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2026-06-02
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Global Smartphone Shipments Set for Record 13.9% Decline as Memory Chip Shortage Hits Budget Market
June 1, 2026
The global smartphone industry is facing its sharpest annual contraction on record, with shipments expected to fall 13.9 percent to 1.08 billion units in 2026, according to the latest forecast from Counterpoint Research.
Smartphones under $99
The revised outlook is worse than Counte