Samsung remains the top smartphone company globally - Ships 77 million units

Samsung remains the largest smartphone company shipping 77 million units globally in the first quarter of this year, growing 32% YoY from 58 million units in Q1 2020. In all, global smartphone shipments were 340 million units in Q1 2021, up 24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015. China's Xiaomi Corp came in third place with a 15% market share after shipping 49 million smartphones in the first quarter. Oppo won 11% market share and remained the fourth largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, followed by vivo, which grew an impressive 85% YOY in Q1 2021. In all, the China smartphone market had a remarkable quarter driven by 5G product success across multiple price segments. China smartphone shipments were up +35% YoY reaching 94 million units in Q1 2021. Globally, the top five companies combined took a 76% market share in Q1 2021, up from 71% one year ago.