Apple has lost its leadership in the Chinese smartphone market to vivo, which has taken 17% of the market. Huawei is in second place with 16% of the share, and the iPhone maker is in third place with 15%, according to a report by Counterpoint Research.
Apple lost 18.2% of the Chinese smartphone market over the year. This is due to the fact that the company cannot provide Chinese users with Apple Inteligence features because ChatGPT is not available in China.
In terms of growth rates, Huawei was the favorite, showing an increase of 15.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Huawei regained the lead for the first time after the ban on the use of American technology in 2019. Huawei's sales increased due to the launch of the mid-budget Nova 13 series and the flagship Mate 70.