Market Data: Smartphone Apps Processor Market Tracker

Explore Q1 2025 smartphone AP growth—unit shipments up 4%, revenue up 10% on stronger mix. Tracks 18 vendors with forecasts through Q4 2025.

The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market rose 4 percent year-on-year in unit growth during Q1 2025, with a corresponding revenue increase of 10 percent as the processor mix shifted higher. Smartphone market will increasingly be defined by the success of flagship devices and adoption of generative AI and the latest silicon (with on-board AI accelerators) that power it. This report tracks stand-alone and integrated smartphone applications processor unit shipments, revenue market share and ASPs for 18 chip vendors from Q1 2008 to Q3 2024 with short-term forecast up to Q4 2025.