Market Value by Category
Units Shipped by Category (Millions)
Consumer Electronics
Home Appliances
Enterprise
Automotive
Products Ranked by Selected Metric
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⬜ White border = High confidence data
Consumer Electronics
Home Appliances
Enterprise
Automotive
Market Value by Region
Regional Market Breakdown ($B)
Asia Pacific
Market: $1,128B
Units: 2,180M
Share: 55.3% of smartphones
North America
Market: $528B
Units: 720M
Growth: +1% YoY
Europe
Market: $432B
Units: 620M
Growth: +3% YoY
Latin America
Market: $144B
Units: 280M
Middle East & Africa
Market: $118B
Units: 260M
Critical Mineral Content Analysis
Annual material flow based on unit shipments × mineral content per device
Cobalt + Lithium Flow (tonnes/year)
Copper Flow (tonnes/year)
📊 Material Content Data Sources
Material content estimates derived from:
- Apple Product Environmental Reports (iPhones: 1-2g Li, 6-7g Co)
- Samsung Galaxy Environmental Reports (similar ranges)
- Academic LCA studies (Metallic resources in smartphones, ScienceDirect 2020)
- 1 tonne of EoL mobile phones contains ~53kg Cu, 141g Au, 3.3kg REE
- EV batteries: ~9kg Li, 13kg Co, 40kg Ni per typical EV
Note: Actual content varies by manufacturer, model year, and battery chemistry.
Circular Economy Opportunity Analysis
Score = (Mineral Intensity × Collection Gap × Turnover Rate) — Higher = greater recovery opportunity
🔄 Key Findings for Circular Economy Focus
Smartphones
- 1.22B units/year — highest volume
- 2.7 year replacement cycle
- Only 17% collection rate
- High mineral density per unit
- Concentrated supply chain (intervention leverage)
EV Electronics
- 95% collection rate (best in class)
- Highest mineral content per unit
- Growing rapidly (14M units/year)
- Strong policy support for recycling