Xiaomi overtakes Apple to become world’s second largest smartphone maker 

Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the second largest smartphone maker in the world. The Chinese smartphone maker benefited from the demise of local rival Huawei and is now threatening Samsung’s top spot.

Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the second largest smartphone maker in the world. The Chinese smartphone maker benefited from the demise of local rival Huawei and is now threatening Samsung’s top spot. According to the latest figures revealed by Canalys, in the second quarter of 2021, Xiaomi was the second biggest smartphone maker globally in terms of sales. The South Korean smartphone maker Samsung still sits at the top with 19 per cent market share, but Xiaomi has closed down the gap a lot and had 17 per cent market during the same period. Xiaomi’s shipments increased more than 300 per cent in Latin America, 150 per cent in Africa, and 50 per cent in Western Europe. Canalys says Xiaomi's objective should be to grow sales of its top of the line phones like the Mi 11 Ultra, but the smartphone maker will continue to face challenge from other Chinese brands like Oppo and Vivo, who have the same goal.