Apple takes top spot for first- quarter global smartphone sales, shows data

Apple took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back of the iPhone 16e’s launch and strong demand in countries such as Japan and India, data from Counterpoint Research showed on Monday.

Apple had 19 per cent of the smartphone market, despite flat or declining sales in the US, Europe and China, followed by Samsung with 18 per cent of the market, according to Counterpoint.