Nearly Half of All Smartwatches Shipped Last Quarter Were Apple Watches

[MacRumors]

Apple Watch was the world's most popular smartwatch by a significant margin last quarter, with an estimated 49.6 percent market share in the April-June period, according to data shared with MacRumors by research firm IDC.

In other words, the Apple Watch accounted for just under half of all smartwatches shipped in the June quarter.

IDC estimates Apple Watch shipments totaled 3.4 million units in the quarter, well ahead of runner-up Samsung's estimated 800,000 smartwatches shipped. Garmin trailed in third place with an estimated 600,000 shipments.

IDC: worldwide smartwatch shipments (units in millions)​

Strategy Analytics estimated Apple Watch shipments totaled 2.8 million units last quarter, which is 600,000 lower, so there is clearly some discrepancy between the datasets. As it stands, only Apple knows exactly how many watches it has sold.

Apple doesn't break out Apple Watch sales like it does with iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Instead, it groups the wearable under its "Other Products" category, alongside Apple TV, AirPods, Beats, iPods, and other accessories.

Apple reported "Other Products" revenue of $2.7 billion in the June quarter, representing year-over-year growth of 23 percent.

On a conference call in early August, Apple CEO Tim Cook did reveal that Apple Watch sales were up 50 percent in the June quarter.

Sales of Apple Watch were up over 50 percent in the June quarter, and it's the number one selling smartwatch in the world by a very wide margin. Apple Watch is having a positive impact on peoples' health and daily lives, and motivating them to sit less and move more. With features like built-in GPS and waterproofing, Apple Watch Series 2 is the perfect companion for hiking, running, and swimming.

Quarterly smartwatch shipments totaled an estimated 6.9 million units overall, including 300,000 shipments by Fossil. IDC said it defines smartwatches as watches that can run third-party apps on the device itself.

IDC reports that Apple trailed Chinese company Xiaomi by 100,000 shipments in the overall wearables market, but the broader category consists of many inexpensive fitness trackers and bands with limited functionality.

"The transition towards more intelligent and feature-filled wearables is in full swing," said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst for IDC. "For years, rudimentary fitness trackers have acted as a gateway to smartwatches and now we're at a point where brands and consumers are graduating to a more sophisticated device."

Read More: Basic Trackers Take a Back Seat as Smartwatches Accelerate in the Second Quarter, According to IDC

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[filmantopia]

I remember a constant onslaught of Apple Watch imminent failure predictions when it first launched. Shouldn't people know better by now?

 

[Red Oak]

Android Wear is DOA. Thud

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

What I'm sure has helped these sales is that Apple kept Series 1 and lowered the price. Good move!

 

[calzon65]

Smart watches are certainly cool, but I have so many device I need to charge each day that my head will explode if there is yet another device to charge. Maybe Apple will devise a micro nuclear power plant (satire) to power these devices and free us from the charging monster.

 

[kemal]

I might consider the watch if it acted like a touch bar with a desktop Mac.

 

[Jsameds]

This guy knew.

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-to-consistency-issues.1847491/#post-20719488

 

[seatton]

I work out every day and more and more people at my gym wear an apple watch.

 

[lunarworks]

I remember a constant onslaught of Apple Watch imminent failure predictions when it first launched. Shouldn't people know better by now?

When it first launched? I don't remember the onslaught stopping.

 

[chetttos]

BUT PEOPLE ONLY WANTS ROUND WATCHES! /s

 

[44267547]

What I'm sure has helped these sales is that Apple kept Series 1 and lowered the price. Good move!

Absolutely agree. $350/$400.00 was to high of a price when the Sport model launched in 2015. When Series 1 was introduced at $269.00, it offered a more 'Entry' level price point where it should have been priced when it launched. Albeit, to reduce the price point of Series 1, it also changed the packaging contents and did not include the power brick.

 

[pradeepbabloo]

There is my contribution as well
I am highly satisfied with the product...no complaints as of yet!

 

[Abazigal]

The smartwatch market today.

The wearables market tomorrow.

Onwards, Apple. All the way to the top!!!

 

[Zirel]

Smart watches are certainly cool, but I have so many device I need to charge each day that my head will explode if there is yet another device to charge. Maybe Apple will devise a micro nuclear power plant (satire) to power these devices and free us from the charging monster.

Why is that?

Don't you take out and wear your watch every day?

The Apple Watch is exactly the same, you just have a place you put it over.

 

[jerryk]

I am surprised that the majority of smart watches were not the Apple watch. I guess I do not know what the other watches look like.

 

[Iconoclysm]

I work out every day and more and more people at my gym wear an apple watch.

My personal trainer and virtually everyone at my gym has one.

 

[Nick Milner]

I wear a Samsung Gear S3, personally, as it actually looks like a watch. I just hate the look of the Apple Watch. :/

 

[Vanilla35]

You know it's bad when Fossil makes up 5% of the market.

 

[lazard]

I remember a constant onslaught of Apple Watch imminent failure predictions when it first launched. Shouldn't people know better by now?

That people will buy anything with an Apple logo on it?

 

[Vanilla35]

BUT PEOPLE ONLY WANTS ROUND WATCHES! /s

Those who haven't bought yet do.

 

[WannaGoMac]

Smart watches are certainly cool, but I have so many device I need to charge each day that my head will explode if there is yet another device to charge. Maybe Apple will devise a micro nuclear power plant (satire) to power these devices and free us from the charging monster.

Exactly. The pebble at least gave you several days of charge...

 

[jerryk]

I wear a Samsung Gear S3, personally, as it actually looks like a watch. I just hate the look of the Apple Watch. :/

How do you like it? I have a fitbit HR 2, but am thinking about upgrading. I use an Android phone, so I don't think there is much support for it in the Apple watch.

 

[OllyW]

The smartwatch market today.

The wearables market tomorrow.

Onwards, Apple. All the way to the top!!!

It's still a relatively small market though, with only just over 2 million smartwatches a month sold worldwide.

 

[makingdots]

Smart watches are certainly cool, but I have so many device I need to charge each day that my head will explode if there is yet another device to charge. Maybe Apple will devise a micro nuclear power plant (satire) to power these devices and free us from the charging monster.

Wireless electricity will come someday. The true wireless charging.

 

[santaliqueur]

I remember a constant onslaught of Apple Watch imminent failure predictions when it first launched. Shouldn't people know better by now?

I was one of those people, kinda. I'd never bet against an Apple product for great sales, but I am still waiting to be whelmed by the Apple Watch. It's cool I guess, the performance has always sucked for me, but I think the Watch could utilize the buttons a little better.

I'm a runner. I sweat when I run. I want to use the Watch to control music or Strava when I run. The Watch face is completely unusable with wet fingers. I get it, it's not really Apple's fault, they don't create display technology. They COULD create a workout mode where you didn't have to rely on the screen so much. For a device they tout as a workout essential, I leave it at home a lot while running. It's not worth the frustration. Apart from asking Siri for next song/start this song over/play certain song, the watch is nearly useless for workouts for me.

I really want to like the Watch. It's the first Apple product in many years that I didn't love right out of the gate. Perhaps it's just not made for me.