The smartwatch market is reportedly going to drop by up to 4% globally for Q2 2026, as new prediction data from an analytics firm shows a decline in units shipped from three of the six categories. Smartwatches are no longer a niche product category, with Huawei holding the lead as brand that has recorded the most amount of units shipped of any other available brand.
According to the report, the largest factor in the global decline for smartwatches is a “continued weakness in the basic smartwatch segment.” It’s also reported that users who had already owned more basic smartwatches held off on upgrades because newer models didn’t have many new monitoring capabilities compared to what they were already using. For users with premium smartwatches, upgrades were postponed as users wait for newer products to hit the market. The report doesn’t mention specific premium models, however.
The global smartwatch market for Q2 2026 was led by Huawei hitting a record high
For Huawei, the Q2 2026 smartwatch market growth for units shipped wasn’t just measured by it gaining an increase and holding the number one spot on the list. The report states that this quarter was also a record time for Huawei, having shipped enough units to put it at 21.8% of the market for units shipped. This was a 1% increase over the units shipped from the same time in 2025.
Following Huawei was Apple, which saw an increase in units shipped by 14%. It’s total units shipped for Q2 2026 see the company at 20.1% of the market.
Other leaders in the category include imoo, Xiaomi, and Garmin, though only Garmin shipped more units compared to the same time last quarter, with an increase of 11%. Xiaomi saw a decline by 38%, giving it a total of 6.1% of the market for units shipped, while imoo saw a decline 3% with a total of 7.8% of the market. Garmin, meanwhile, holds 5.6%. The remaining 38.5% is held by all other brands, the collective of which saw a decline in units shipped by 8% year-on-year.
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