Best Smartwatches of 2026: Shipment Rankings
Smartwatch pillar: Counterpoint 1Q26 global shares; IDC wrist-worn volumes; logos from TierMaker popular phone brands.
How this ranking is put together
Compiled on 2026-08-11. Two main tables: Counterpoint 1Q26 global smartwatch shipment share; same-quarter China growth and Huawei’s domestic share. Secondary: IDC wrist-worn volumes (smartwatches + bands). Luxury mechanical watches: watch brands. Logos from TierMaker “popular phone brands”.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Counterpoint · Global Smartwatch Q1 2026 | 2026 Q1 (published 18 Jun) | Global shipment growth; brand share |
| Huawei Central (Counterpoint top 5) | Same quarter | Apple / Huawei / Xiaomi / Imoo / Samsung shares |
| PhoneArena | Same quarter | Samsung 7%→5%; shipments ~−28% |
| IDC / Zhitong | 2026 Q1 | Global and China wrist-worn volumes |
| TierMaker · popular phone brands | Synced | Logo tiles |
Quarterly main table: global smartwatches (Counterpoint 1Q26)
Global smartwatch shipments ~+4% YoY. ASP ~+6%. Apple ~23% (from ~20% a year earlier), shipments ~+21%; Huawei ~17% (+12%); Xiaomi ~10% (+9%); Imoo ~7% (+2%); Samsung ~5% (from ~7%), shipments ~−28%.
| # | Brand | 1Q26 global share | Shipments YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 23% | +21% |
| 2 | Huawei | 17% | +12% |
| 3 | Xiaomi | 10% | +9% |
| 4 | Imoo | 7% | +2% |
| 5 | Samsung | 5% | −28% |
China
Counterpoint: China smartwatch shipments ~+15% YoY; Huawei ~40% domestic share. IDC: China wrist-worn 18.14 million (+3.5%); adult smartwatches 8.88 million (+15.3%); kids’ watches 4.42 million (+22.4%); bands 4.83 million (−22.2%).
Secondary: IDC global wrist-worn
IDC 1Q26: wrist-worn 47.05 million (+2.2%); smartwatches 37.03 million (+4.8%); bands 10.02 million (−6.1%). Huawei led global wearable shipments in that write-up (watches + bands).
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