Apple tops Samsung in global smartphone shipments for the first time in more than a decade

For the first time since 2010, a company not named Samsung is the smartphone market leader. For the first time, it’s also Apple on top. Despite an early report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) revealing global smartphone shipments have declined 3.2% year-over-year to 1.7 billion units in 2023, Apple has taken Samsung’s long-stable spot.