After years of US sanctions and issues, now Huawei’s Kirin is among the top 5 world chipmakers (by way of Gizmochina).
According to a Q3 2023 report by Counterpoint Research, chip maker (*5*) (owned by Huawei) now holds fifth place with a 3% share of the chipset market globally. Of course, that’s on the 2023 Mate 60 collection that packed the 5G-enabled Kirin 9000s chip and bought like loopy.
More units like the Mate X5 foldable cellphone and MatePad Pro 13.2 pill have additionally obtained constructive suggestions from customers in China, laying the floor for 2024 and the mid-range Nova 12 collection, which may also pack Kirin processors.
The different gamers
Qualcomm. That’s the chipmaker firm you’ve been anticipating to see as “numero uno”, and so they retain their dominance with a 40% market share. Apple follows behind in second place with a 31% share, pushed by the iPhone 15 collection. The bronze is reserved for MediaTek with a 15% share, and Samsung is fourth with a 7% market share. After Huawei, Unisoc is available in at sixth place with a 2% market share and Google’s Tensor SoC has additionally secured a 1% market share whereas rating seventh on the listing.