Top 15 Richest Phone Companies In The World and Their Net Worth 2022
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Here is the list of the top 15 mobile phone brands in the world this year with respect to their current Net Worth.
Smartphone companies have dominated the industry and they are among the wealthiest companies in the world.
In today’s world, over 6.5 billion people all over the world use smartphones, which means that smartphones are technically used by around 84% of the world’s population.
Technology is taking over and numbers don’t lie, and from the statistics above, there is no doubt that phone companies make billions of dollars from selling their products (Mobile Phones).
Popular phone brands make the most money which eventually increases their net worth over time.
In this article, with respect to their estimated Net Worth, we have ranked the world’s richest and largest phone companies.
The list of largest and most wealthy smartphone companies below includes phone brands that come from the same mobile phone company (Parent Company).
For instance, Oppo, RealMe, Vivo and OnePlus smartphone brands are all from the same phone manufacturer company in China known as; BBK Electronics.
Phone brands ranking of the world’s largest mobile phone companies is as follows.
These are the richest phone brands in the world ranked by their respective Net Worth.
Richest Phone Companies In The World:
1. Apple
Apple is currently the world’s richest phone company and one of the largest company in the world.
The smartphone company was founded in April 1976 by Steve Job, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in the United States of America.
Apple headquarters are located in 1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, California, United States and the company has employed over 150,000 people.
Apple Net Worth: $260 Billion
2. Samsung
The second richest smartphone company in the world is none other than Samsung.
Samsung was founded back in 1969 on the 13th of January in South Korea, by Lee Byung-Chul.
The phone company has employed over 290,000 people which makes Samsung the largest phone company in the entire world.
Samsung Net Worth: over $90 Billion
3. Google Pixel
Taking the third place as the wealthiest mobile phone company in the world is Google Pixel.
The company was started back in February 2013 by giant company Google.
The company’s headquarters are located in 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
The high-end phone brand has over 130,000 employees.
Google Pixel Net Worth: $98 Billion (Google LLC)
4. Huawei
Launched in September 1987 and founded by Ren Zhengfei in China, the Huawei company is one of the top largest and extremely wealthy mobile phone companies in the world.
The popular phone brand, Huawei has its headquarters in Shenzhen, China and it has employed over 197,000 People in the company.
Huawei Net Worth: $83 Billion
5. Motorola
Another supper wealthy phone company in the world is Motorola.
Motorola was founded by Paul and Joseph Galvin in September 1928 in the USA.
Headquarters of Motorola are in 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA.
Motorola Net Worth: $37 Billion
6. Nokia
Nokia is not only the oldest phone brand in the world but also one of the richest mobile phone companies to ever exist.
Nokia which was first launched in May 12, 1865 by its founders Fredrik Idestam, Leo Mechelin and Eduard Polón has its headquarters located in Espoo, Finland.
Nokia Net Worth: $29 Billion
7. Xiaomi
Xiaomi was founded by Lei Jun, Lin Bin, Zhou Guangping, Wang Chuan, Hong Feng, Liu De and Wong Jiangji on the 6th of April 2010.
The company has employed over 23,000 people and the company’s headquarters are in Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Xiaomi Net Worth: $20 Billion
8. HTC
HTC is one of the richest smartphone companies in the world today.
It was founded by Cher Wang and H.T Cho in Taiwan and was launched in the year 1997.
HTC’s headquarters are in Xindian, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
HTC Net Worth: $2.5 Billion
9. OnePlus
OnePlus smartphone brand is one of the richest phone brands today and actually one of the most advanced smartphone as of this year.
In December 16th, 2013 OnePlus phones was launched, it was founded by Pete Lau & Carl Pei.
The high end phone company’s headquarters are located in Shenzhen, China and the entire company has employed over 2,500 people.
Parent Company: BBK Electronics Corporation – China
OnePlus Net Worth: $1.4 Billion
10. Tecno Mobile
Tecno is not only one of the most popular Android phones but also one of the richest phone brands in the world today.
Tecno Mobile was launched back in 2006 in China by its founder George Zhu.
Tecno Mobile has the headquarters of the company in Shenzhen, China.
The mobile manufacturing brand, Tecno has employed thousands of people.
Tecno Mobile Net Worth: $600 Million
11. Vivo
Manufactured in China and launched in 2009 by its founders Duan Yongping and Shen Wei, Vivo has employed over 10,000 people.
Vivo headquarters are located in Dongguan, China.
The high-tech mobile brand Vivo is among the largest smartphone brands in the industry.
Parent Company: BBK Electronics Corporation – China
Vivo Net Worth: $500 Million
12. Oppo
China phone brand OPPO Is among the top phone brands in the world today and currently one of the wealthiest phone manufacturer brand.
Oppo headquarters are in Dongguan, China and the company has employed over 41,000 People.
Parent Company: BBK Electronics Corporation – China
Oppo Net Worth: $460 Million
13. Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel (powered by Nokia) is also one of the top mobile phone brands.
The phone manufacturer brand was founded by Pierre Azaria in France and was first launched in November, 30th 2006. (Defunct: 3 November 2016)
Alcatel headquarters are in Nanterre, France.
14. Realme
Android phone brand Realme was started in May 2018 by its founder Sky Li, in China.
Headquarters of Realme are located in Beijing, China.
Parent Company: BBK Electronics Corporation – China
15. Sony
Sony Mobile Phones are popular in many countries but they are not as popular as Sony electronics such as Sony TVs, Refrigerators, Speakers and other home and kitchen appliances.
Sony mobile phone was founded by Sony Corporation in Japan, October 2001 and its headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan.
The company has employed over 112,000 people making it one of the largest phone brands in the world this year.
Sony Net Worth: $180 Billion (Sony)
These are the top richest phone manufacturers brands in the world, as of this year.
These are also the world’s largest phone companies today with respect to their estimated net worth and company value.
NB: The net worth indicated above is an estimation which might affect the rankings of the mobile phone companies above if certain factors are considered such as a company’s yearly production unites, yearly sales and the company’s revenue per year.
