Apple dominated smartphone sales in 2023: the first 7 were iPhones

Companies brag about their annual results a few months after the end of each year. Indeed, statistics companies take a few months to calculate all the data and prepare rankings by adjusting the statistics. One of the most taken into account classifications is that top 10 smartphone sales, who controls the best-selling terminals as well as their market share. On this occasion and having already published the 2023 ranking, we can say that Apple dominated smartphone sales in 2023, placing its iPhones in the top seven positions

in different models.

The top 7 best-selling smartphones in 2023 were iPhones

The ranking of the ten best-selling smartphones in 2023 has already been published with data from Counterpoint Research, statistics that can be purchased every year using the same data. On this occasion, Apple managed to lead the first seven positions with its iPhone while the remaining three positions are occupied by three Samsung terminals. Here’s how they describe it on the official website:

Apple, for the first time, has reached the top seven positions in the global list of best-selling smartphones in 2023, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. Samsung secured the remaining three spots on the list, an increase of one spot from the 2022 list. There have been no other brands on the list since 2021. The combined market share of the top 10 smartphones reached its highest level to date, at 20% in 2021. 2023, compared to 19% in 2022.

The l ist of best-selling smartphones in 2023 is as follows (after placing each device’s global market share in parentheses):

1. iPhone 14 (3.9%)
2. iPhone 14 Pro Max (2.8%)
3. iPhone 14 Pro (2.4%)
4. iPhone 13 (2.2%9
5. iPhone 15 Pro Max (1.7%)
6. iPhone 15 Pro (1.4%)
7. iPhone 15 (1.4%)
8. Galaxy A14 5G (1.4%)
9. Galaxy A04e (1.3%)
10. Galaxy A14 4G (1.3%)

As you can see, in 2023 The iPhone 14 triumphed over the iPhone 15 presented in September 2023. This is due to two reasons. On the one hand, the iPhone 14 has been on sale for longer (since September 2022) and, on the other hand, users often prefer to choose the previous device because the new functions are not worth it or due to the higher selling price compared to the old iPhone.