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05-23-2014, 07:53 PM
Nike Who? Fitbit Dominates 50% of Global Wearables Market
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In the world of wearable fitness trackers, Fitbit (http://mashable.com/category/Fitbit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) is far and above leading the way
According to research firm Canalys (http://www.Canalys.com), Fitbit accounts for 50% of the 2.7 million wearable bands, including fitness trackers and smart watches, that shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2014.
See also: 7 Incognito Wearables You'd Never Guess Were Gadgets (http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/concealed-wearable-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Despite some recent bumps for the company, including a recall of its Fitbit Force (http://mashable.com/2014/02/21/fitbit-force-recall/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) band due to it causing rashes, Canalys credits Fitbit's handling of the incident for **t dramatically slowing its sales.
Fitness tracker company Jawbone is also seeing a jump in sales, thanks to growth overseas, but Nike's share of the company dropped to 10% following the news it would stop producing its popular Fuelband to focus on its software platform. The company laid off (http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/nike-killing-fuelband-wearables/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the majority of its Fuelband team as part of strategy to work more closely with hardware makers such as Apple and its rumored iWatch (http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/nike-fuelband-iwatch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/fitbit-wearables-sales/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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In the world of wearable fitness trackers, Fitbit (http://mashable.com/category/Fitbit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) is far and above leading the way
According to research firm Canalys (http://www.Canalys.com), Fitbit accounts for 50% of the 2.7 million wearable bands, including fitness trackers and smart watches, that shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2014.
See also: 7 Incognito Wearables You'd Never Guess Were Gadgets (http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/concealed-wearable-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Despite some recent bumps for the company, including a recall of its Fitbit Force (http://mashable.com/2014/02/21/fitbit-force-recall/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) band due to it causing rashes, Canalys credits Fitbit's handling of the incident for **t dramatically slowing its sales.
Fitness tracker company Jawbone is also seeing a jump in sales, thanks to growth overseas, but Nike's share of the company dropped to 10% following the news it would stop producing its popular Fuelband to focus on its software platform. The company laid off (http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/nike-killing-fuelband-wearables/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the majority of its Fuelband team as part of strategy to work more closely with hardware makers such as Apple and its rumored iWatch (http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/nike-fuelband-iwatch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/fitbit-wearables-sales/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Nike (http://mashable.com/category/nike/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Wearables (http://mashable.com/category/wearables/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Jawbone (http://mashable.com/category/jawbone/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/wD9rghF5j-M