Beancounters at IDC have added up the numbers and claim that while there was no change in the top two spots for the Q3 2015 IDC wearable numbers, Xiaomi made a staggering jump.

Fitbit is still cleaning Apple’s clock with a 22 percent market share and 4.7 million units shipped in the quarter. The Tame Apple press claims that the company's numbers were padded by the fact that a number employers are giving their workers Fitbit devices, including Target's order of 335,000. After all if a company buys it for you it is not a “real sale is it?”

Apple remains at number two after only chipping 3.9 million units, aided by both the release of WatchOS 2 and its gadgets going on sale in more locales.

Winning the bronze is Xiaomi which sold nearly all of its Mi Bands in China and gained a 17 percent share of the global market. Xiaomi's wearable business has grown 815 percent in the last year.

Garmin finished the quarter in fourth, thanks to its line of sports-focused devices and watches. XTC, debuted in the fifth spot on IDC's list, besting Samsung by 100,000 in sales. Like Xiaomi, XTC put must of its attention in China, releasing only one device which is a kids watch.

IDC thinks that if Xiaomi is able to maintain its pace, and expand into other markets around the globe, it could give Apple a run for the number two position.