Global installed base of active smartphones grew 2% in 2025; eight OEMs had 200M+ active devices each, and nearly one in four active smartphones is an iPhone (Tarun Pathak/Counterpoint Research)

Tarun Pathak / Counterpoint Research: Global installed base of active smartphones grew 2% in 2025; eight OEMs had 200M+ active devices each, and nearly one in four active smartphones is an iPhone   —  Tarun is a Research Director with Counterpoint Research, based out of Gurgaon (near New Delhi).