India & Counterpoint Research

India: India is mentioned as a key market where Apple Inc.'s iPhone 16 continued to perform strongly and Vivo showed strong offline performance.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research is the market analytics firm that published the preliminary estimates on global smartphone shipments for 2025 and provided the outlook for 2026.

India: India's government, through its India — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has taken a firm stance against Meta Platforms — WhatsApp's new username feature, citing concerns over cyber fraud and impersonation. This action reflects India's increasing assertiveness in regulating foreign internet companies.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research's Senior Analyst, Prachir Singh, highlighted that Meta Platforms — WhatsApp's username feature removes a layer of accountability, making identity verification more challenging.

India: India is the host nation for the antitrust investigation against Apple Inc. and is a key market for Apple Inc.'s manufacturing diversification.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research provided data on India's increasing share in global iPhone manufacturing, highlighting India's importance as a market for Apple.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research provided data indicating that iPhone 17 sales outperformed its predecessor by 14% in the US and China.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research provided market share data for smartphone operating systems in India, indicating the broad impact of the mandate.

Counterpoint Research: Counterpoint Research provided the data and analysis for the smartphone market decline in India.