Samsung was the only company to overtake Apple in 2024. The list includes Galaxy A15, A15 5G, and S24 Ultra smartphones.
It is estimated that a total of 1.22 billion smartphones were shipped in 2024, of which 3% were iPhone 15. The second and third best-selling smartphones were the iPhone 16 Pro Max and 15 Pro Max.
The last place in the top ten was taken by the three-year-old iPhone 13, which accounted for 1.5% of total global smartphone shipments or 18.3 million units.