Tracker: Global 5G and mmWave Smartphone Shipments Forecast by Vendor by Region by Quarter to 2026

Apple leads the 5G smartphone market through 2026, followed closely by Samsung and Xiaomi. Asia Pacific remains the largest region for growth.

Apple will remain leader for full year 2025 and 2026 but Samsung is just behind. Xiaomi is in third position. The 5G smartphone market’s growth is double digits in Q2 2025 and slows to single digit by end of 2026. Realme and Transsion have strongest growth. Asia Pacific contionues as the biggest region ands Middle East ansd Africa has strongest growth. This report forecasts 5G handset shipments by 28 vendors by quarter from 2018 through 2026 with regional breakdown. All major regions are forecast in the report, including North America, Central and Latin America, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, and Africa and Middle East.