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Global Smartwatch Shipments Grow 20 Percent in Q1 2020, Apple Maintains 1st Position

Global Smartwatch Shipments Grow 20 Percent in Q1 2020, Apple Maintains 1st Position

Gadgets May 7,2020 0

Apple sold the majority of smartwatches in the first quarter, when the Covid-19 outbreak encouraged health tracking and drove a 20% rise in shipments.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments grew 20 percent annually to reach 14 million units in the first quarter of 2020. Apple Watch maintained first position with 55 percent global smartwatch marketshare, while Samsung held second place, and Garmin rose to third.

Steven Waltzer, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartwatch shipments grew 20 percent annually from 11.4 million units in Q1 2019 to 13.7 million in Q1 2020. Despite considerable headwinds from the Covid-19 scare, global demand for smartwatches continued to grow. Smartwatches are selling well through online retail channels, while many consumers have been using smartwatches to monitor their health and fitness during virus lockdown.”


Global Smartwatch Vendor Shipments and Marketshare in Q1 2020

Global Smartwatch Vendor Shipments (Millions of Units)

Q1 '19

Q1 '20

Growth YoY (%)

Apple

6.2

7.6

22.6%

Samsung

1.7

1.9

11.8%

Garmin

0.8

1.1

37.5%

Others

2.7

3.1

14.8%

Total

11.4

13.7

20.2%

 

Global Smartwatch Vendor Marketshare (% of Total)

Q1 '19

Q1 '20

Apple

54.4%

55.5%

Samsung

14.9%

13.9%

Garmin

7.0%

8.0%

Others

23.7%

22.6%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

 

Total Growth: Year-over-Year (%)

37.7%

20.2%

 Source: Strategy Analytics

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “Apple Watch shipped 7.6 million units worldwide in Q1 2020, rising an above-average 23 percent from 6.2 million in Q1 2019. Apple’s global smartwatch marketshare has grown from 54 percent to 55 percent, its highest level for two years. Apple Watch continues to fend off strong competition from hungry rivals like Garmin and Samsung.”

Steven Waltzer, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, added, “Samsung shipped 1.9 million smartwatches worldwide in Q1 2020, inching up slightly from 1.7 million a year ago. Samsung’s global smartwatch marketshare has dipped from 15 percent to 14 percent during the past year. Samsung remains the world’s number two smartwatch vendor, but its growth was slowed by the coronavirus lockdown at home in South Korea and renewed competition from hungry competitors like Garmin.”

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “Garmin returned to third position for the first time in two years and shipped 1.1 million smartwatches worldwide in Q1 2020, leaping an impressive 38 percent annually from 0.8 million in Q1 2019. Garmin has grown from 7 percent to 8 percent global smartwatch marketshare in the past year. Enhanced new models, such as the Venu with OLED color touchscreen, are proving popular with sports and fitness fans across North America and elsewhere who like to track their daily activity.”

Woody Oh, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “We expect global smartwatch shipments to slow sharply in the second quarter of 2020, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Sales in Europe and the US have inevitably been hit by virus lockdown in recent months. However, the second half of this year and beyond will see a decent rebound, as consumers worldwide steadily regain confidence and more retail stores reopen.”

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