{"id":356798,"date":"2025-12-20T02:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356798\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T02:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:49:10","slug":"huawei-becomes-the-biggest-smartwatch-company-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356798\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei Becomes The Biggest Smartwatch Company in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The global market for wrist-worn smart devices continued to grow in the first three quarters of the year, driven by rising demand for both smartwatches and basic fitness trackers. New data from <a href=\"https:\/\/my.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P31315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IDC <\/a>shows solid shipment growth, with Chinese brands strengthening their positions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p> Huawei Leads Global Market <\/p>\n<p>Huawei ranked as the leading global vendor during the period, shipping 28.6 million wrist-worn devices. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/price\/brand\/huawei\/\" title=\"Huawei Mobiles Price in Pakistan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Huawei<\/a> Watch GT 6 and Watch GT 6 Pro were key contributors to this performance.<\/p>\n<p>IDC noted that 20.8 million of Huawei\u2019s shipments were delivered in China, highlighting the company\u2019s strong domestic position. The research firm said Huawei is working to expand its presence in overseas markets.<\/p>\n<p>   Global Shipments Rise <\/p>\n<p>IDC reported that more than 150 million wrist-worn smart devices were shipped globally during the first nine months of the year, marking a 10% increase compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>Smartwatches accounted for nearly 120 million of those shipments, representing a year-over-year growth of 7.3%. Demand for simpler and more affordable fitness trackers grew at a faster pace, rising 21.3% year over year to 32.86 million units.<\/p>\n<p> Xiaomi Posts Fastest Growth <\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi secured the second spot globally and recorded the fastest growth among the top five manufacturers. The company shipped 27.9 million units, supported by strong demand for lower-priced devices such as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/price\/brand\/xiaomi\/\" title=\"Xiaomi Mobiles Price in Pakistan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xiaomi<\/a> Smart Band 10 and several Redmi Watch models.<\/p>\n<p>While China remained a major market for Xiaomi, IDC said the company also performed well in Southeast Asia and South America.<\/p>\n<p> Apple Ranked Third <\/p>\n<p>Apple ranked third globally and fourth in China during the first three quarters. Unlike its rivals, Apple continues to focus on mid-range and high-end devices.<\/p>\n<p>IDC said Apple\u2019s strategy this year centered on improving connectivity features, including 5G support and satellite messaging, rather than competing in the lower-priced segments.<\/p>\n<p>  Samsung Makes Recovery <\/p>\n<p>Samsung placed fourth globally. IDC said the company struggled in the first half of the year, but shipments improved in the third quarter following the launch of the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic. These releases helped <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/price\/brand\/samsung_mobiles_prices\/\" title=\"Samsung Mobiles Price in Pakistan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Samsung<\/a> post year-over-year growth across the first three quarters.<\/p>\n<p>IDC said future growth across the wrist-worn device market will be driven by advances in connectivity, deeper integration of AI applications, and increasingly sophisticated health tracking features. These trends are expected to influence all major brands, not just premium-focused players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The global market for wrist-worn smart devices continued to grow in the first three quarters of the year,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[49,48,195,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-356798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}