The highest-selling telephones of early 2025 have been damaged down by nation, and whereas most outcomes received’t shock you, one sudden end result was {that a} Google Pixel system really made the listing.
It ought to come as no shock that, globally, Apple’s iPhone lineup is the best-selling collection of telephones. iPhones had been estimated to make up six of the top 10 best-selling phones globally in Q1 2025, with Samsung filling in many of the gaps. However the story modifications a bit whenever you take a look at every nation individually.
Counterpoint Research recently published a breakdown of the best-selling telephones in a number of the world’s greatest markets together with the US, UK, India, Japan, Germany, France, South Korea, and China.
Beginning with the US, the listing is unsurprisingly dominated by the newest iPhones, with Galaxy S25 Extremely and Galaxy A16 making up the #4 and #5 spots with roughly 8% of the market every. That is largely mirrored in Germany, and Apple’s iPhone 16e even takes a slot away from Android telephones within the UK. Surprisingly, China’s listing can also be primarily made up of iPhones, however Huawei and Oppo each make an look. It’s a extra various market, although, because the iPhone 16 Professional Max was the best-selling system, however solely made up 4% of whole gross sales.
The area most dominated by the iPhone is Japan, with 4 of the highest 5 spots being iPhones, however that is additionally the one area the place Google Pixel makes the highest 5. Specifcally, the Google Pixel 8a was estimated to make up roughly 5% of telephone gross sales in March 2025. That’s fascinating for numerous causes, not the least of which being that the Pixel 8a is over a yr outdated at this level. Japan is one of the best markets for Pixel phones, although, so this isn’t an enormous shock.
In South Korea, Samsung’s dwelling nation, the Galaxy S25 dominates the listing, with a whopping 21% of the full market in March being made up of the Galaxy S25 Extremely. The bottom Galaxy S25, in the meantime, was the top-selling telephone in France in March, making up 13% of the full market.
India was by far essentially the most various market, with the Vivo Y29 being the top-selling system with mere 4% market share. Oppo A3x, Redmi 14C, and Redmi A3x are additionally within the high 5 alongside Apple’s iPhone 16.
This knowledge successfully acts as a snapshot of the smartphone market, because it’s solely primarily based on a single month of knowledge, nevertheless it’s nonetheless fascinating to see.
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