Huawei topples Apple to become second-largest brand in 2019

Chinese telecom giant Huawei surpassed Apple to become the second-largest brand in 2019, despite sanctions in the US, due to an aggressive push in the Chinese market, according to a study by Counterpoint Research.

This was the result of an aggressive push from Huawei in the Chinese market, where it achieved almost 40 per cent market share. China accounted for over 60 per cent of Huawei’s total shipments. Outside China, Huawei is trying to continue selling its older devices, the study said.

Samsung topped the charts with the company shipping 296.6 million units, followed by Huawei at 238.5 million units and Apple at 196.2 million units in calendar year 2019.