# Global Smartphone Shipments Fall 22% in Record Quarterly Decline By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/32307 Published: 2026-10-15T05:57:23.000Z Updated: 2026-10-15T05:57:23.000Z Section: Technology > Shipments reached 255.3 million units as an AI-driven memory shortage raised component costs and added pressure on manufacturers. Worldwide smartphone shipments totaled 255.3 million units in the September quarter, down 22% from a year earlier. It was the steepest quarterly year-over-year decline on record. An AI-driven memory shortage raised component costs and added pressure on manufacturers. The 22% drop is two percentage points steeper than [an earlier Q3 estimate](), which put the year-over-year decline at 20%. ## Links in this article - [an earlier Q3 estimate](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/30373)