A watch type mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which the watch type mobile terminal can be controlled through voice. The present disclosure includes a touch input unit configured to receive a touch input, a wireless communication unit configured to perform a wireless communication, a sensing unit configured to sense a movement of the mobile terminal, a microphone configured to receive a sound, and a controller is configured to activate the microphone when a preset first gesture input is detected, if a user voice is received via the microphone while the touch input unit is touched, control data to be transmitted to a target indicated by the user voice, and if the user voice is received via the microphone while the touch input unit is not touched, control a function indicated by the user voice to be executed on the mobile terminal.