Huawei Grows 6% in 2Q26 Smartphone Shipments as Global Market Falls 11%
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Updated · HC Newsroom · Jul 14
Huawei Grows 6% in 2Q26 Smartphone Shipments as Global Market Falls 11%
3 articles · Updated · HC Newsroom · Jul 14
Summary
Huawei posted 6% year-on-year growth in global smartphone shipments in 2Q26, landing in Counterpoint’s top 10 despite missing the top five.
Mate 80, Nova 15 and newly launched Enjoy 90 models drove the gain, alongside Huawei’s strong position in China, where its smartphone sales remained a key support.
Counterpoint said Samsung retook the global lead with 24% market share, while Apple held second at 20%; Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo stayed in the top five but slipped slightly from a year earlier.
The broader market shrank 11% in the quarter as NAND and DRAM shortages hit supply, and Counterpoint expects full-year shipments to drop 14% with the memory crunch potentially lasting into 2027.