China’s wearable market registered strong growth in Q2 2019 reports IDC’s Quarterly Wearable Tracker. The wearable device shipments grew at a solid 34.3% YoY in the previous quarter, taking the total shipments to 23.07 million units. Of these, low-end wearables like smart bands and headsets which do not support third-party applications contributed 18.46 million units, up by 31.9% YoY. As for the smart wearables which do support third-party applications, they contributed 4.61 million units in the same time period, growing at 45% YoY.
Xiaomi took the lead in the wearable market with products such as the Mi Band 4 and the Redmi Airdots. The company captured a 22.9% market share in Q2 2019, ranking first in the region. In second place is yet another Chinese giant, Huawei, shipping just a few hundred thousand units less than Xiaomi and taking 22% market share. Huawei’s notable wearable products include Huawei Band 3, Watch GT and children’s watches. In the third place is Apple with its ultra-premium Apple Watch series and Airpods capturing 13.8% of the market.
BBK and Qihoo 360 take up the remaining two spots with a market share of 5.03% and 3% respectively. For the complete report from IDC, hit this link.
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