In July 2021, Xiaomi surpassed Apple, making Xiaomi the second-largest smartphone maker in the world according to Canalys. Later that month, Counterpoint announced that Xiaomi also surpassed Apple for the first time in Europe, making them the second-largest in Europe as well.
On 10 July, Argentina defeated hosts Brazil 1–0 in the final, giving Messi his first major international title and Argentina's first since 1993, as well as his nation's joint record 15th Copa América overall.
On 11 July 2021, Richard Branson took a flight with Beth Moses, Sirisha Bandla, and Colin Bennett and reached the edge of space (86 kilometers or 53 miles) on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft called VSS Unity. This made him the first billionaire founder of a space company to travel to the edge of space.