IDC Japan announced the 2022 market share results for the Japanese smartphone market.

While there is a 8.1% (34.3 million units) decrease in the total number of smartphones sold in 2022 versus 2021, the market shares remain almost the same.

Apple is the undisputed leader with a 48.4% share. This was 52.1% in 2021.

Sharp retain their second place with 11.1% share against 9.7% in 2021.

FCNT (former Fujitsu) now occupy the third place with 10.3% vs 6.7% in 2021.

Samsung are fourth with 9.0%. They were not in the top five last year.

Sony ranks fifth with a 7.5% share vs 6.3% in 2021.

The vendors that increased their market share year-on-year are FCNT (by 34.1%), Samsung (by 17.7%), and Sony. The increase Sharp have recorded is far smaller than that of its competitors.

Source: https://www.idc.com