Smartwatch supplies to India drop 30 pc in 2024 on unsatisfactory experience, lack of innovation: ReportSmartwatch supplies to India dropped 30% in 2024 due to unsatisfactory user experience and lack of innovation. While low-cost brands like F...
24 Feb, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Smartwatch shipments plunged 30% in 2024: ReportThe steep decline was blamed on a slower replacement cycle due to limited innovation in lower-price segments, poor sensor accuracy, unclear...
24 Feb, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
India's wearable device market declined in 2024 for the first time, shows IDC dataThe smartwatch share within wearables dropped to 29.4% from 39.8 % in 2023. The lack of meaningful innovations and technological advancemen...
16 Feb, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
India wearable device shipments dip for third consecutive quarter: IDC dataAccording to IDC's report, smartwatch shipments dropped by 34.4% during the quarter, marking the largest decline among wearable devices. Th...
14 Feb, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
Indians turning clock back on smartwatches; shipments fall 45%YoY in the September qtrIndians are rediscovering the charm of analogue watches. Smartwatch sales are declining. Consumers want simpler, more elegant timepieces. E...
14 Dec, 2024, 06.22 AM IST
Small, homebred wearables brands exiting market due to narrow margin, Chinese competitionSeveral Indian wearable brands, including Play, Wings, Vingajoy, and Riversong, have ceased operations due to declining demand and low prof...
19 Nov, 2024, 08.05 AM IST
Wear and tear: India's smartwatch market struggles amid fading interestNot long ago, smartwatches and fitness trackers were a must-have in one’s digital wardrobe. But these devices are now falling out of favour...
18 Aug, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
India's wearable device market sees first ever decline; falls by 10% YoY Q2 2024India's wearable market saw a 10% decline in Q2 2024, with total shipments falling to 29.5 million units. Smartwatch demand decreased signi...
08 Aug, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
Wearable devices market sees growth slowdown amid fall in smartwatch shipmentsThe wearable devices market in India saw a modest growth of 2.1% year-on-year in the quarter ending March 2024, reaching 25.6 million units...
22 May, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
India: Apple's wearable, laptop & tablet business fails to match iPhone's impressive growth in 2023Apple's smartwatch business in India registered a marginal 3% growth in revenues and shipments in 2023 while iPad shipments and revenues de...
22 Feb, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
India wearable market grows 34% in 2023: reportAccording to a report from IDC, the Indian wearable market recorded 134.2 million units in 2023. The average selling price of wearables dro...
16 Feb, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
India wearables market shipments up 53% in 1H: IDCThe Indian wearables market shipped 57.8 million units in the first half of 2023, achieving a strong 53.3% on-year growth with smartwatches...
10 Aug, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
India set to be no. 1 wearables market in 2023Of the total 504.1 million units of wearables forecast to be shipped worldwide this year, India is expected to account for 130-135 million,...
03 Jul, 2023, 06.28 AM IST
India's Fire-Boltt surpasses Samsung for first time in global smartwatch shipmentsWhile the global smartwatch market entered into a period of stagnation since the end of last year, the market share of high-price and high-...
26 May, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
India wearables market jumped 80.9% on-year in 2022, Boat the leader: IDCThe on-year growth came on the back of improved supplies, leaner inventory, and multiple new launches, along with a faster portfolio refres...
10 May, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
India's wearables market grew 47% on-year in 2022: IDC IndiaAmong wearables, the share of smartwatches grew from 17.9% in 2021 to 30.7% in 2022, at the cost of smart wristbands, which declined by 73....
08 Feb, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
India Q3 wearables shipments rise a record 56.4% on year: IDCSmartwatches remained the fastest growing category among wearables, crossing 12 million shipments in the third quarter ended September 2022...
11 Nov, 2022, 05.31 PM IST