Apple's iPhone 17 Is the Best-Selling Phone for the First Quarter of 2026
Key takeaways
- Apple's i Phone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max were the three highest-selling phones in the world for the first quarter of 2026, according to a list published Monday by analytics firm Counterpoint Research.
- The base model i Phone 17 accounted for 6% of global sales, but the top 10 list also includes five Samsung Galaxy.
- Xiaomi's Redmi A5 is the sole phone on this list that isn't made by Apple or Samsung, which includes last year's iPhone 16, the Galaxy A56 and the Galaxy A36.
Apple's i Phone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max were the three highest-selling phones in the world for the first quarter of 2026, according to a list published Monday by analytics firm Counterpoint Research.
The base model i Phone 17 accounted for 6% of global sales, but the top 10 list also includes five Samsung Galaxy. A series phones. The Samsung Galaxy A07 4G -- the company's lowest-priced phone available in certain regions -- and the more widely available Galaxy A17 5G took fourth and fifth place on the sales list.
Xiaomi's Redmi A5 is the sole phone on this list that isn't made by Apple or Samsung, which includes last year's iPhone 16, the Galaxy A56 and the Galaxy A36. The latter two phones were updated during the quarter with the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37, both of which might eventually appear in these sales charts as the year continues.