MediaTek continues to lead global chip sales in 2021

Despite the global shortage of chips, the Asian firm MediaTek remains the world leader in the sale of processors. In 2021, the company is still ahead of its American rival Qualcomm.

2021 has been a special year for the global mobile telephony market. Despite a gradual recovery in sales, most manufacturers faced a shortage of components. So much so that some of them like Google have made the decision to produce internal chips. However, historical founders like Qualcomm or MediaTek remain major players in this area. According to the latest analyzes, the Asian brand dominates its American friend in terms of sales.

MediaTek takes advantage of a still flourishing Chinese market

Already in 2020, the Taiwanese foundry dominated processor sales with 358 million units scattered across the globe. Despite this stranglehold, the company still suffers from a bad reputation, especially in the West. The fault is very disappointing performance in terms of internal power. Especially since in comparison, the elements at Qualcomm are very regularly at the top of the benchmarks. As proof, the whole market is waiting for the arrival of the future Snapdragon 898 to animate the next high-end devices. The Asian firm is not left out with its Dimensity range also wants to titillate the summits.

MTK earnings: “we are now the largest smartphone SoC maker globally… our Android smartphone market share in North America will exceed 35% in 2021”

– Bryan Ma (@bryanbma) October 26, 2021

However, while the year is not over, MediaTek is already claiming leadership in sales. The above tweet posted by Brian Ma from the specialist site IDC “ We are now the largest smartphone SoC manufacturer in the world … our Android smartphone market share in North America will exceed 35% in 2021 »Indicates the manufacturer’s declaration. This good health is also explained by the fact that the brand equips the range of Redmi at Xiaomi. The Chinese manufacturer being one of the best sellers of smartphones across the globe, the Asian founder is also taking advantage.

Source: EET Asia