IDC: Global wrist-worn device shipments fall 4.3% in the second quarter · TechNode
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IDC: Global wrist-worn device shipments fall 4.3% in the second quarter · TechNode
Global shipments of wrist-worn devices fell 4.3% year on year to 48.01 million units in the second quarter of 2026, according to IDC. Smartwatch shipments declined 4.2% to 37.08 million units, while fitness-band shipments dropped 4.7% to 10.92 million units. Huawei ranked first in global wrist-worn shipments, followed by Xiaomi and Apple. IDC said the […]
The wearables market has slowed, but Huawei has great reason to be satisfied. The company ended the first half of 2026 as the global leader in the wearables market, and Huawei's second-quarter results show a clear advantage over Xiaomi and Apple. Huawei is losing ground in the wearables market, but rivals are losing significantly more. According to IDC data, Huawei delivered […] The article "Huawei beat Apple and Xiaomi." One particularly impres…
Check out Counterpoint Research data for Q2 from 2026. Even with the market for falling smartwatches, Apple Watch is growing 14% and Huawei is leading.
Huawei reached 21.8% of the global smart clock market in T2 2026, ahead of Apple, which rose to 20.1%.
A new generation of devices to continue the year
Global smartwatch deliveries decreased by 4% in T2 2026, but Apple Watch increased by 14%, reaching a market share of 20.1%, according to Counterpoint Research.
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