Motorola has toppled Samsung to become the second largest mobile phone manufacturer. In a report by research group Gartner, the data shows a net gain for Motorola and a net loss for Samsung. Siemens and LG also switched. Sony Ericsson stayed in last place.
Worldwide sales of mobile phones in 2004 topped 674 million units, over 30% more than in 2003.
MobileTracker has compiled a chart of the data that compares numbers from Q4 2003, Q4 2004 and Q3 2004. Read on for the data.
Mobile phone maker market share as of Q4 2004| Company | Sales (millions) |
Market share | Q4 2003 | Q3 2004 |
| Nokia | 64.4 |
33% |
-1.7% |
+2.1% |
| Motorola | 31.7 |
16.3% |
+2.2% |
+2.9% |
| Samsung | 23.9 |
12.2% |
+2.3% |
-1.6% |
| LG | 13.3 |
6.8% |
+1.3% |
+0.1% |
| Siemens | 12.6 |
6.4% |
-3.1% |
-1.2% |
| Sony Ericsson | 12.3 |
6.3% |
+1.2% |
-0.1% |
| Others | 37 |
19% |
-2.2% |
-2.2% |
To detect recnt trends, use the Q3 2004 data as it was the quarter directly before the most recent data. This column should be read as, since Q3 2004 COMPANY NAME has experienced a shift in market share of VALUE. The Q4 2003 column is used to make longer term (1-year) trends. Nokia has done poorly since 1-year ago, but in the last quarter has added back over 2 points.
Full market share data for Q3 2004 can be found here. The rankings were: