A complete of 43.7 million wrist wearables (smartbands and smartwatches) had been shipped throughout the April – June interval (Q2) and Huawei stood on prime of the worldwide market in each shipments and market share. Based on the most recent wearable gadget tracker information from IDC, Huawei noticed a outstanding 42% year-on-year development price with 8.9 million world shipments and a 20.3% market share.
China was the massive driving marketplace for werables the place Huawei shipped an estimated 6 million wrist wearables and expanded its market share to 38.4%. Regardless of Huawei’s success, the worldwide sensible wearables market noticed a slight 0.7% decline in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
Huawei noticed nice demand for its band and smartwatch gadgets with the Watch Match 3 being a key development driver worldwide. The model additionally managed to broaden its market share throughout Central and Japanese Europe, the Center East and Africa, and Latin America.
Xiaomi got here second on the worldwide stage with 5.9 million shipments and a 13.5% market share. Xiaomi’s entry-level Redmi collection served as key development drivers whereas extra premium gadgets just like the Watch S3 and Watch 2 additionally carried out properly.
Apple got here in third place with 5.7 million shipments and a 13.1% market share. Cupertino noticed a close to 12% decline in shipments on the per yr foundation as a result of fierce worth competitors from its Chinese language opponents.
Samsung shipped 3.3 million wearables for the interval with its Galaxy Match 3 serving as the primary development driver. BBK spherical outs the top-five with 2.9 million shipments and 6.6% market share due to robust demand for its children watch fashions in China.
