Global ODMs/IDHs’ Smartphone Shipments Fall 5% YoY as OEMs Cut Orders
Global ODM/IDH smartphone shipments fell 5% YoY in 2022 due to economic pressures and weaker demand from China and Europe. The share of outsourced…
China Smartwatch Shipments Down 8.8% YoY in 2022; Huawei, Apple Dominate Market with Almost 50% Share
China’s smartwatch shipments declined 8.8% YoY in 2022, mainly due to the COVID-zero policy’s impact on consumption. The global shipments grew 9.0%…
India Neckband Shipments Declined 9% YoY in 2022
boAt led the market with a 27% share, while OnePlus and realme took the second and third spots respectively. Indian brands took a 62% share in 2022,…
One in Four Cars Sold in China in 2022 Was an EV With BYD Powering Country’s Outperformance
China’s EV sales almost doubled in 2022 with 87% YoY growth. BYD led the market, followed by GM Group, Tesla, Geely Holding and GAC Group. China’s…
More Than 1 Million XR Headsets Shipped in China in 2022, Pico Number 1
XR shipments crossed 1.1 million units in China in 2022. VR remains the dominant segment, contributing more than 95% to overall shipments in 2022.…
Berlin Factory Takes Tesla to Top Spot in Europe EV Sales as Chinese Brands Gain Ground
EVs contributed over 29% of Europe’s total passenger vehicle sales in Q4 2022. Chinese EV brands sold nearly 58,000 units in Europe during 2022.…
Samsung, Apple, ZTE, HONOR Shine as Colombia Smartphone Shipments Decline 3% YoY in 2022
Apple and Samsung shipped 26% and 14% more smartphones YoY amid market declines. HONOR rose 200% YoY driven by its multi-channel and multi-device…
Apple First to Capture 8 Spots in List for Global Top 10 Smartphones
Apple captured eight spots in the list of top 10 best-selling smartphones for 2022. The remaining two spots were taken by Samsung’s Galaxy A13 and…
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Crossed 10 Million in 2022; Q4 Sales up 53% YoY
EV sales during 2022 were over 10.2 million units, a 65% YoY growth. 7 out of the top 10 EV models were from Chinese brands in Q4 2022. EV sales are…
Data Center CPU Market: AMD Surpasses Intel in Share Growth
The global data center CPU market’s revenue declined 4.4% YoY in 2022. AMD registered a 62% YoY growth in its data center CPU revenue to hold a 20%…
AI, Digital Twins, Real-time Compute Emerge as Top Technology Trends for 2023
Counterpoint believes that Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins and Edge Computing will emerge as top technology trends in 2023, affecting…
LATAM Smartphone Shipments Mark Worst Q4 in 9 Years, Fall 14% YoY
LATAM smartphone shipments declined 14.2% YoY in Q4 2022, despite the comparatively slow market in the year-ago period. Q4 2022 was the worst Q4 in…
Indonesia Premium Smartphone Shipments Grow 21.2% YoY in 2022
The ≥$600 price band grew 21.2% YoY. Apple and Samsung took 68.1% combined share in the band. Samsung was dominant in the high-end segment…
Thales, G+D, IDEMIA Lead 2022 Global eSIM Provisioning Landscape
Truphone, WORKZ, Oasis Smart SIM, VALID, and Kigen are referred to as specialists while Eastcompeace, Invigo, RedTea Mobile, Nordic eSIM, TEAL, 10T…
MEA Smartphone Shipments Drop 12% YoY in 2022 to Reach Lowest Level Since 2015
MEA smartphone shipments retreated 18.4% YoY in Q4 2022 and 12.1% YoY in 2022. At 148 million units, 2022 shipments were the lowest since 2015.…
Entry-level Smartphone Shipments Bounce Back in Key SEA Countries, Up 28% QoQ in Q4 2022
2022 saw a 13% YoY decline in smartphone shipments in key Southeast Asian countries*. All countries witnessed a YoY drop in shipments through 2022…
2022 Worst Year for Europe Smartphone Shipments in a Decade Despite Moderately Merry Christmas
The Europe smartphone market declined by 24% YoY to 45 million units in Q4 2022; the lowest fourth quarter total since Q4 2011. Annual shipments…
Global Smartwatch Shipments Grow 12% YoY in 2022; Price Polarization Seen in Demand
The market showed decent YoY growth in 2022, though it dropped 2% YoY in Q4 Quarterly shipments turned to a YoY decline after seven consecutive…