Archive · 22 Aug 2026
India May Reach One-Fifth of Global Smartphone Production Soon
India is making more smartphones than it did in the past.
A report says India produced about 18% of the world’s smartphones in 2025.
It could reach about 20%, or one-fifth, within the next one or two years.
China is still the biggest smartphone producer, making about 63% of the world’s phones.
Vietnam is another important manufacturing country.
Many companies are spreading their factories across several countries instead of depending mostly on China.
This change grew after pandemic-related factory closures and port problems.
Tariffs, political tensions and limits on important technologies also encouraged companies to change where they make phones.
As a result, India is becoming a more important electronics manufacturing hub.
India could account for nearly 20% of global smartphone production within one to two years, a report says.
India’s share of global smartphone manufacturing rose to around 18% by 2025.
China remained the leading producer, with an estimated 63% share of global production in 2025.
China, India and Vietnam together produced more than 90% of the world’s smartphones in 2025.
Companies are diversifying beyond China because of supply disruptions, geopolitical tensions, tariffs and technology controls.
- Who
- India, China, Vietnam and global smartphone manufacturers are involved.
- What
- India could increase its share of global smartphone production from around 18% to nearly 20%.
- When
- The report refers to production in 2025 and projects the possible increase within the next one to two years.
- Where
- The shift concerns global smartphone manufacturing, especially in China, India and Vietnam.
- Why
- Companies are diversifying production because of supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, tariffs and tighter controls on critical technologies.
- Report
- One World Outlook report
- India's 2025 share
- Around 18% of global smartphone production
- India's potential share
- Nearly 20%, or one-fifth, within one to two years
- China's 2025 share
- An estimated 63% of global smartphone production
- Combined production
- China, India and Vietnam accounted for more than 90% of global smartphone production in 2025
- Manufacturing strategy
- The diversification approach is commonly called “China plus one”
- Factors driving change
- Factory closures, port disruptions, geopolitical tensions, tariffs and export restrictions
