Apple logs 50% growth as global smartwatch market jumps 35% in Q1

Apple maintained its leading position and registered a healthy 50 per cent growth in the global smartwatch market in the first quarter this year, as worldwide shipments in grew 35 per cent (on-year) in Q1 2021, a new report showed on Thursday.

With a surge in demand for its Series 6 models, Apple saw its market share climb by 3 per cent from the year-ago quarter to reach 33.5 per cent in the March quarter this year, according to Counterpoint Research’s ‘Global Smartwatch Model Tracker’.

Samsung’s shipments also rose 27 per cent with the popularity of the Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active series.

Huawei continued to lose share compared to a strong quarter a year ago.