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40.6%

40.6% -- smartphone market share for Transsion (Tecno, Infinix, Itel) in Africa (Q4 2019)

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Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-17

Q4 2019 · IDC

Transsion's Tecno, Infinix, and Itel brands held a combined 40.6% share in the African smartphone market in Q4 2019 according to IDC.

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40.6%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

Q4 2019

Entity

Transsion (Tecno, Infinix, Itel) in Africa

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IDC Primary Tier B

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Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: Q4 2019 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

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IDC · Original study ↗

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IDC data cited by Upstream

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Transsion (Tecno, Infinix, Itel) in Africa: 40.6% smartphone market share. Source: IDC (Q4 2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/transsion-african-smartphone-share-2019

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