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Apple again regained the status of the leader in the wearable device market after the third generation of Apple Watch came on sale in September. Thus, Apple has removed from the position of the leader of the Chinese company Xiaomi.
With the new Apple Watch model, which works without a connection to the iPhone, the company's shipments to the US wearable device market reached 3.9 million units in the third quarter of this year. The company estimated that the third generation of Apple Watch had 800 thousand units.
So, Apple's share in the market is 23%, and Xiaomi accounts for 21% of the market. According to the results of the previous quarter, the Chinese company Xiaomi became the market leader for the first time.
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple's sales increased by 50%. According to the results of the third quarter, Fitbit (20% of the market), Huawei (6%) and Samsung (5%) entered the TOP-5 market in the wearable device market. Other brands accounted for 25% of the market.