2022 was a great year for Apple and its iPhone lineup, according to the latest Counterpoint research report outlining the ten best-selling phones from last year. Eight of the top ten devices came from Apple’s camp, with the iPhone 13 taking the top spot with an estimated 5% of total smartphone sales around the world and 28% of all iPhone sales. The Vanilla 13 was the best-selling phone in the US, UK, China, Germany and France between September 2021 and August 2022.
Counterporint Research top 10 best selling smartphones for 2022
The iPhone 13 Pro Max came in second with a 2.8% share of global smartphone sales, followed by its successor – the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which took 1.7% of all sales. The 14 Pro Max is also the first time a Pro Max iPhone has outsold its regular Pro and vanilla counterparts.
Samsung’s Galaxy A13 was the fourth best-selling phone in 2022, followed by the iPhone 13 Pro to round out the top-five list. Launched back in October 2020, the iPhone 12 was the sixth best-selling phone in 2022, followed by the iPhone 14 with an estimated 1.5% of all sales. Despite its age, the vanilla 12 model remained very popular in the US, China and Japan. The iPhone SE (2022) came in ninth place, while Samsung’s Galaxy A03 rounds out the top ten list.
