Apple Watch shipments surge in India

Smartwatch programs in India were sunk for the first time in 2024 when consumers were removed Cheap, unknown brands. However, Apple had the wider trend with a reported 2.4 -fold growth of the year.

Accordingly Data In 2024, the smartwatch programs came from the analyst company Contrapoint by 30% compared to the previous year compared to the previous year. Signs of slowing down sales appeared last yearhow the market was flooded with unknown brands. The trend had a dependent on the established domestic players and slowed down the innovation pace.

When the wider market stalled, the Apple Watch recorded 141% of the programs last year. According to Contrapoint, this growth recorded the company’s decline in 2023 by 57%.

Anshika Jain, Senior Senior Senior -Analyst for Contrapoint told Techcrunch that the Apple Watch had an increase in the increase last year, since “some experienced users have gradually moved to advanced smartwatches” in order to have better health documents, smartphone – Integration and other functions that are absent on cheaper devices are not available.

“We expect this growing trend to be continued in 2025,” she added.

The growth of the Apple Watch programs corresponds to the expanding markets of the iPhone in the country. Apple became one of the best smartphone providers in India last year with a share of around 10% in the fourth quarter.

The considerable growth of Apple Watch ultimately had only minor effects on the total share of the 35 million smartwatches that were sent in India last yearAccording to IDC. Contrapoint, which does not share an absolute shipping figure, said Techcrunch said that the Apple Watch 2024 made around 2% of the Indian smartwatch market.

Apple Watch’s success increased the total premium -martwatch programs (price over 230 US dollars) in India with growth of 147%. Series 10 was the top model, followed by series 9. The Apple Watch recorded cumulative 50% of the total Premium -Smartwatch segment in the country per counterpoint.

Last year Samsung and OnePlus were the other top players in the Premium segment with a market share of 4% and 1%.