Apple has succeeded in a few months to become a leader in the market for wearable electronics. According to a new report by analyst research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple Watch share in the segment of smart watch is 74%. Smart Watches Apple is a catalyst for growth in demand for wearable electronics and, consequently, the growth of the market.
At the end of the third quarter of 2015 global shipments of smart hours totaled 6.1 million units, up 510% over the same period last year, when it was shipped 1 million smart hours. The highest growth in demand for this category of devices seen in North America, Western Europe and Asia.
Apple itself is in no hurry to disclose information about the volume of Apple Watch sales, calling the information competitive. But, according to analysts, Apple Watch last quarter have sold 4.5 million units, which allowed the company to receive 74% of the market. They are currently available in more than 30 countries around the world and the geography of their sales is gradually increasing.
Second place in the market of smart watch takes the Korean company Samsung, which in the last quarter shipped 600,000 smartwatch.