A total of 12.002 million wearable devices were shipped to China in first-quarter 2018, growing 15.9% on year, according to IDC China.
The shipments included 3.59 million 2G child watches and 1.48 million 4G child watches, respectively increasing 11.4% and 422.4% on year. The 4G child watch shipments grew sharply as 2G access to the Internet was not available in some areas.
China market: Top-5 wearables vendors, 1Q18 (k units) | |||
Vendor | Shipments | Y/Y | Market share |
Xiaomi | 2,984 | (8.0%) | 24.9% |
Huawei | 1,149 | 187.8% | 9.6% |
BBK | 946 | 12.4% | 7.9% |
Sogou | 613 | 42.5% | 5.1% |
Qihoo 360 | 581 | 32.3% | 4.8% |
Source: IDC China, compiled by Digitimes, July 2018
Article translated by Adam Hwang
