BEIJING —Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17 percent, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
It was Apple's largest-ever annual sales decline in China and involved contraction in all four quarters, including a 25-percent drop in the final quarter, according to the data.
