Things don’t look great for Apple’s smartwatch line. Market Research Agency has published Counterpoint Its latest report on Apple Watch PerformanceAnd it has shown that Apple Watch Shipments have declined rapidly over 2024 years in 2024 after 1023 in 2023.
The drop of shipment is attributed to the unique reasons for Apple, since its competitors Like Huawei and Shaomi At the same time I saw the increase, the counterpoint said. Issues include the lack of upgrade in the latest Apple Watch models and a lack of overall interest in the new Apple Watch 10 ($ 399 at Apple) From the North American market, which seems to be more priced.
Counter’s Yo graph shows Apple Watch decreasing.
The current study does not include the impact of 2021, which is still a misleading journey for Apple, and due to the ongoing tariff situation, the price of Apple Watch, the availability for Americans can create problems for Americans or production problems for Apple products. Keep an eye on the latest effects here with CNET’s tariff tracker.
When we reached counterpoint analysts for more information about how Apple Watch could see this year, research director Jeff FieldHack returned to CNET with important framing for these trends. “Most Apple clocks entering the United States come from Vietnam – so we are watching the tariff situation in Vietnam,” he said. “If there is no discount or trade agreement we hope that US customers will pay for expenditure expenditure on tariffs.
However, the two interesting smartwatch zones are talking about the trend and watching significant growth: India, which was the only region of seeing Apple Watch Shipment growth; And the smartwatches of the kids, which were the only sector of global growth in the 2024 smartwatch industry.
In order to return to an increase year after year, the counterpoint suggests that Apple focuses on its clock SE and Watch Ultra lines as well as concentrating on its new watches to focus on upgrades for its new watch.
Counterpoint and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comments.