23 results
- 26 Jan 2013
500m Smartphones Sold in 2012
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those…
- 7 Sept 2013
Android Dominates Smartphone Operating Systems
Android remains the dominant smartphone operating system, a status analysts believe will not change even though its share will decline somewhat as the market matures and competition solidifies. The…
- 19 May 2013
Android, iOS Claim 92.3% Smartphone OS Shipments in Q1 2013
Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked Smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 92.3% of all Smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as Windows…
- 8 Aug 2013
Android Surges, Windows Phone Gains @ Smartphone OpS Market
Android and Windows Phone both managed slight increases in the worldwide smartphone operating system market for the second quarter of 2013. Despite beating some expectations in terms of shipment…
- 13 Nov 2013
Windows Phone, Android Gain Market Share As Apple Slips
Android pushes past 80% market share while windows phone shipments leap 156.0% year over year in the third quarter, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) third quarter of 2013 (3Q13)…
- 28 Feb 2014
Worldwide Smartphone Growth to Slow to Single Digits by 2017
A new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will slow to 8.3% annual growth in 2017 and 6.2% in…
- 14 Apr 2014
Wearable Computing Market to Hit 112m Shipment in 2018
The worldwide wearable computing market (commonly referred to as "wearables") is finally expanding beyond early adopter status to more functional and stylish lifestyle accessories that are making…
- 15 Aug 2014
Samsung Leads as Android, iOS Devices Take 96% Global Market
Samsung once again led the charge, accounting for 29.3% of all Android-powered shipments, down from its 40.0% share of two years ago. The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the…
- 29 Aug 2014
Nigeria, Other Emerging Markets Lead Smartphone Market
Latest report on global smartphone shipments places Nigeria and other emerging markets as leaders in the sub-sector, accounting for over 50 per cent of the total market shares. The International Data…
- 31 Jan 2015
Samsung Faces Multi-Front Battle In Global Smartphone Shipment
With increased pressure in the high-end from Apple, and at the low-end to midrange from Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, and others, Samsung faces a multi-front battle. Apparently, holiday…
- 1 Apr 2015
Global Wearables Market to Hit 126.1mn Units in 2019
A combination of new vendors, new devices, and greater end-user awareness will drive the worldwide wearables market higher in 2015. According to the most recent forecast data from the International…
- 27 Aug 2015
Apple Now No. 2, Worldwide Wearables Market Grows 223.2% in 2Q15- IDC
In its first appearance in the wearables market, Apple finds itself within striking distance of the established market leader, Fitbit. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide…
- 5 Dec 2015
Worldwide Wearables Market Soars by 197.6% in 3Q2015- IDC
A quarter after Apple debuted as the number two wearables vendor worldwide, Chinese vendor Xiaomi finished the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15) as a strong contender for this position. Similarly,…
- 1 Mar 2016
Tech Savvy, Social & Stylish are Attributes of Wearables Intender- IDC
In newly released research, International Data Corporation (IDC) found that wearables intenders (consumers who plan on purchasing a wearable product in the next six months) are tech savvy, highly…
- 21 Mar 2016
Why WW Shipments of Wearables Will Surpass 200m in 2019- IDC Forecasts
Worldwide (WW) shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 110 million by the end of 2016 with 38.2% growth over the previous year. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)…
- 17 May 2016
Worldwide Wearables Market Increases 67.2%- IDC
A combination of device releases, price reductions, and company rationalizations marked the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16) in the worldwide wearables market. According to data from the International…
- 18 Sept 2016
Smartwatch Growth Swells, Top Five Platforms Unveiled - IDC
A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the rest of 2016 due to…
- 7 Dec 2016
Fitness Trackers Top as Wearables Market Grows 3.1% In 3Q2016- IDC
While the smartwatch market took a tumble this quarter, the overall wearables market grew 3.1% year over year in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16). Total wearables shipments reached 23 million in the…
- 31 Aug 2017
Xiaomi, Apple, Fitbit Lead as Smartwatches Accelerate in 2Q17- Report
The worldwide wearables market was once again graced with positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% year over year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to the…
- 22 Mar 2017
Wristwear Dominates Wearables Market, Clothing & Earwear Growing- IDC
The overall wearables market is expected to return to strong growth after a brief slowdown in 2016 that resulted from delayed launches of major platforms and notable vendors struggling to maintain…
- 16 Jun 2016
Global Wearables Shipments to Hit 213.6m Units in 2020, Other IDC Forecasts
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, representing 29.0% growth over 2015. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)…
- 25 Mar 2018
Smartwatches to Grow by 15.1% in 2018 - IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) has said that Worldwide shipments of wearable devices is on track to grow 15.1% in 2018, totaling 132.9 million units over the course of the year. The overall…
- 2 Mar 2018
Global Wearable Market Grows by 7.7% as Apple Leads Fitbit, others at Smartwatch Market
The worldwide smartwatch market has continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter (4Q17) and full year 2017 with total shipment volumes reaching new records. Thanks to a surge in…