3,191 mobile phones have already been stolen and lost in Ukraine since the beginning of 2025. This is almost 34% less than during the same period last year: then this figure was 4,813. In general, the number of thefts and losses of smartphones is decreasing year by year.
3,191 mobile phones have already been stolen and lost in Ukraine since the beginning of 2025. This is almost 34% less than during the same period last year: then this figure was 4,813. In general, the number of thefts and losses of smartphones is decreasing year by year.
For the entire year of 2024, 19,463 phones were stolen or lost — 33% fewer than in 2023, according to Opendatabot.
The largest number of stolen or lost mobile phones this year was recorded in Kyiv — 352 cases (11% of the total). Zaporizhzhia (331 cases) and Kyiv regions (330 cases) each accounted for 10% of smartphone thefts. The fewest mobile phones were stolen in Kherson region (only 4 cases).
For 4 years in a row, the most popular phones among thieves are XIAOMI, SAMSUNG and IPHONE. They account for almost 70% of all lost phones this year. Thus, in the first quarter of 2025, thieves stole or Ukrainians lost 997 XIAOMI phones, 638 SAMSUNG phones and 573 IPHONEs.
