Thanks to the iPhone 13, apple became the world's mobile phone sales champion in 2021. According to the latest report released by canalys, a data research institution, Apple's mobile phone accounted for 22% of global smartphone shipments in 2021, ranking first in the global smartphone market, followed by Samsung with a market share of 20%. Xiaomi ranked third with 12%, oppo ranked fourth with 9%, and vivo ranked top five with 8%. At the end of 2021, apple won 22% of global smartphone shipments. The last time Apple ranked first was in the fourth quarter of 2020. The iPhone 13 was launched in September and shipped more than 40 million units in the holiday season at the end of the year. Due to the shortage of chips, apple cut the production capacity of iPhone 13 by more than 10% in October. Before that, the latest data from Counterpoint Research, a research firm, showed that iPhone 13 ranked first in China's market and ranked first in six consecutive weeks. According to the report, apple is the largest smartphone manufacturer in China according to iPhone sales in October 2021. After listing, apple briefly lost its top position, and then regained its lead in early December. (Xinhua News Agency)