Following reports of robust shipments of wearables in China in 2015, newer data suggests that the devices were once again off to a solid start in 2016.
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), domestic shipments of wearables by Chinese manufacturers rose to 9.54 million in Q2 2016, up 13.2% from the previous quarter and an increase of more than 81.4% from Q2 2015.
To date, China’s wearables market has been dominated by homegrown brands like Xiaomi, Lifesense and Okii. According to IDC estimates, these three brands together controlled 50.1% of the country’s wearables market in Q2 2016.
