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- December 26, 2020
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MediaTek Now No.1 Smartphone Chip Vendor: Report
The Taiwanese chip company MediaTek has surpassed the American chipmaker Qualcomm to become the world’s number one vendor of smartphone chipsets…
The Taiwanese chip company MediaTek has surpassed the American chipmaker Qualcomm to become the world’s number one vendor of smartphone chipsets by market share, according to a new report from the research firm Counterpoint Research.
The report from Counterpoint Research places MediaTek as the one smartphone chipset vendor with a 31% market share as of Q3 2020, compared to 29% for Qualcomm which has for long known to be the biggest smartphone chip vendor worldwide. With only a small 2% gap, Qualcomm could still take back the number one position in Q4 this year, Counterpoint notes.
From the report, MediaTek’s market share grew from 26% last year now to 31%, propelled by growth in key regions like India and China.
Even though MediaTek is reported to be the number one smartphone chip vendor, Counterpoint’s report places Qualcomm as the biggest in the burgeoning 5G smartphone sector, powering 39% of all 5G phones sold worldwide.
Along with MediaTek and Qualcomm, other major chipset vendors globally include Samsung, Apple, Unisoc, and HiSilicon.
