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IDC Forecasts EMEA Smartwatch Shipments to Double to 31.8 Million in 2022

Q3 wearable device shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa grew 55 percent year over year to 6.6 million units, reported IDC Friday. It’s forecasting a 66 percent increase in EMEA smartwatch shipments this year to 16.1 million units,…

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and a doubling of shipments to 31.8 million units in 2022. Though smart wearables “continue to grow strongly in Western Europe driven by the success of smartwatches, basic wearables excelled” in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa in Q3 on the success of Xiaomi, it said. The Chinese vendor “flooded the market with its low-end Mi Band 3 wristband,” making it a “top seller in EMEA," said IDC.