Best-Selling Mobile Brands: Data from 1996 to 2024

[@aries9313]

Huge respect to Motorola for fighting to stay in the top 10 for three decades!

[@spazda_mx5]

The phone business (Motorola Mobility) is owned by Lenovo since 2014.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Their legacy in the mobile world is solid and it's cool to see them innovate with things like the Razr comeback.

[@tsubasaozora7655]

Hello Moto

[@allenwalker4703]

I'm surprised they're that low tbh. It is still pretty popular at least where I live, and I never even heard of others like "Honor"

[@MithunOnTheNet]

Motorola invented the mobile phone

[@sepehrazizi1491]

downfall of Nokia is ABSOLUTELY BEYOND heartbreaking... I still remember how shiny and powerful N96 was.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Nokia N96 was a beast back in the day.

[@sanipine]

@@sepehrazizi1491 or the 8810, used in the Matrix

[@CLBellamey]

I bought a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and it was crap... they deserved to fall off imo.

[@starboy4573]

Nokia 6600 and Nokia 5233 most selling phones

[@Caonima]

Thanks god nokia gone ，but my 3310 still can use 😆

[@ireniaks]

Ah, the days of Nokia and Sony Ericsson. What a time it was.

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Elementary and middle school for me lol

[@AwesomeArtie]

That music should be used in every video you make. It’s dramatic and soothing at the same time

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Agree

[@Akelei02]

I love these music ❤

[@tiny8961]

If you never dropped a Nokia on your toe, you didn't really experience the 2000s

[@silverlimosine]

Underrated comment

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Haha

[@IoT_]

We have a joke : You dropped iPhone - you broke iPhone. You dropped Nokia - you broke the pavement.

[@alexandertanner5390]

Word

[@mentalmarvin]

You had to pick up all 4 pieces and assemble it again

[@yaqootmirza7389]

Ah man sony ericsson phones used to be gorgeous

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Sony Ericsson had some stunning designs that really stood out.

[@SiPakRubah]

​​​​@@DataIsBeautifulOfficialSpeaking of Sony Ericsson, isn't it just being called Sony since 2012? You kept showing it until 2016 but change it around 2017

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

@@SiPakRubah True, but in reports, they still used the same branding. I think the change occurred in 2016 when Sony introduced the Xperia X series at MWC 2016 to replace the Z series (that was developed under Sony Ericsson umbrella).

[@SiPakRubah]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial That's news to me

[@ДОМЗАМИЛЛИОН-н1л]

The way mobile brands rise and fall feels like watching Game of Thrones

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

The drama of mobile brands is intense lol

[@nithibhat]

💔 It aches to see the downfall of Nokia, but also it teaches a lesson that those who doesn't accept that they need to change according to the pulses of public will eventually disappear from public.....

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

When smartphones took over, they didn’t pivot fast enough.

[@CastleFamilyThe]

Iphone is basically the same but thinner and bigger over the last 17 years, yet people love Apple staying the same 😂

[@thewatcherofawesomecontent]

@@CastleFamilyThe That's because Apple created a platform and invested in an entire ecosystem, like a "walled garden", so the DoJ brought an anti-trust lawsuit over it... Nokia just sold phones and not an entire platform forcing people to be locked-in.

[@ms.n4878]

The list of companies that went under because of this reason is long! 🥴

[@tnelson1187]

​@@CastleFamilyTheapple will fall if they persist

[@canyouspotit726]

The nostalgia of this timeline hits harder than a Nokia drop

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Phones may come and go, but your support lasts forever! If this video brought back memories, feel free to drop a Super Thanks and help the channel grow!

[@senzubeanmedic]

Didn't include OnePlus? It was a top competitor in a large scale global market, now it's collecting dust

[@Dyanosis]

But we're already dropping our time on the video. Why would we also drop money? Don't you run ads?

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

Outside of the USA, Apple really doesn't mean shit. So glad the EU put them in their place with the chargers.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

USB-C move was a big flex.

[@bethesdagamer7971]

Imagine telling people in high school that you have a Siemens phone

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Siemens? You mean, like, the dishwasher company?

[@bethesdagamer7971]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial0:01. I guess they made phones back then.

[@AIRDRAC]

@@bethesdagamer7971 I remember that Siemens were second to none when it came to battery life in the early 2000's they even had the option to buy an extra battery with extended capacity that would last for up to 10 days! (and you could get a charger that charged the battery you weren't using, so you always had a fresh battery available). But they lacked in features and were too expensive to compete with Sony Ericsson and Motorola (especially the RAZR)

[@mathiassk]

Lol I had one in elementary school (around 2004), it was pretty common back then

[@varadaraj87]

Now you know why huawei was banned 🍎

[@casparhughey5651]

Why?

[@toaster4693]

@@casparhughey5651 Because they were beating Apple.

[@ammortal]

Samsung wasn't banned and they're still beating Apple.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

For sure, Huawei's ban really shook up the smartphone market.

[@frjoethesecond]

@@toaster4693 Nonsense. If that was the reason then Samsung would have been banned too. It's because they were suspected of installing spyware on their devices and were therefore considered a national security threat. A suspicion that later turned out to be true.

[@factsfrommars1]

Nokia 3310: Yeaaaa Boiii 😅😅

[@ericdanielski4802]

Nice video.

[@bloodhoug82]

Around 2005-2007 everyone had Sony Ericson in my school

[@ВікторВітюк-ы8у]

Good choice 👍😁

[@karellen00]

How much I miss the HTC of the good old days...

[@kennyadvocat]

Very cool. Wish the chart started a few years earlier.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Insufficient data, sorry

[@rickwitt5735]

I've always loved your videos. More!!! Please!!!

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Deal!

[@frjoethesecond]

I had no idea that BenQ made phones. They made (make?) great PC monitors.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Yeah, BenQ started dabbling in phones back in the day.

[@fabiosiqueiradub]

I really miss my Sony Ericsson W380...

[@alexamericano444]

Помянем Nokia, хотя всегда был сторонником Sony Ericsson

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Amen

[@razikhan3799]

Beautiful . A Story of Rise and Falls.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Indeed!

[@JohnnyBrook]

Data is Beautiful + Heaven and Hell = Totally Addictive

[@nikolas2858]

pls make a video about supermarket chains

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

HTC had so much potential, can't believe they made a new phone recently.

[@DanielaBodoh]

I'm actually really surprised Apple was only at #1 for a brief moment in time... coming from someone who has an iPhone as do most other people my age.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

In U.S. iPhone is everywhere, but in the global game, the competition is fierce.

[@zane4240]

Nokia… Those were some good days

[@numipinkpanda5486]

First time hearing about Oppo, Vivo and Tecno. At the same time, I did not keep up with phone manufacturers for last 10 years or so

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Welcome to the world of budget-friendly tech!

[@ttoppa]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial Oppo and Vivo have many budget friendly models but they also are in the flagship club with many premium high-tech models, creating innovation, especially in the camera department.

[@AIRDRAC]

@@ttoppa Yeah, I remember that Oppo had the absolute best Blu-Ray players in the late 00's!

[@jpswadeuk]

I still look back fondly on the Siemens phone I had, they really had some nice features for the time.

[@prabhakardhar1379]

have used nokia since childhood till 2021💘 from nokia c6-00 to nokia 5.1+ ,

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

That’s some serious loyalty!

[@prabhakardhar1379]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial yeah, because their product quality was top notch, from start to end.. sadly they have chosen wrong path. and hmd killed it completely 😑.. otherwise i would definitely get the nokia skyline - hmd skyline in reality

[@AIRDRAC]

I still have the phones I considered the peak of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and HTC (Nokia 9210i Communicator, Sony Ericsson T610i, and HTC Legend). Unfortunately, only the HTC can be used with modern SIM-cards, as my local network has completely disabled pre-3G phone networks.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

That’s a fantastic collection! Those models really were the highlights of their time, especially the Nokia 9210i with its iconic design.

[@SpellStryker]

I have downloaded this song and renamed it as data is beautiful lmao

[@hassytv3840]

Samsung knows how to market their products, they make affordable products for Major Continents Like Asia, Africa, Europe & Australia, they know Americans mostly buy Apple's product for rich people only, Samsung makes budget phones for all types of people, thats why Samsung is still on Top..

[@philmitchell91]

​@@noclipmodOnly poor people and losers prefer Samsung over Apple 😂

[@MASHKOOR]

​@@philmitchell91Cry more 😂 Apple Brainrot

[@Mercenary-1914]

@@philmitchell91 I just posted in another comment...that Apple users tend to have a stuck up and elitist mindset. LOL....Thanks for sticking to the stereotype of Apple users.

[@Liofa73]

That's because they sell them even when they are old and slow... they sell off their subpar products cheap.

[@Liofa73]

@@noclipmod -- Rubbish, people buy them because they are cheap. They sell their old phones as "new" even though they can no longer be updated.

[@TechNextLetsGo]

I have a Samsung phone from 2018, Hi still works.

[@nelsonscript]

Google Pixel will soon appear in the top 10

[@eugeneovramenko9009]

Hello, can you please tell me what software you use?

[@magatamass]

I never knew Apple overtook Samsung at one point.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Apple had some stellar releases that boosted them ahead, but Samsung bounced back with their diverse lineup.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial You mean cheaper phones.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

@@Nekotaku_TV Another way to say.

[@ij_1243]

​@@Nekotaku_TV no it means smart phones with new features.

[@homespunhomefragrance5659]

Here I was thinking Apple would dominate most of the 2010s. I was wrong. They were only ahead of Samsung for a quarter or two. I was surprised to learn that.

[@taranjedynyprawdziwy]

Greetings from Poland.

[@qman66]

Jankowski

[@ChocoBunny]

I had. ZTE. They made a razr that was similar to the motorola razr. Loved that phone.

[@pramodbaheti2547]

Motorola never stopped fighting, huge respect for it. Hope it comes back on top.

[@vitalylavygin6096]

Realme and Tecno are the new budget kings. They are now in the same niche as Xiaomi was 10 years ago. But my latest 2 phones were Lenovo and Motorola so I love those brands too. Sometimes they have really nice discounts.

[@Xboxmomttl]

Please make best selling Counsel playstation vs Xbox vs Nintendo vs sega 1996-2024❤

[@PasarOnlineMalang]

The Jump of Sony ericsson is amazing

[@MotorolaFans]

Motorola. Three decades and still top 10. The only OG brand from back in the day. Huge respect to iconic brands that stopped manufacturing phones (or stopped existing)... Nokia, Sony, LG, Palm, Blackberry, Siemens. It's a tough industry.

[@mm-1965]

To niesamowite, jak Nokia zaczynała tracić na popularności już od 2009 i wciągu kilku lat zniknęła z rynku a była taką potęgą. Za długo trzymali się systemu Symbian. Wspominam miło wszystkie telefony Nokia z tym systemem. Nawigacja Nokii była bardzo dobra jak na tamte czasy. Telefony Nokia 5110, 3310 i modyfikacje oprogramowania (dzwonki, czcionka menu, grafiki). Programy Logo manager... Kto pamięta? Internet? WAP, pierwszy kontakt przez 7110 (rozsuwany)... Zakończyłem na E7, następny już Samsung S4 i tak do tej pory trzymam się serii Galaxy. To były ciekawe czasy rozwoju technologii.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Symbian was cool, but they stuck with it for too long.

[@mm-1965]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial dokładnie, trzymali się do końca jak rzep psa. Chyba komuś zależało na upadku takiej potęgi.

[@SchizoAction]

Man! Nokia dropped like an anvil on a coyote.

[@theanswer1993]

Samsung the clear winner!

[@kazaaship]

you are right

[@JCCoutoBrasil]

Great to see how Motorola is back in headlines these days, especially with the "new feature" of its pagers... Congrats!

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Middle Eastern feature?

[@Dyanosis]

2:26 - Sad that a company that was once valued at 290 billion is now only worth 7 billion. Crazy how "need" affects valuation.

[@trison.trison]

Next generation AI artificial intelligence operating system using Fruits OS will win the battle. Top 3 brands below 1. Banana 2. Redberry 3. Mango 😂😂 😂

[@slaphead90]

Nokia 7110, 6210, 6310i, & 6260 - Some of the best phones I ever had, would last at least week on one charge.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Those were classics!

[@salmanplay769]

Кнопочные телефоны - навсегда в сердце!!❤

[@abhishekchaphekar5795]

Same video on TV brands please.

[@mohaleph]

Sad too see LG out of the game, they used to be innovative but they didn't invest enough on mobile phone section of their business to compete with Samsung or Apple and when they realized it, it was too late.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

LG had some wild ideas, remember the modular phones?

[@mohaleph]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial of course! or the curved one, or the one with rotating double screen!

[@ВалераВалеров-т9ж]

Не важно, кем ты был вчера, важно кем ты будешь завтра !

[@rayinchrist1]

Update video on movies and video games please 🙏

[@P4NCH1]

If you never dropped a Motorola brick on your whole foot, you didn't really experience the 90s

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Wait! Was it heavier than Nokias?

[@P4NCH1]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial heavier than a neutron star.

[@eraytanriver6753]

USA banned Huawei after it got ahead of Apple😅

[@STOEmma]

I'm both surprised and not surprised that OnePlus didn't appear on the list (unless they were included in Oppo's sales)

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

OnePlus ships around 15 millions units yearly.

[@JohnnyD1993]

Motorola had consistently made my favorite Android based phones for years. I'll never forget the native shake function to turn the flashlight on. If rokform made a case for Motorola I would've stuck with them.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Motorola's little features like the shake for flashlight were brilliant.

[@andrewdegozaru74]

My first phone was a clam shell Sony Ericsson Walkman w300i that was connected to the docomo network. It had a colour screen and i-mode, which featured WAP (early web functionality) once it was rolled out across Japan in '99. Amazing technology compared to what was available in Australia at the time, where different coloured backlight, txt and snake were considered amazing. It must have been one of their first models as my wife bought it for me while we were living in Tokyo between '99 and '03. It is strange that Wikipedia states that it launched in Q2 of '06. I guess that is reference to when it launched in the West after i-mode went international...

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Japan really was ahead of the curve!

[@mu0569]

Motorola doing bravery All smartphones come and gone but Motorola is trying to at least stay in the top 10. I already used 2 smartphones from Motorola. The best one for me is "MOTO X PLAY" comes with an Android version lollipop upgraded to Nougat.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Moto X Play was a solid choice. Battery for days and pure Android vibes.

[@ms.n4878]

I became a Moto fan several years ago. I just love the quality and the price point, and now the cameras are even starting to show tremendous improvement.

[@chriskeentechnician]

It’s crazy that Apple have stayed up there with ONE base phone model. How many do the other companies have? Impressive stuff.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Quality over quantity, right? It’ll be interesting to see how they keep that balance as the market evolves.

[@danish0090]

​@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial not quality but marketing and closed ecosystem gimmick

[@Y2k90s]

Data is hot!

[@B.D.F.]

Now do one showing how much money each company was making.

[@rainiercheewong]

All the while, I thought the iPhone was more popular than a Samsung phone because it appeared to be more user-friendly.

[@TheAntifluencer]

Some of the 2000's Sony Ericsson phones were crazy good for Music listening

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Absolutely! Sony Ericsson was ahead of its time with Walkman phones.

[@MSP_TechLab]

Still miss my Siemens CX70. It was cool.

[@IoT_]

I wanted that cellphone so much. I had c65, and I remember CX70 had Bluetooth while c65 had only irda

[@nowornever23]

Nokia's cameras were at the forefront of technology...at the Nokia N8 (Zeiss optics) launch they premiered a minifilm starring Pamela Anderson, recorded with a N8 in 720p...go figure!!

[@nowornever23]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoeshKOZbKp3e80

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

It really showcased what mobile photography could do at the time.

[@novelasmbsplus1370]

Xiaomi ❤

[@ljavery10]

The good ole Snake game on my Nokia lol

[@sanipine]

Still got my Nokia 808 going - best camera of all times 😅

[@skjelm6363]

Was a long fanboy of Nokia - I am on Sony now. Best choice ever.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Nokia was great, but Sony has that slick combo of design and solid features.

[@prabukumar777]

Tecno, Surprising

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Tecno has been quietly killing it, especially in markets like Africa and India.

[@RudahXimenes]

My prediction was: at the end of the graphs, should be Samsung first, Apple seconds and every other brand is chinese, remarkably Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and RealMe. I was kind right. Motorola living on the list was a surprise for me. I thought maybe ZTE would be there instead of Motorola

[@meizhongbai]

Is oneplus part of OPPO? I know they are now, but I thought they were a separate company at first. Maybe not. Or are they not as big as I thought? They seem big. They made the first 5g phone for t-mobile. I've had 3 of them.

[@memine226]

OnePlus, is a subsidiary of BBK Electronics, a company which also had Oppo. BBK has both Oppo and Vivo

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Yes, OnePlus is now part of OPPO, but it started as an independent brand.

[@joeyveewow]

I didn't realize it took Apple that long to catch up to Samsung

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Yeah, Samsung had a massive head start with Android dominating the market early on.

[@paulmuindiwilliam2945]

If Huawei wasn't banned....

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

It was on the fast track to be number 1 for sure.

[@LifePlayDream]

"Do you like, my car (my car) ((my car)) Ericsson digivole to Sony Ericsson: my power is still not enough to take down Nokia.

[@antdude]

Was Palm that low? :(

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Actually it was at 11 spot at one point, barely missed it.

[@I-only-fan]

samsung ❤❤❤

[@siergiej999]

Why is "BBK Electronics" not on the list? In that case the iPhone SE would have to be placed in a separate position

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

BBK isn’t a brand itself, it’s the parent company behind Oppo, Vivo, Realme, and OnePlus. They’re all on the list under their own names.

[@zaved2008]

Huge Respect to Motorola..I am using Motorola for past 2 years.

[@Gremiyuns]

Look how hard Huawei fell when samsung and apple got scared 😂😂 imagine if Huawei didn’t get banned, they would actually have to innovate their products every year

[@Ateshtesh]

exactly! I dont know why no one talk about that.

[@KennyFromthaA]

Apple would easily be 1st place if they would actually update their iPhones 😂

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Apple is all about that yearly "here's something slightly newer" vibe.

[@KennyFromthaA]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial exact.. I’m so chillin on my iPhone 12 mini 😎 waiting for a real reason to upgrade.

[@Mr.Eeeeeeeee]

They do incremental upgrades so if you upgrade every few years then you deinfitely notice the difference.

[@syasinsezer8270]

If Huawei hadn’t been banned by the US, would everyone be using Huawei phones now? At one point, they were producing low-cost but high-performance phones, and they were selling incredibly well. Huawei surpassed Apple, and just as they were about to surpass Samsung, they got banned. Additionally, the increase in TV, mobile, and billboard ads also contributed to their rise. I used to see the Huawei brand everywhere, and everyone preferred Huawei. In my opinion, Huawei is the phone brand that made the best breakthrough on this list.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Huawei was on a serious rise, no doubt. If the US ban hadn’t hit, they might’ve given Samsung a real fight for the top spot.

[@syasinsezer8270]

Yes, you are right, maybe one day it can be at the top again, let’s see what time will show... I really enjoy watching your videos. Doing so much research is very exhausting, and editing videos is even more tiring. I congratulate you, and I will be eagerly and curiously waiting for the next one:)

[@takhyt]

Nokia sitting on top Android: Fine, I'll do it myself

[@dhondas867]

we need NOKIA comeback

[@4jonah]

shocked Palm didn't even make the list

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Almost made it.

[@murdof]

If you are looking at companies and not brands you should be consolidating Oppo, Vivo, iQoo, OnePlus and Realme under their owner BBK. Numbers would be completely different as BBK is #1 for a very long time now I believe. Also another interesting metric is to have mid to high value phones as Apple doesn’t have mobile phones which are $150 each

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

True, BBK owns all those brands, and if you combine them, it’s a different ballgame.

[@murdof]

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial would love to see that video though 😀 Bring awareness to the Samsung - Apple fans that believe that those are the two dominant players in the market

[@laurenconrad1799]

I remember when the first iPhone was released. A friend’s dad was a patent lawyer for Apple and got his wife one and I got to scroll on it. It was awesome.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Getting to scroll on the first iPhone was like touching the future! It was a game changer.

[@FaBianrecord]

if you never used a Nokia as a hammer, you never saw the 2000's

[@DioneN]

Ah good old Nokia and Motorola…and I’ve had iPhone 4, 6s, 8, 12, and 16 is coming in a few weeks.

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Nice lineup! The iPhone 4 and 6s were game-changers in their time.

[@Deepdive24718]

USA really fear about huawaei but still huawei beyond the technologies 👌👌👌

[@YouGotPropofol]

Microsoft had to buy Nokia to get it off that list. 😂😂😂😂

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

It was like Microsoft thought, if we can't beat them, let’s just buy them and make them part of our failed experiment collection.

[@Deha1299]

i miss nokia era

[@ruthbarnes1660]

בשבת נהייה חג חדש, החג שנסראללה חוסל על ידיי ישראל! איזה כיף! 3>

[@fehauntoubeylaszlo]

Nokia is the Madonna of the mobile brands

[@8dreadLock8]

Samsung was like 'bitch please' when Apple reached #1

[@DataIsBeautifulOfficial]

Samsung definitely wasn't going to back down easily.