AirPods launch 2016's biggest day for headphone sales in US
According to a report by analytics provider Slice Intelligence, the online headphone market in the US witnessed the highest sales of 2016 on the day Apple's AirPods were launched. Since releasing on December 13, the $159 AirPods have captured over 25% of the wireless headphone market. Further, 75% of all headphones sold online in the US in December were wireless.