Apple Watch Was Number One Smart Watch in Q2 2019 With an Estimated 5.7M Units Shipped

The Apple Watch accounted for near half of all sensible watches shipped in the second quarter of 2019, in accordance with a brand new report shared this afternoon by Strategy Analytics.

Apple shipped an estimated 5.7 million sensible watches worldwide throughout the quarter, incomes it 46 p.c marketshare and its continued place because the primary sensible watch firm.

Apple shipped 5.7 million smartwatches worldwide in Q2 2019, rising an above-average 50 p.c from 3.Eight million in Q2 2018. Apple Watch stays a great distance forward of the chasing pack and its world smartwatch marketshare has grown to 46 p.c this quarter, up from 44 p.c a 12 months in the past. Apple Watch has fended off robust competitors from hungry rivals like Fitbit. Apple stays the clear smartwatch market chief.

There had been 12.Three million sensible watches shipped in whole in the second quarter of 2019. Apple’s closest competitor Samsung shipped 2 million sensible watches, whereas Fitbit, the quantity three sensible watch vendor, shipped 1.2 million sensible watches.

Apple Watch shipments had been considerably up 12 months over 12 months in the second quarter of 2019, with Apple having shipped 3.Eight million sensible watches in the second quarter of 2018. Apple’s development mirrors the general development in the sensible watch market, which was up from 8.6 million models in Q2 2018.

Apple doesn’t break down Apple Watch gross sales, as an alternative together with Apple Watch income in a Wearables, Home, and Accessories class, so Strategy Analytics’ numbers are estimates.

During Apple’s lately earnings name for the third fiscal quarter of 2019 (second calendar quarter), Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that wearables had an “absolute blowout” quarter with development properly over 50 p.c. The Apple Watch set a brand new June quarter income report and reached thousands and thousands of recent customers throughout the quarter.