Source: Newsbytes.PH [Philippines]
“The global smartphone market is projected to contract sharply in 2026, with shipments expected to fall 12.9% year-on-year to 1.1 billion units, according to the latest forecast from research firm IDC. If realized, the decline would mark the steepest annual drop on record and push worldwide smartphone shipments to their lowest level in more than a decade. IDC said the revised outlook represents a significant downgrade from its November forecast as a worsening memory-component shortage ripples across the consumer electronics supply chain.” (03/01/26)
https://newsbytes.ph/2026/03/01/global-smartphone-shipments-to-hit-decade-low-in-2026/