IDC has released its findings on the global wearables market. In the second quarter of 2020, the number of shipments was 86.2 million units, an increase of 14.1% from 75.5 million units in the same period last year.
As a reason for the strong market, he pointed out that health consciousness has increased due to the influence of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and the demand for smart watches and activity trackers that can be used for health management and fitness has increased. . The market is also driven by the popularity of hearable devices, such as wireless earbuds that support voice assistants, with demand far outstripping smartwatches and fitness trackers.
In the second quarter, shipments of hearable devices accounted for 60% of all wearable devices, up 32.6% year-on-year. By manufacturer, Apple, which develops “AirPods” and “Beats,” has the largest share at 23.7%. This is followed by Samsung Electronics and Xiaomi Technology.
The top 5 vendors for wearable device shipments in the second quarter of 2020 are as follows. Figures in parentheses are figures for the same period of the previous year and year-on-year changes.
Shipments of wearable devices (Source: Graph of published data from IDC) Market share based on shipments of wearable devices (Source: Graph of published data from IDC)Limited to wristband-type wearable devices such as smartwatches And the top 5 vendors for shipments in the second quarter of 2020 are as follows. Figures in parentheses are figures for the same period of the previous year and year-on-year changes.
Wristband-type wearable device shipments (Source: IDC published data) Market share based on wristband-type wearable device shipments (Source: IDC published data)
