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Global Smartwatch Shipments Overtake Swiss Watch Shipments in 4Q 2015
February 24, 2016 | Strategy AnalyticsEstimated reading time: 1 minute
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments reached 8.1 million units in 4Q 2015, compared with 7.9 million Swiss watch shipments. It is the first time ever that smartwatches have outshipped Swiss watches on a global basis.
Cliff Raskind, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "We estimate global smartwatch shipments reached 8.1 million units in 4Q 2015, rising a healthy 316 percent from 1.9 million in 4Q 2014. Smartwatches are growing rapidly in North America, Western Europe and Asia. Apple Watch captured an impressive 63 percent share of the global smartwatch market in 4Q 2015, followed by Samsung with 16 percent. Apple and Samsung together account for a commanding 8 in 10 of all smartwatches shipped worldwide."
Steven Waltzer, Analyst at Strategy Analytics, added, "We estimate global Swiss watch shipments reached 7.9 million units in 4Q 2015, falling 5 percent from 8.3 million in 4Q 2014. Global demand for Swiss watches is slowing down, and major players like Swatch are struggling to find growth."
Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "The Swiss watch industry has been very slow to react to the development of smartwatches. The Swiss watch industry has been sticking its head in the sand and hoping smartwatches will go away. Swiss brands, like Tag Heuer, accounted for a tiny 1 percent of all smartwatches shipped globally during 4Q 2015, and they are long way behind Apple, Samsung and other leaders in the high-growth smartwatch category."
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