
Canalys simply got here out with its report on the European marketplace for Q1 2025, which reveals a modest decline in total gross sales. The entire market slipped 2%, however there is a little bit of nuance right here.
Analysts reveal that distributors offered 32.4 million models, down from 33.1 million in Q1 2024, however about 32% of these gross sales had been premium telephones priced above €800. After all, Apple and Samsung are the largest winners right here.
Apple scored a ten% enhance in whole gross sales year-on-year, securing second place with a 22% market share, whereas Samsung grew lower than 1%. Nonetheless, Samsung sits atop the charts with a 37% market share and reached its highest-ever common gross sales value on the Outdated Continent.
Xiaomi takes the third spot with a 16% market share and a 2% decline in gross sales as a result of weak demand for finances units. This marks the corporate’s twentieth consecutive quarter within the high 5 in Europe.
Motorola and Google spherical out the highest 5. Q1 2025 was Google’s first quarter within the high 5 in Europe, recording 0.9 million shipments and an impressive 43% development within the area.
Trying forward, analysts imagine that the sturdy demand for Samsung and Apple premium units will proceed and squeeze out the competitors, whereas European laws equivalent to eco-design and battery directives will proceed to create unfavorable market circumstances for low-end units. In truth, the forecast is a 3% decline in gross sales for 2025 with a modest restoration of 1% in 2026. Distributors might be compelled to enhance effectivity and profitability within the area to remain afloat.