According to a canalis report, after refreshing the UTS Mi Band and Redmi Watch model earlier this year, Xiaomi led the wearing band market in Q1 2025. The Beijing-based technology firm crossed Apple and withdraws the top seller location, as its shipment saw an annual increase of 44 percent. Huawei, Samsung and Garmin were in the third, fourth and fifth places respectively. Meanwhile, a new study suggests that customers seek support for strength, long battery life and health tracking when purchasing smartwatch.
Xiaomi receives top seller spots as shipment increased to 8.7 million units
The latest weelable band analysis report of the canalis shows that global wearer band Q1 Shipment increased to 46.6 million in 2025As the market increased 13 percent (YOY) in the market. Basic wearbals saw the highest growth, and Xiaomi sent the most wearballs band in the first quarter, after launching two new models, Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and Redmi Band 5. The company later had the best -selling wearable device.
Top Weelable Band Sellers in Q1 2025
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Apple and Huawei were second and third respectively. Canalis hopes that Apple’s market share (currently at 16 percent) to grow in the second half of 2025, as the company expects to launch the 10th anniversary smartwatch in the coming months. The Huawei shipment increased by 36 percent yoy to 7.1 million units, its fit and GT wearer tools performed well.
Q1 2025 with a large scale growth of 74 percent, Samsung’s shipment became 4.9 million units in the same period, as the company focused on cheap equipment (Galaxy Fit) and Premium Model (Galaxy Watch) in emerging and prosperous markets respectively.
Garmin naked its existing user base to upgrade the new model in a diverse product portfolio in the first quarter, as according to Canalis’s report, its shipments were 10 percent of Yo to 1.8 million units. In terms of global shipment market share, the manufacturer was fifth.
“With Hardware Profitability under Strain, the research manager of Omdia-owned Canalis, also shifted to the ecosystem-operated ecosystem-led, the Wearballs Market is being shifted to the market.” “Sellers are intensifying platforms and service development to promote recurring revenue and user retention.”
A recent consumer survey conducted by Canalis showed that 18,185 were concerned about the prices of wearing respondents, while 14,691 people replied that battery life was an important factor when buying smartwatch. According to the survey, health tracking capabilities were the third most important factor for buyers.
