The worldwide sensible audio market had a file quarter by way of complete shipments with a ten.6% year-on-year development as per the most recent Canalys report. A complete of 106 million items have been shipped throughout the April-June interval – the very best for a Q2 interval to date.
Good audio contains wi-fi headphones and earphones with a bodily wire connecting the 2 earpieces and true wi-fi earbuds that don’t have connecting wires between the 2 audio system and all sides can operate independently.
Open-ear wi-fi and TWS earphones have been the important thing contributors to the sensible audio section’s rise in Q2. TWS buds within the sub-$50 worth section accounted for greater than 50% of all the market throughout the quarter.
Apple (together with Beats) was the main vendor throughout the interval with 18 million items shipped and a 17.1% market share. Samsung (together with Harman subsidiaries) got here in second with 8.1 million shipments and a 7.6% market share. Indian model Boat Audio rounded out the highest three with 6.7 million shipments and an estimated 6.3% of the worldwide market.
Worldwide sensible private audio shipments Q2, 2024 (Canalys)
Xiaomi was the fourth main model on the earth with 5.2 million shipments and a market share simply shy of 5%. It was additionally the one model within the prime 5 with a optimistic annual development of 40%. Sony was the fifth model by shipments with 4 million items and a 3.7% market share.
