Table of Contents
IDC Market Forecast Figure
Figure: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipment Snapshot
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Table: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipments by User Type, 2021–2026 (M)
Figure: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipments by User Type, 2021–2026
Operating Systems
Table: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipments by Mobile Operating System and User Type, 2021–2026 (M)
Figure: Worldwide Corporate-Liable Business Use Smartphone Shipment Share by Mobile Operating System, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Individual-Liable Business Use Smartphone Shipment Share by Mobile Operating System, 2021–2026
Android
Figure: Worldwide View of Android by Consumer, Individual-Liable, and Corporate-Liable Usage, 2021–2026
iOS
Figure: Worldwide View of iOS by Consumer, Individual-Liable, and Corporate-Liable Usage, 2021–2026
Combined Business Usage Forecast
Table: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipments for Combined Business Use by Mobile Operating System, 2021–2026 (M)
Table: Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Shipment Share for Combined Business Use by Operating System, 2021–2026 (%)
Figure: Worldwide Combined Business Use Smartphone Shipments by Mobile Operating System, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Combined Business Use Smartphone Shipment Share by Mobile Operating System, 2021–2026
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Return-to-Work Initiatives
Frontline Workers
Inhibitors
The Russia-Ukraine War and Supply Chain
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Table: Worldwide Individual-Liable, Corporate-Liable, and Combined Business Use Smartphone Shipments, 2013–2026: Comparison of September 2021 and March 2022 Forecasts (M)
Figure: Worldwide Corporate-Liable Business Use Smartphone Shipments, 2013–2026: Comparison of September 2021 and March 2022 Forecasts
Figure: Worldwide Individual-Liable Business Use Smartphone Shipments, 2013–2026: Comparison of September 2021 and March 2022 Forecasts
Figure: Worldwide Combined Business Use Smartphone Shipments, 2013–2026: Comparison of September 2021 and March 2022 forecasts
Market Definition
Corporate-Liable Smartphones
Individual-Liable Business Smartphones
Methodology
Related Research