Apple's 'Wearables, Home and Accessories' Category Now Bringing in More Revenue Than iPad, and Soon Mac

[MacRumors]

Apple's "Wearables, Home, and Accessories" category, which used to be called the "Other" category, has surpassed the iPad in revenue and is closing in on the Mac lineup as well.

The Wearables, Home, and Accessories category brought in $7.3 billion during the quarter, compared to $6.7 billion for iPad and $7.4 billion for Mac. Overall, Wearables, Home and Accessories category growth was up 33 percent compared to the $5.5 billion it earned in the year-ago quarter.

Apple Watch, HomePod, Apple TV, AirPods, Beats products, iPod touch, and Apple-branded and third-party accessories are included in the category, but it's Apple's wearables that have been driving growth.

The wearables category has been setting regular quarterly revenue records thanks to the strength of Apple Watch sales. In Q4 2018, for example, Apple saw wearables growth over 50 percent, and we're likely to hear more about wearables during today's earnings call.

As Asymco's Horace Dediu pointed out at the beginning of January, the Apple Watch is also now a "decidedly bigger business" than Apple's iPod ever was, based on historical revenue records and estimated Apple Watch sales.

Apple does not break down Apple Watch sales individually, lumping the data in with sales of other products in the Wearables, Home, and Accessories category, but the company does often give hints on how well the Apple Watch is selling.

With iPhone sales stagnating somewhat, Apple will be increasingly relying on revenue from its wearables category to drive growth. The company will also be looking to its services category, which has been bringing in more revenue than the iPad and the Mac categories for quite some time now.

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[Hieveryone]

Cool! Kind of surprising though. I still don’t own an Apple Watch and never have.

 

[macduke]

Makes sense. Apple Watch Series 4 is excellent and there is a lot of room for growth. AirPods have also been a great innovation.

 

[djcerla]

The flop that wasn't.

 

[TMRJIJ]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
Apple - 1, MacRumors Forums - 0

 

[timber]

Whatever one may think of Tim Cook it seems he is delivering the next Apple big business.
And the watch is yet to be set free from the iPhone.

 

[NBAasDOGG]

Good news, now let’s see how Cook increases the price for the next years model...

 

[Icaras]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
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More like Apple - 1000 MR Forums - 0

This is nothing new. Trash talk has been going back since forever, though it’s probably more toxic now. This same MR forum claimed the first iPod would fail.

 

[TMRJIJ]

Good news, now let’s see Cook increases the price for the next years model...

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The one hitting the window is my brother

 

[thasan]

Good news, now let’s see Cook increases the price for the next years model...

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That supposed to be funny and you have nothing to say positive about a very positive news for Apple? I wonder where is my stock gif for trolls...

 

[Aussi3]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
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That’s macrumors forums for you. Negative as.

 

[chinito77]

While my Apple watch hasn't got to the point where I can ditch my phone, this will all change when Apple releases bendable phones. I predict bracelet type devices which one can view info on their wrist or remove and fold out will be the next big thing in wearables.

 

[keysofanxiety]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
Apple - 1, MacRumors Forums - 0

I don’t think that’s entirely true.

By my count Apple have a lot more points than that

 

[TMRJIJ]

More like Apple - 1000 MR Forums - 0

This is nothing new. Trash talk has been going back since forever, though it’s probably more toxic now. This same MR forum claimed the first iPod would fail.

I don’t think that’s entirely true.

By my count Apple have a lot more points than that

I was trying to be generous in my rounding.
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[goobot]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
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Let’s not forget Apple Watch Edition failed miserably… Also the original Apple Watch and software was a joke. Yea Apple Watch is good now but back then it was a joke.
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More like Apple - 1000 MR Forums - 0

This is nothing new. Trash talk has been going back since forever, though it’s probably more toxic now. This same MR forum claimed the first iPod would fail.

The first iPod did fail, it wasn’t until they used usb and opened up iTunes to windows did it succeed.

 

[lunarworks]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
Apple - 1, MacRumors Forums - 0

Surely if Apple ended development of all those useless hipster products and focused entirely on the Mac line their stock price would DOUBLE. /s

 

[Classie]

Surely if Apple ended development of all those useless hipster products and focused entirely on the Mac line their stock price would DOUBLE. /s

You are quickly becoming the past...

 

[lunarworks]

You are quickly becoming the past...

(/s means sarcasm)

 

[jayducharme]

And the watch is yet to be set free from the iPhone.

That will be the tipping point for me. When the Watch can be a cellular device on its own, I'll no longer need my iPhone.

 

[DocMultimedia]

There sure are a lot of Apple Watches out there. I remember when I had one of the first. I think the 4 is amazing. Can't wait to see it advance.

 

[magicschoolbus]

More watchbands please.

I was always a critic until I got one.

I love my Apple Watch. Never thought I’d say it. Series 0 wasn’t exciting but once it got cellular and apps that made it a smart watch I could not imagine not owning an Apple Watch.

 

[dominiongamma]

There sure are a lot of Apple Watches out there. I remember when I had one of the first. I think the 4 is amazing. Can't wait to see it advance.

I have a series 2 but it’s running still great but battery is starting to die quicker now. Can’t wait to see what the series 5 will bring

 

[laz232]

It's kinda funny how MR members claimed half of these products were going to fail.
Apple - 1, MacRumors Forums - 0

Yeah, think of all the great innovation that is been made and brought to the world thanks to watches, headphones And accessory trinkets.? /s

Soon Apple TV series and idiot shows will be ahead of the Mac as well.

As a professional that uses Apple products to develop what is arguably equipment of benefit to society, Apple under Cook is a 5 star clusterfrag.

 

[timber]

Yeah, think of all the great innovation that is been made and brought to the world thanks to watches, headphones And accessory trinkets.? /s

Soon Apple TV series and idiot shows will be ahead of the Mac as well.

As a professional that uses Apple products to develop what is arguably equipment of benefit to society, Apple under Cook is a 5 star clusterfrag.

The day he allows windows or linux to develop for iOS them the gig will be really over...

 

[DNichter]

Wearables should see a ton of growth. I see both AirPods and Apple Watch all over the place and most people I know want or own one of these. A ton of potential with both devices too.