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iPhone Users and Sales Stats

Backlinko Team

Written by Backlinko Team

iPhone Users and Sales Stats

Apple’s iPhone claims a 17% market share of the global smartphone market, ranking as one of the leading smartphone brands worldwide.

Introduced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, the iPhone has seen at least 190 million annual shipments each year since 2014.

Continue reading to find the latest iPhone stats for 2024.

iPhone Key Stats

  • More than 1.382 billion consumers currently use iPhones.
  • Apple shipped 151.3 million iPhones in Q1-Q3 2024.
  • iPhones have a 53% share of smartphone sales in the US.
  • 4 of the top 10 most sold smartphone models in Q3 2024 were designed by Apple.

iPhone Users Worldwide

According to the latest update, there are an estimated 1.382 billion active iPhone users worldwide. That’s an increase of 3.6% over the past year.

iPhone Users Worldwide

Apple hit a milestone of over 1 billion active iPhone units in 2020.

Here’s a table with the total number of iPhone users since 2008:

Year iPhone Users Worldwide
2008 10 million
2009 25 million
2010 60 million
2011 115 million
2012 206 million
2013 329 million
2014 442 million
2015 569 million
2016 710 million
2017 814 million
2018 888 million
2019 948 million
2020 1.042 billion
2021 1.231 billion
2022 1.334 billion
2023 1.382 billion

Source: Statista

iPhone Users in the US

There are an estimated 130.1 million iPhone users in the US. The active iPhone user base grew by 4.33% over the past year.

iPhone Users in the US

Here’s a table with the total number of iPhone users in the US since 2012:

Year iPhone Users in the US
2012 44.53 million
2013 57.78 million
2014 72.3 million
2015 82.5 million
2016 90.1 million
2017 97.2 million
2018 101.9 million
2019 105.2 million
2020 113.5 million
2021 116.3 million
2022 124.7 million
2023 130.1 million

Sources: Statista, CFPB

iPhone Shipment Volumes

Apple delivered 151.3 million iPhones in the first 9 months 2024. Sales remained the same compared to 151.3 million shipped iPhones in Q1-Q3 2023.

iPhone Shipment Volumes

To date, the annual all-time high volume of 233.9 million shipments was achieved in 2021.

We’ve charted annual iPhone shipments since 2010:

Year iPhone Shipments
2010 47.4 million
2011 93.1 million
2012 135.8 million
2013 153.4 million
2014 192.7 million
2015 231.5 million
2016 215.4 million
2017 213.3 million
2018 208.8 million
2019 191 million
2020 206.1 million
2021 233.9 million
2022 225.3 million
2023 231.8 million
Q1 2024 50.1 million
Q2 2024 45.2 million
Q3 2024 56 million

Sources: Statista, IDC

iPhone Market Share Worldwide

iPhones accounted for 17% of global smartphone shipments in Q3 2024. That’s an increase from 16% in the previous quarter.

iPhones accounted for 17% of global smartphone shipments in Q3 2024

We’ve charted the iPhone’s market share of worldwide smartphone shipments since Q1 2022:

Date iPhone Worldwide Market Share
Q1 2021 17%
Q2 2021 15%
Q3 2021 14%
Q4 2021 22%
Q1 2022 18%
Q2 2022 16%
Q3 2022 16%
Q4 2022 24%
Q1 2023 21%
Q2 2023 17%
Q3 2023 16%
Q4 2023 23%
Q1 2024 17%
Q2 2024 16%
Q3 2024 17%

Source: Counterpoint Research

iPhone US Market Share

iPhones accounted for 53% of smartphone shipments in the United States in Q3 2024.

iPhones accounted for 53% of smartphone shipments in the United States in Q3 2024

Market share fluctuates based on the releases of new models by Apple and its competitors.

Here’s a table showing the iPhone’s share of US smartphone sales since Q1 2016:

Date iPhone US Market Share
Q1 2016 33%
Q2 2016 30%
Q3 2016 34%
Q4 2016 39%
Q1 2017 33%
Q2 2017 29%
Q3 2017 34%
Q4 2017 45%
Q1 2018 37%
Q2 2018 40%
Q3 2018 39%
Q4 2018 47%
Q1 2019 39%
Q2 2019 41%
Q3 2019 42%
Q4 2019 49%
Q1 2020 46%
Q2 2020 46%
Q3 2020 40%
Q4 2020 65%
Q1 2021 55%
Q2 2021 53%
Q3 2021 47%
Q4 2021 56%
Q1 2022 50%
Q2 2022 48%
Q3 2022 50%
Q4 2022 57%
Q1 2023 52%
Q2 2023 55%
Q3 2023 53%
Q4 2023 62%
Q1 2024 52%
Q2 2024 52%
Q3 2024 53%

Sources: Statista, Counterpoint Research

iPhone China Market Share

Apple’s iPhone held a 17.3% share of the Chinese smartphone market in 2023. That’s an increase from 16.8% in 2022.

In Q3 2024, iPhone accounted for a 14% share of the smartphone market in China.

Apple’s iPhone held a 14% share of the Chinese smartphone market in Q3 2024

Here’s a table showing the iPhone’s share of smartphone shipments in China since 2014:

Date iPhone China Market Share
2014 8.8%
2015 13.6%
2016 9.6%
2017 9.3%
2018 9.1%
2019 8.9%
2020 11.1%
2021 15.3%
2022 16.8%
2023 17.3%
Q1 2024 15.7%
Q2 2024 15.5%
Q3 2024 14%

Source: Statista, Counterpoint Research 1, Counterpoint Research 2, Counterpoint Research 3

What Are the Top-Selling Smartphones?

In Q3 2024, Apple took 4 spots in the list of top 10 best-selling smartphones.

Here’s a complete ranking:

  1. iPhone 15
  2. iPhone 15 Pro Max
  3. iPhone 15 Pro
  4. Galaxy A15 4G
  5. Galaxy A15 5G
  6. Galaxy A05
  7. Redmi 13C 4G
  8. Galaxy A35
  9. iPhone 14
  10. Galaxy S24

Per sales data from 2023, Apple accounted for 7 of the top 10 best-selling smartphones.

Here’s a list of the top 10 best-selling smartphone models in 2023:

Smartphone Model Market Share
iPhone 14 3.9%
iPhone 14 Pro Max 2.8%
iPhone 14 Pro 2.4%
iPhone 13 2.2%
iPhone 15 Pro Max 1.7%
iPhone 15 Pro 1.4%
iPhone 15 1.4%
Galaxy A14 5G 1.4%
Galaxy A04e 1.3%
Galaxy A14 4G 1.3%

Sources: Counterpoint Research 1, Counterpoint Research 2

iOS Market Share

iOS holds a 27.93% worldwide share of the mobile operating system market. That’s down from 29.02% in 2023.

iOS holds a 27.93% worldwide share of the mobile operating system market

Android accounts for the vast majority of the remainder of the mobile OS market, holding a 71.3% share.

Here’s a table with the global iOS market share since 2010:

Note: Data in 2024 is incomplete.
Year iOS Market Share
2010 25.48%
2011 22.29%
2012 24.04%
2013 24.03%
2014 23.95%
2015 20.2%
2016 19.29%
2017 19.65%
2018 20.47%
2019 22.71%
2020 26.28%
2021 27.34%
2022 27.85%
2023 29.02%
2024 27.93%

Source: Statcounter

Conclusion

That’s all for my collection of iPhone stats for 2024. Hopefully, you found the data interesting.

Apple continues to strengthen its standing in the smartphone market. The brand has risen to a position of particular dominance in the US.