How big is the mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics? How many phones does Samsung sell each year?

Samsung Electronics is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group and headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Samsung Electronics has been the world's largest information technology company by revenues since 2009.

Samsung Electronics is currently the world's largest mobile phone maker by number of units sold, see Samsung's sales records listed below (Units are in millions):

Year   Rank   Units Sold   Market Share
2021   1      272          21.00%
2020   1      253          18.80%
2019   1      296          19.20%
2018   1      295          19.00%
2017   1      321          32.63%
2016   1      306          20.50%
2015   1      320          22.50%
2014   1      393          20.90%
2013   1      444          24.60%
2012   1      396          22.04%
2011   2      330          18.38%
2010   2      282          17.30%
2009   2      238          14.45%
2008   2      202          16.21%
2007   3      154          13.20%
2006   3      117          11.88%
2005   3      104          12.22%
2004   3       86          11.89%
2003   3       55          10.20%
2002   3       42           9.40%
2001   4       29           5.64%

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