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Feb 25, 2012

Nokia is The Largest Windows Phone Maker in The World, After one Quarter

Boston, MA - February 24, 2012 – According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global Microsoft smartphone shipments grew 36 percent sequentially to reach 2.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011. Nokia captured top position as the world’s number one Microsoft smartphone vendor for the first time ever.

Alex Spektor, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments using the Microsoft operating system grew 36 percent sequentially to reach 2.7 million units in Q4 2011. Microsoft smartphone shipments remain tiny, but they are showing tentative signs of growth. Nokia overtook HTC and others to become the world’s largest Microsoft smartphone vendor with 33 percent market share. Nokia’s global Microsoft smartphone shipments hit 0.9 million units, as distribution of its Lumia family expanded across numerous countries and operators.”

5 comments:

MynameisEarl said...

Well that's just one quarter, that still leaves Apple lots of time to catch up.

Zyu said...

But isn't Nokia somewhat dead?

Adam said...

I bet they're glad they're not making N-Gages no more

R said...

I don't like Windows Phones...

Outcast said...

That's interesting news especially since around here at least there's a sort of stigma that tends to surround Nokia phones and people who own them. Will be interesting to see who wins the rare at the end of the year to say the very least.