Apple Sold 3.9 Million Apple Watch Units in Q3 2015 - Estimates

According to the latest report from a research firm called IDC, Apple may have sold as many as 3.9 million Apple Watch units in the third quarter of this year. As to the total number of wearable devices sold to customers in the Q3 2015, it reportedly grew to 21.0 million units from just 7.1 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2014. It should be noted, however, that the numbers shared by the analysts are just estimates. So far, Apple hasn’t revealed the exact quantity of Apple Watches sold in the first months of its availability.

The chart below demonstrates the current state of the smartwatch market.

Apple is estimated to have shipped 3.9 million Apple Watches in the third quarter of 2015, according to IDC. Total wearables shipment volume for the quarter came to 21.0 million units, up 197.6% from the 7.1 million units shipped in 3Q14.

When it comes to the top vendors of the smartwatch market, they include Fitbit, Apple and Xiaomi. Even though the devices sold by these companies are completely different with the Apple Watch being a premium gadget with lots of different features and the devices manufactured by Fitbit and Xiaomi featuring only fitness tracking capabilities, their market shares are surprisingly not very different. Apple’s share is 18.6%, Fitbit’s is 22.2% and Xiaomi’s 17.4%.

[via iClarified]