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IDC: Apple sold a record number of Apple Watch last quarter

Sales of “smart” watches Apple in the fourth quarter was a record, according to data of analytical company IDC. The company was the third in the Wearables market, increasing sales for the year by 13%.

The market of wearable electronics in the reporting period rose to a record high. For the three months it was sold to 33.9 million units, corresponding to growth of 16.9% in annual terms. During the year it sold 102.4 million such devices.

The leader of the market is Fitbit. At the end of last quarter, the company sold 6.5 million devices, taking a 19.2% market share. However, in annual terms this meant a decrease of 22.7%.

Xiaomi, developing sales by almost half, are unable to catch the leader and has sold 5.2 million devices, occupying 15.2 percent of the market. Apple closes the top three with 4.6 million sold hours. As a result, the manufacturer of the Apple Watch took 13.6 percent of the market, corresponding to sales growth of 13% for the year.

In fourth place was the Garmin. The company noted the sales decline in annual terms by 4%. The manufacturer sold 2.1 million devices, occupying 6.2% of the market. In fifth place is Samsung. The South Korean giant has sold 1.9 million devices, took 5.6% of the market and increased its sales by 37.9%.

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