Researchers at Gartner say there'll be 362.7 million touchscreen mobile devices sold in 2010, a 96.8% increase from last year's sales of 184.3 million units. And in three years' time, touchscreen mobile devices will account for 58% of all mobile sales worldwide and more than 80% of sales in Western Europe.
Asia/Pacific is the leading region for touchscreen mobile device sales, with over 35% of global sales expected to come from the region this year. Western Europe is expected to account for 26.8% and North America for 24.4% of 2010's global touchscreen mobile sales.
When it comes to market penetration, Western Europe leads with 49%, followed by North America with 46.65% and Asia/Pacific with 23.4%.