Huawei remains the second largest smartphone brand in 2019: Counterpoint Research

Last year, Huawei shipped more smartphones than a year earlier and surpassed Apple in the overall sales count, says the Q4 report from Counterpoint Research.

According to the data, Huawei maintained its second place in the smartphone market with 238.5 million units shipments and grabbed a 20% market share, which was 205.3 million units + 14% share in 2018.

In the fourth quarter, Huawei has sold 56 million smartphone units and 14% market share compared to 59.7 million units shipments + 15% share during the same timeline a year earlier.

“Despite the sanctions, Huawei surpassed Apple to become the second-largest brand in 2019. This was the result of an aggressive push from Huawei in the Chinese market, where it achieved almost 40% market share. China accounted for over 60% of Huawei’s total shipments.” says Counterpoint.