Hong Kong (CNN Business) Xiaomi has surpassed Apple (AAPL) to become the world's second biggest smartphone maker for the first time ever, according to market research firm Canalys. The Chinese company took 17% of worldwide smartphone shipments for the second quarter of 2021, behind Samsung's 19%, Canalys said in a report published on Thursday. Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo followed, with 10% each. The Canalys report measures the number of handsets manufacturers sell to distributors. Samsung SSNLF Apple AAPL This is the first time ever Xiaomi took second place in the Canalys report.

Source: CNN July 16, 2021 09:22 UTC