New Delhi: Riding on the success of its Mi Band 3 in India and other markets beyond China, Xiaomi grabbed the top position with 21.5 market share in the global wearable segment in the third quarter as Apple came second with 13.1 per cent share, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Tuesday.

Global shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units in the third quarter of 2018 -- up 21.7 per cent from the previous year, according to IDC's "Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker". Though typically China accounts for well over 80 per cent of Xiaomi's shipment volume, that share fell to 61 per cent as the company managed to grow its presence in other markets such as India, Europe, Middle East and Africa.