Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone seller

Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone seller.

The Chinese electronics giant ranked second in Canalys’ quarterly smartphone sales report with a 17% market share for the first time. A closely watched report showed that Samsung ranked first with positions, accounting for 19% of global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2021. Apple has a 14% market share

Ben Stanton, research manager at Canalys, said: “All vendors are fighting hard to secure component supply amid global shortages, but Xiaomi already has its sights set on the next prize: displacing Samsung to become the world’s largest vendor.

In a tweet, Xiaomi said “We’ve moved up one more spot! Just in from @Canalys, we are now the 2nd largest smartphone brand worldwide in terms of shipments. This amazing milestone couldn’t have been achieved without our beloved Mi Fans.”