Motorola boosts US marketshare to 29%

May 09 2006 - 03:58 PM ET | Backpage, LG Mobile Phone, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung

Motorola saw another increase in its US mobile phone handset marketshare as numbers for Q1 were released. Total market share was up 2%, hitting 29% which was the highest of any company. Worldwide Nokia is the leader, with Motorola coming in second. According to analysis from The NPD Group, US consumers purchased 35 million handsets in the quarter.

Figures for all top companies:

1. Motorola - 29%
2. Nokia - 18%
3. Samsung - 18%
4. LG - 15%
5. Kyocera - 4%
6. Sanyo - 3%
7. Sony Ericsson - 3%
8. UTStarcom - 2%
9. Research in Motion - 1%
10. Palm - 1%