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Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 2% YoY in 2025; Apple Emerged as Market Leader

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2026
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Shilpi Jain

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Shilpi is a Senior Analyst with Counterpoint Research, based out of Gurgaon. She has more than 9 years of work experience in consulting and market research field. She closely tracks mobile devices and ecosystem at Counterpoint and led various research and consulting projects. She holds a Master's in Business Administration from Fore School of Management, specializing in Finance, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University.

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Varun Mishra

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Varun is a Principal Analyst at Counterpoint Research based out of Gurgaon. In Counterpoint, he closely tracks mobile devices and ecosystem with a focus on Apple. He started his career as a Consultant with Infosys Limited where he was able to identify strategic avenues for business growth through deep research and analysis of markets and companies in various domains. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and a bachelor's degree from Coventry University, UK.

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Tarun Pathak

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Tarun is a Research Director with Counterpoint Research, based out of Gurgaon (near New Delhi). Tarun has 10 years of work experience with a key focus on the evolving mobile device ecosystem with specialties in Emerging Markets. He understands specific mobile industry nuances, helping clients to navigate through the rapidly changing technological trends. As a Telecom Analyst he has been quoted extensively by the leading media platforms. Tarun holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, specializing in International Business from the Amity International Business School and is a graduate in Physical Sciences from Jammu University, Jammu in the northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.

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