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Apple remains the revenue leader in the global TWS market

Global TWS [true wireless stereo] shipments reached 92.6 million units in the third quarter of 2025, up just 0.33% year-over-year (YoY), according to Omdia’s latest research

Apple remained the global revenue leader despite a 4% shipment decline, capturing around half of all TWS market value through ecosystem strength and premium positioning. Its latest generation AirPods Pro 3 strengthens health tracking through integrated heart-rate sensing, demonstrating how ecosystem stickiness outweighs unit volume in the premium tier, notes Omedia.

Although overall growth was modest, shipments of Open Wireless Stereo (OWS), a type of non-in-ear TWS device, surpassed 10 million units, marking a 69% increase year-over-year, according to Omdia. This growth offset a 4% decline in conventional TWS shipments, which totaled 82 million units.

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Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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