Apple maintained its leadership position in the global wearables market in the second quarter of 2020, with Huawei in second place, according to a new report from IDC.
The overall wearables market grew 14.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020, driven by strong demand for "wearables" such as AirPods and a continued focus on health tracking metrics in the midst of the global health crisis.
Top vendors such as Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi gained market share, while Fitbit's market share declined by 29.2 percent.
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Compared to the same period last year, Apple shipped 5.9 million more wearable devices in the second quarter of 2020, up 25.3 percent year-over-year to 29.4 million units.
The company's market share of wearables grew from 31.1 percent to 34.2 percent.
Huawei came in second, shipping 18.5 million fewer units than Apple.
Xiaomi, Samsung and Fitbit are behind Apple and Huawei.
Headphones were in much stronger demand than smartwatches and fitness trackers, growing 32.6 percent to account for 60 percent of all wearables in the quarter.
Apple again led the industry in this area, with 23.7 million total AirPods and Beats devices shipped, followed by Samsung and Xiaomi.
Apple is expected to launch new AirPods and Apple Watch Series 6 in the near future, and the upcoming products will likely help Apple maintain its dominant position in the wearables market.
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