Canalys: Xiaomi Overtakes Apple as World’s Top Wearable Vendor

Apple Watch growth lags as rivals push health features & lower prices

Global demand for smart watches is climbing fast, but a quiet quarter for the Apple Watch let Xiaomi reclaim the top spot.

Canalys: Xiaomi overtakes Apple as world’s top wearable vendor

The research firm says Xiaomi pulled it with a more mature ecosystem, while Apple’s wearable strategy has grown stale.

Apple Watch growth lags as rivals push hard on health features & lower prices

Global demand for smart watches is climbing fast, but a quiet quarter for the Apple Watch let Xiaomi reclaim the top spot. Apple Watch Series 10 The global wearable band market grew 13% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 46.6 million shipments, according to new data from Canalys. The rebound was driven by broad demand across categories, especially in emerging markets, and a low comparison base from the first quarter of 2024.Xi…

Canalys: Xiaomi leads global wearables market in Q1

A total of 46.6 million wearable band devices were shipped during the January 1 – March 31 period, according to Canalys as the market grew 13% on the yearly basis. The latest reports, which groups smart bands and smartwatches, shows Xiaomi as the world’s top vendor with 8.7 million shipments and a 19% market share. Xiaomi saw impressive 44% annual growth in shipments as the brand updated its Smart Band and Watch series and also introduced more a…

Apple loses the top spot in the global wearable band market

Xiaomi takes the top spot from Apple among wearable band manufacturers during Q1

UBI: Small-area OLED shipments rose 10.7% in Q1 2025 from last year

UBI research says that shipments of small-size OLED panels (for smartphones and wearables, mostly) amounted to 243 million units in Q1 2025, that's a 14.3% decrease compared to the previous quarter (Q4 2024, 284 million units). Compared to Q1 2024, though, shipments rose 10.7% - to reach a record high for any first quarter. According to UBI, both Samsung Display and LG Display saw declined shipments from the previous quarter (but increased shipm…