New data provided by IDC for the Q4 2018 and for 2017 overall shows that Apple is now the dominating brand in the wearable market, as it managed to overtake both Fitbit and Xiaomi worldwide.
Wearable sales have improved no less than 7.7% in the fourth quarter of the year to reach 37.9 million units, while in 2017 the industry recorded a 10.3% increase to no less than 115.4 million units.
Apple accounted for no less than 15.3% of the sales last year with 17.7 million sold units, up from 11.3 million units in the previous year. Xiaomi and Fitbit were next with a little over 15 million sold units and 13.6% and 13.3% market share, respectively.
In the fourth quarter, Apple dominated the market with 21% share, while Fitbit was the runner-up with 14.2%. A total of 8 million Apple Watches were sold during the quarter.
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