Apple continues to lead wearables market globally, thanks to these products

NEW DELHI: As per a new report by IDC, Apple continues to be the market leader in the wearables segment. The report claims that the company has shipped a total of 46.2 million wearables this year.
The report further adds that the worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million, while the shipments for the year grew 27.5 percent for a total of 172.2 million.
Apple has once again retained its top position in the wearables segment with 16.2 million wearables shipped and out of these 10.4 million were Apple Watches. The smartwatch segment together grew by 54.3% in 2018 and it accounted for 29.8% of all wearables. The IDC report claim that Apple Watches accounted for nearly half of the market.