IDC: Shipments of wearable devices go reach 125M units in Q3 2020
The surge was driven by seasonality, new product launches, and the global pandemic...
IDC: 336.5M wearable devices shipped in 2019
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 82.3% in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19), reaching a new high of 118.9 million devices shipped.
IDC: Apple dominated the wearables market in Q3 2019
Worldwide wearables shipments surge 94.6% in the quarter led by the hearables market.
IDC: Global shipments of wearable devices reached 49.6M units in Q1 2019
While wrist-worn wearables accounted for the majority of the market with 63.2% share, ear-worn devices experienced the fastest growth (135.1% YoY).
IDC: Global wearables market to hit 198.5M units by the end of 2019
The market is expected to reach 279 million units by the end of 2023 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%.
IDC: Global wearables shipments hit 172.2M units
Much of the growth was attributed to the growing number of ear-worn devices as they captured almost a quarter of the market during the year.
IDC: Global shipments of wearables to reach 125.3M units in 2018
Two key factors are contributing to this growth, including the growing popularity of smartwatches and greater wearables adoption in emerging markets.
IDC: Worldwide wearables up 5.5% due to gains in emerging markets
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America grew 14% YoY as basic wristbands are still in high demand.
IDC: Wearable device shipments to nearly double by 2021
The overall wearables market is expected to grow from 113.2 million shipments in 2017 to 222.3 million in 2021 with a CAGR of 18.4 percent.
IDC: Wearable device shipments to reach 229.5M units in 2021
This year, the research firm predicts vendors shipping a total of 121.7M wearable devices, marking a 16.6% increase from the 104.4M units shipped in 2016.