Here’s What the Smartwatch Market Looks

LikeIn 2019

Apple is already aheadThe company has only been selling its Apple Watch for about eight months, but it has already shipped about 7 million units, according to Canalys.

“Very quickly, watchOS has become the measuring stick against which other smartwatches and platforms are compared. While there is much room for improvement and additional features, there is enough momentum to keep it ahead of the rest of the market.” — IDC

Data source: IDC.

Android Android Wear Other Pebble OS Tizen watchOS

Here’s where Apple stands in the the smartwatch operating system landscape right now.

watchOS(61%)

Data source: IDC.

Android Android Wear Other Pebble OS Tizen watchOS

Android and Android Wear come in second place, with a combined 17% of the market.

Android and Android Wear

17%

Data source: IDC.

Android Android Wear Other Pebble OS Tizen watchOS

Pebble’s operating system follows with about 8.5%.

Pebble OS8.5%

Data source: IDC.

Android Android Wear Other Pebble OS Tizen watchOS

And Samsung’s Tizen follows close behind Pebble, with just over 8%.

Tizen8%

Android Wear is on the riseBut over the next few years, there will be a shift in the smartwatch market. Android Wear smartwatches will steal market share from nearly every other OS.

Image credit: LG.

What things look like in 2019By 2019, the smartwatch market is dominated by just Apple and Android.

Image credit: LG.

Android Android Wear Other Pebble OS TizenwatchOS

watchOS (51%)

Android Wear(39%)

Everyone else

Data source: IDC.

Apple stays aheadWhile Android will make huge market share gains over the next few years, the Apple Watch is likely to remain in the lead as Android Wear vendors compete against themselves.

Image credit: Apple.

“Android/Android Wear will be a distant second behind watchOS even as its vendor list grows to include technology companies (ASUS, Huawei, LG, Motorola, and Sony) and traditional watchmakers (Fossil and Tag Heuer).” — IDC

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