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Global Smartphone Shipments
The Kobeissi Letter's grouped bar chart drew 224.7K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #64 of 131 The Kobeissi Letter charts we track by views. Read Oct 19, 2026.
Global smartphone purchases have collapsed.
Why it spread
It spread because a hot topic that week met a big source: @KobeissiLetter's post on the record 22.0% YoY drop to 255.3 million units drew 224,669 views, 2,389 likes, 400 reposts, 88 quotes and 263 saves.
What worked
- The headline claim is concrete and record-setting: the largest quarterly decline on record, stated with the 22.0% YoY drop and 255.3 million units.
- The grouped-bar chart compares major brands directly, pairing Samsung's 57.8 million units and Apple's 57.3 million units so the brand story is visible at a glance.
- The post is branded and carries a source line from a top-quarter source, which lends credibility and encourages reposts and quotes.
What to borrow
We can frame our own charts around one record or milestone number in the headline, then use a grouped bar to compare a few named players side by side, with a clear source line and our brand on it.
Careful
Do not copy the account's reach or assume the topic will be hot for us, and do not over-read the engagement as proof the chart design alone drove the spread.
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How far did The Kobeissi Letter's "Global Smartphone Shipments" chart travel?
224,669 views, 2,389 likes, 400 reposts and 263 saves on X, read Oct 19, 2026. A normal post from @KobeissiLetter gets about 229.7K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A grouped bar chart. Smartphone shipments decline across major brands.
Can I use The Kobeissi Letter's chart?
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