India’s dominance in the world of smartphones: Every fourth phone is now ‘desi’, history has been created in exports too

India is no longer just a big market for smartphones, but is also becoming the ‘manufacturing hub’ of the world. India has taken such a great leap in the smartphone sector that the world is stunned. According to the latest data, one out of every four smartphones manufactured in the country is now being made by an Indian company. This is a quiet but extremely powerful revolution in the field of electronics, which has left even the foreign giants behind.

Dixon became number-1: captured the top by defeating Samsung

This smartphone mission of India has been commanded by companies like Dixon Technologies and Bhagwati Products. In the year 2025, Dixon created history and overtook Samsung Electronics and became India’s largest smartphone manufacturer in terms of total production. Dixon is on top with 19 percent market share. Due to huge orders received from big global brands like Motorola, Realme and Xiaomi, the company’s output has registered a record increase of 89 percent.

The glory of Foxconn and Bhagwati products

Foxconn, a phone maker for Apple, stood second with 16 percent share. Apple’s export shipments have a big role to play in its success. At the same time, Samsung’s share has fallen from 20 percent to 18 percent, the main reason for which was the slow pace of exports. Interestingly, Bhagwati Products has also now joined the top 5 companies. Chinese brands like Vivo, Oppo and Realme are now strengthening their supply chains by partnering with Indian companies.

28% jump in exports: India becoming global hub

There was a growth of 8 percent in India’s smartphone manufacturing in the year 2025, but the real miracle was seen in exports. There has been a tremendous increase of 28 percent in smartphone exports, which is almost one-third of the total production. However, there was a slight increase of only 1 percent in domestic demand, which clearly shows that phones made in India are now reaching the hands of the world. Experts believe that the government’s PLI scheme and relaxation in foreign investment rules have given rocket-like speed to this change.

How has the picture changed and what is the challenge ahead?

Companies like Oppo and Vivo started outsourcing on a large scale around the year 2024, which benefited Indian companies. Chinese companies are also now increasing production locally by doing joint ventures (JV) with Indian firms. Experts say that even in 2026, ‘export’ will remain the real engine of growth. However, due to global situations like the US-Iran war, problems in logistics and rising memory prices may create some concern in the future, but India’s smartphone journey is not going to stop.