IDC: Huawei crushes the foldable phone competition in China

Huawei is not just dominating the foldable market in China – it is extending its lead. In the final quarter of 2024, Huawei shipped 2.506 million units for a 48.6% market share, per IDC data. Now analysts are reporting that Huawei has shipped 2.842 million units in the first quarter of this year for a controlling 76.6% market share. This is an impressive growth of 53.1% year-on-year and a great rebound of the Q4 number, which was actually a 9.5% drop year-on-year. Huawei’s growth in the foldable market comes at the expense of other makers. The biggest loser here is Honor – it went...

Apr 24, 2025 - 02:25

IDC: Huawei crushes the foldable phone competition in China

Huawei is not just dominating the foldable market in China – it is extending its lead. In the final quarter of 2024, Huawei shipped 2.506 million units for a 48.6% market share, per IDC data. Now analysts are reporting that Huawei has shipped 2.842 million units in the first quarter of this year for a controlling 76.6% market share. This is an impressive growth of 53.1% year-on-year and a great rebound of the Q4 number, which was actually a 9.5% drop year-on-year. Huawei’s growth in the foldable market comes at the expense of other makers. The biggest loser here is Honor – it went...