The Chinese market is one of the most important smartphones in the world. This is where many of the big brands we know worldwide come from, such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Huawei.
But the truth is that according to the latest Counterpoint Research report, none of these dominated this market in the last quarter of 2021. Contrary to what happened the previous year, Apple led the Chinese mobile market, with a 21.7% market share. market and 13% growth.
Huawei disappears from the TOP 5 in China
In the second position appears Honor, which is the one that grows the most. The latter had a market share of 7.5% a year ago, with 16.7% this quarter. It registers a growth of no less than 100% now that it is independent of Huawei. Huawei completely disappears from the TOP 5 in its home market.
From second place down the differences are minimal. A year ago Oppo was the leader with 17.3%, but now it has a market share of 16.6%. This meant a fall of 14% for the manufacturer of the BBK group.
Vivo also lost 14% of its power compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. At the end of 2021, it registered a market share of 16.5% compared to 17% the previous year.
Closing this TOP 5 we find Xiaomi with a market share of 16.1%. Considering that a year ago it had a market share of 12.5%, there is a clear upward trend of 15% here.
Compared to the same period in 2020, smartphone shipments fell 11% in China. And the strong sales of the iPhone 13 combined with its price make Apple smile in this market.
