as the current top brand, Samsung, declined and newcomer Realme broke into the top five for the first time. <\/p>\n

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The Cupertino tech giant held a 23% share of the European market throughout 2021, according to new data from Strategy Analytics. Apple’s iPhone saw 11% year-over-year growth, allowing its market share to remain relatively steady from the year prior. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Samsung, currently the market leader in Europe, maintained its top spot with 29% of the market. However, Samsung declined 1% year-over-year in 2021 \u2014 the only smartphone brand in the top five to see growth decelerate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Xiaomi came in third place with a 20% market share and 33% year-over-year growth. Oppo was fourth with 5% of the market share and 77%. India-based manufacturer Realme broke into the top five for the first time with incredible 548% growth, though it only held a 3% share of the market by the end of 2021. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The entire smartphone market in Europe grew 3% year-over-year in 2021, Strategy Analytics found. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple no longer reports individual product shipments, so reports like these are based on estimates. However, Apple reported record-breaking December quarter revenue of $71.6 billion for its iPhone, largely driven by the success of iPhone 13<\/a> and iPhone 13 Pro<\/a> models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n