Recently, IDC Japan released a report on Japan’s wearable device shipment statistics for the fourth quarter of 2021. The report shows that the Japanese wearable device market shrank in the last quarter of last year, but Apple still accounts for more than 70% of the market. The share is firmly in the leading position.
According to the report, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the total shipments of wearable devices in Japan were 2.52 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 6.7%. However, for the whole year of 2021, the total shipments of wearable devices in Japan reached 8.03 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%.
Apple shipped 1.8 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, accounting for 71.5% of total shipments, down 2.8 percentage points from the same period last year.
In recent years, there have been more and more types of wearable devices, such as smartwatches, fitness bracelets, ear-worn products and so on. In addition to the richer types, device functions are also increasing. In addition to the regular functions such as checking the time, calling, and electronic payment, there are also “trendy” functions such as health monitoring and activity management. It is these functions and applications. Innovations on the Internet continue to open up new consumer markets.