Gossip Destiny: Editor's Pick: Fitbit Leads Surge in Wearable Sales

Friday, 26 February 2016

Editor's Pick: Fitbit Leads Surge in Wearable Sales

Natalie Campisi Feb 26, 2016 7:00 AM PT
	Wearable device makers shipped more than 27 million units globally in the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of nearly 127 percent over the year-ago quarter, IDC reported Tuesday. Vendors shipped a total of 78.1 million units in 2015, up 171.6 percent over 2014, according to the "Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker" report. Fitbit led the growth, followed by Apple and Xiaomi. [More...]

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