IDC said that a billion smartphones shipped worldwide.
There are over seven billion humans on the planet.
IDC said that that vendors sold 1,004.2 million smartphones – a rise of 38.4 percent from 2012 – which equates to 725.3 million units in 2012.
And smartphones accounted for 55.1 percent of all mobile phone shipments in 2013 – a rise from the 41.7 percent smartphone share in 2012.
Samsung was the market leader, with Apple, Huawei, Lenovo and LG occupying the top five vendors.
Samsung shipped 313.9 million units in 2013, Apple 153.4 million, Huawei 48.8 million, LG 47.7 million and Lenovo 45.5 million.
“Others” exceeded Samsung by shipping 394.9 million units during 2013.
