The number of wearable devices shipped worldwide is expected to double from 2019 to 2022. Shipments of smartwatches are predicted to increase by more than ** percent over that period, but the hearables sector is expected to see the most growth: shipments of ear-worn devices are forecast to rise from ** million units in 2019 to *** million units in 2022. Hearables aiding the wearables market Hearables are forecast to hold the largest share of the wearables market by 2022 – around ** percent – with shipments exceeding those of smartwatches and wristbands. Behind the growth is an increased level of innovation that makes the ear-worn devices more than just headphones that play music via Bluetooth. High quality microphones and speakers are embedded within the devices, allowing the user to interact with virtual assistants such as Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant. There were more than *** million voice assistant users in the United States in 2019 and this figure is predicted to increase over the next few years. All the better to hear you with Apple introduced the mainstream world to wireless earbuds when they unveiled the AirPods in 2016. Prior wireless technology used too much power to run off internal batteries, but advancements in technology meant tiny microchips could be installed in such compact devices that helped to reduce power consumption. Apple is the dominant manufacturer in the hearables market and holds a 50 percent share of all shipments worldwide. Sales of wearables, home, and accessories account for more than ** percent of Apple’s overall revenue, a share that has steadily increased over recent years and no doubt boosted by the popularity of the AirPods.

North America is forecast to be the region with the most 5G connections made using wearable devices in 2022. The 439 million connections in North America would be 222 million more than those made to 4G networks in 2017. Wearables used in North America and Asia Pacific are together forecast to account for around 70 percent of the wearable 5G connections worldwide in 2022.

Wearable popularity in North America and Asia Pacific

The growth of the wearables market in North America is highlighted by figures that expect 25 percent of the adult population in the United States to be using a wearable device by 2022. Ownership of wearables in Asia Pacific regions is already high among those living in China, Thailand, and Vietnam. These regional trends mirror developments within the global market that forecast shipments of wearables to reach more than 300 million by 2023.

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Wearable devices are electronic devices fitted with sensors that can be worn on the body or carried as an accessory. Some are used for a singular purpose, such as fitness trackers, which are used to monitor the personal health of an individual; however, by connecting a wearable device to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or even a cellular network, it can perform many more tasks. For instance, a smartwatch and a smartphone can work together via a Bluetooth connection to enable the user to receive notifications and messages on their smartwatch – a function that ranked highest among users in the United States.

In 2022, the market size of smart wearables in China amounted to over ** billion yuan. According to the forecast, the market would reach ** billion yuan by 2023. Smart wearables are a subcategory of wearable electronics as they have the ability to handle third-party applications.

Introduction: Consumer-wearable activity trackers are small electronic devices engineered to monitor and record fitness and health-related measures. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine the validity and reliability of commercial wearables in measuring step count, heart rate, and energy expenditure. Method: We extracted information about commercial wearable devices (e.g., price, size, battery life, sensors, measurements, algorithms) using an Internet search conducted from November 2016- January 2017. From this search we identified devices to be included in the review. Database searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, and SPORTDiscus, and only included articles published in the English language up to May 2019. Studies were excluded if they did not identify the device used and if they did not examine the validity and/or reliability of a device. Studies including the general population and all special populations were included. We operationalized validity as criterion (as compared to other measures) and construct (degree to which device is measuring what it purports) validity. Reliability measures focused on intradevice and interdevice reliability. Results: We included 158 publications examining 9 different commercial wearable device brands. Fitbit was by far the most studied brand. In lab-based settings Fitbit, Apple, and Samsung appeared to measure steps accurately. Heart rate was more variable with Apple Watch, Garmin was the most accurate and Fitbit tended towards underestimation. For energy expenditure, no brand was accurate. We also examined validity between devices within a specific brand. Conclusion: Activity trackers are still an emerging market and the devices are constantly being upgraded and redesigned to new models, suggesting the need for more current reviews and research.

This survey shows the share of the population which used wearable tech devices in the Nordic countries in 2016. Denmark and Sweden were the countries with the least wearable tech device users (* percent of the population).

The wearable fitness tracker market size is projected to be worth US$ 30,922.1 million in 2024. The market is likely to reach US$ 133,218.4 million by 2034. The market is further expected to surge at a CAGR of 15.7% during the forecast period 2024 to 2034.

Attributes	Key Insights
Wearable Fitness Tracker Market Estimated Size in 2024	US$ 30,922.1 million
Projected Market Value in 2034	US$ 133,218.4 million
Value-based CAGR from 2024 to 2034	15.7%

2019 to 2023 Historical Analysis vs. 2024 to 2034 Market Forecast Projections

Report Attributes	Details
Market Value in 2019	US$ 15,540.2 million
Market Value in 2023	US$ 26,787.8 million
CAGR from 2019 to 2023	14.6%

Country-wise Insights

The United States	9.2%
The United Kingdom	9.2%
India	16.7%
China	13.2%
Japan	12.8%

Category-wise Insights

Category	Shares in 2024
Wrist Wear	43.4%
Heart Rate Monitor	18.7%

Report Scope

Attribute	Details
Estimated Market Size in 2024	US$ 30,922.1 million
Projected Market Valuation in 2034	US$ 133,218.4 million
Value-based CAGR 2024 to 2034	15.7%
Forecast Period	2024 to 2034
Historical Data Available for	2019 to 2023
Market Analysis	Value in US$ million
Key Regions Covered	North America Latin America Western Europe Eastern Europe South Asia and Pacific East Asia The Middle East & Africa
Key Market Segments Covered	Product Type Application Distribution Channel Age Group Region
Key Countries Profiled	The United States Canada Brazil Mexico Germany France France Spain Italy Russia Poland Czech Republic Romania India Bangladesh Australia New Zealand China Japan South Korea GCC countries South Africa Israel
Key Companies Profiled	Apple Inc. Fitbit Inc. Samsung Electronics Sony Corporation Xiaomi Garmin Ltd. Fossil Group Jawbone TomTom International BV Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

The wearable device industry is dominated by Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Huawei. In 2022, Apple was the leading wearables vendor, occupying **** percent of the market. Prior to Apple becoming the leading wearable devices vendor in 2017, Fitbit was the market leader with market shares close to ** percent. Hearables and smartwatches driving the growth of wearables     Within the space of a decade, worldwide unit shipments of wearable devices are forecast to grow dramatically. Hearables and smartwatches are forecast to be the largest wearable device categories in the next few years, with the hearables market growing much faster than smartwatches. Particularly, the growth of the hearables market has been supported by high levels of product innovation, with high-quality microphones and speakers embedded within the devices that allow users to interact with virtual assistants such as Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant. Medical wearables and smart glasses    Wearables are used in other contexts as well, such as medicine and immersive experiences. Particularly, shipments of medical wearable sensors and devices are forecast to increase in the coming years, with around *** million units expected to be shipped by 2024. North America is a leading region in the medical wearables market, followed by Europe with around ** percent of the market share. Moreover, augmented reality (AR) glasses are gaining in popularity both for consumers and enterprises, with around *** million units unit sales expected in 2024.

Background: The objective of this analysis was to systematically review studies employing wearable technology in patients with dementia by quantifying differences in digitally captured physiological endpoints.Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was based on web searches of Cochrane Database, PsycInfo, Pubmed, Embase, and IEEE between October 25–31st, 2017. Observational studies providing physiological data measured by wearable technology on participants with dementia with a mean age ≥50. Data were extracted according to PRISMA guidelines and methodological quality assessed independently using Downs and Black criteria. Standardized mean differences between cases and controls were estimated using random-effects models.Results: Forty-eight studies from 18,456 screened abstracts (Dementia: n = 2,516, Control: n = 1,224) met inclusion criteria for the systematic review. Nineteen of these studies were included in one or multiple meta-analyses (Dementia: n = 617, Control: n = 406). Participants with dementia demonstrated lower levels of daily activity (standardized mean difference (SMD), −1.60; 95% CI, −2.66 to −0.55), decreased sleep efficiency (SMD, −0.52; 95% CI, −0.89 to −0.16), and greater intradaily circadian variability (SMD, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.27 to 0.65) than controls, among other measures. Statistical between-study heterogeneity was observed, possibly due to variation in testing duration, device type or patient setting.Conclusions and Relevance: Digitally captured data using wearable devices revealed that adults with dementia were less active, demonstrated increased fragmentation of their sleep-wake cycle and a loss of typical diurnal variation in circadian rhythm as compared to controls.

The wearable band market is anticipated to secure a valuation of US$ 42.09 billion in 2023 and is rising to US$ 170.31 billion by 2033. The market is estimated at a CAGR of 15.0% during the forecast period.

Innovation of Smart Watches Bring Market Opportunities

Attributes	Details
Market CAGR (2023 to 2033)	15.0%
Market Valuation (2023)	US$ 42.09 billion
Market Valuation (2033)	US$ 170.31 billion

Top Three Segments in the Market

Segment	Connectivity
Top Category	Bluetooth
Forecast CAGR	17.1%

Segment	Operating System
Top Category	Android
Forecast CAGR	16.6%

Segment	Distribution Channel
Top Category	Online
Forecast CAGR	16.5

Scope of Report

Attribute	Details
Forecast Period	2023 to 2033
Historical Data Available for	2017 to 2022
Market Analysis	US$ billion for Value
Key Countries Covered	USA, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, GCC Countries, Northern Africa, and South Africa
Key Segments Covered	Product Type Operating System Distribution Channel Application Category Connectivity Region
Key Companies Profiled	Fitbit, Inc. Garmin Ltd. Beienda Ambiotex GmbH Hexoskin Huawei Technologies Nurvv Oura Health Ltd.
Report Coverage	Market Forecast, Company Share Analysis, Competition Intelligence, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Threats Analysis, Market Dynamics and Challenges, and Strategic Growth Initiatives
Customization & Pricing	Available upon Request

The displayed data shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on the interest in wearable devices. Some 18 percent of respondents stated that smart textiles and clothing interest them most.The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Augmented and Virtual Reality in the United States 2017 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.

The Crowd-sourced Fitbit datasets 03.12.2016-05.12.2016 was part of a study done by Brinton J, Keating M, Ortiz A, Evenson K, Furberg R for a study titled: Establishing Linkages Between Distributed Survey Responses and Consumer Wearable Device Datasets: A Pilot Protocol. Their goal was to create methods for remotely collecting data and establishing a link between self-reported survey responses and biometric data from consumer wearable devices, resulting in a de-identified and linked dataset.

As described by the research team, a total of 30* participants who use a Fitbit were recruited on Mechanical Turk Prime and asked to complete a short online self-administered questionnaire.

The participants were asked to connect their personal Fitbit activity tracker to an online third-party software system, called Fitabase, which allowed the research team to access a 1 month’s retrospective data and 1 month’s prospective data, both from the date of consent.

The original complete data is uploaded to Zenodo by Furberg, Robert; Brinton, Julia; Keating, Michael ; Ortiz, Alexa, on 31/05/2016 and it was divided into two folders, each folder contains roughly one month's worth of user-submitted data:

1. mturkfitbit_export_4.12.16-5.12.16.zip - (1 month’s prospective data)
2. mturkfitbit_export_3.12.16-4.11.16.zip - (1 month’s retrospective)

The dataset uploaded to Kaggle by Möbius is only the first folder named (mturkfitbitexport4.12.16-5.12.16.zip), which contains data from 12/04/2016 to 12/05/2016, and this dataset contains the retrospective data (mturkfitbit_export_3.12.16-4.11.16.zip).

This notebook contains a cleaned merged dataset that spans the dates 12/03/2016 to 12/05/2016. If you prefer not to use the notebook output and want to clean the data yourself, keep in mind that the file dailyActivity merged.csv was not properly merged and does not contain all of the data available in the minute CSV files. For more information on this check, see 4.1.3 in this notebook.

If you're looking for more recent fitness activity data, look check PMDATA and this notebook..

*Although 35 people signed up for the study, only 30 were chosen by the research team.

Apple is the leading vendor in terms of worldwide wearables unit shipments, with a total unit shipment of over **** million units in the first quarter of 2024. Wearable unit shipments The wearable industry has been growing at a fast pace in the last few years. Around *** million wearables were shipped worldwide in first quarter of 2024 alone, representing an increase compared to the previous years. Around***2 million wearable units – smartwatches, fitness monitors, smart wearables, head-mounted displays and many other devices were sold in 2022 alone. Competition Fitbit was overtaken by Apple and Xiaomi in 2017 and was acquired by Google in 2021. Apple is currently the biggest wearable vendor, accounting for **** percent of the market share in 2022. Thanks to the introduction of the Apple Watch to the consumer market in April 2015, the technology company quickly grew its market share in the smartwatch market, previously led by Samsung. Apple shipped about ***** million units in 2022.

The statistic shows the wholesale revenue from health and fitness tech sales in the United States from 2015 to 2017. Wholesale sales of health and fitness tech devices in the United States are forecast to amount to 3.48 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.

This dataset comprises a diverse collection of 2,017 video recordings for fall detection, captured from various subjects. It includes 999 falls and 1,017 Activities of Daily Living (ADL), providing a balanced and realistic representation of real-world scenarios. Fall events cover a range of conditions, including falls to the left, right, front, and back, as well as complex situations such as falling while attempting to sit or from elevated positions. ADL activities include walking, running, standing up from the ground, and other daily movements. This dataset serves as a valuable resource for developing and evaluating advanced video-based fall detection models.

In the first quarter of 2021, Huawei's wearables had a market share of ** percent in China. Over recent years, Huawei was able to increase its market share significantly from ***** percent in 2017 to almost ** percent in 2020. At that time, Huawei issued its Talk Band * smart bracelet which increased the company's market share.

To set a price on the value of social inclusion is difficult. Mobility is understood as one of the major prerequisites for social inclusion. For this project, for scenario 1, we investigate off-the-shelf wearable technologies that we hypothesise enable a sense of autonomy and feeling of safety. After a scan of technologies, we will compare Fitbit charge 2 and Garmin vivosmart HR+ for robustness. Both include Fitness/step tracker, Sleep monitor, Heart monitor, Floors climbed and a GPS/Accelerometer. For scenario 2, we collaborate with technology from QUT Computer Human Interaction Lab.The Messaging Kettle: Prototyping Connection over a Distance * for remote awareness, is a Wi-Fi enabled kettle paired with the same set up at a family members home. When a kettle is in use, it lights up at the other pair's home and allows lo-fi messaging between each home, ensuring each home is kept aware of activity. The objective of the overall study is to enable autonomy with mobility and to foster social interaction by providing assistive navigation/activity/at home support to facilitate independence through mobility and/or knowing that others are aware of your activity. Participants do not fulfil specific tasks (exercises, be more active), the study observes changes the assistive technology may enable . We investigate what role assistive technologies can play in facilitating avenues of activity and social inclusion for elders? (e.g. GPS ensures family can find them if they get lost, heart rate means they can see if they are doing too much etc.) Comparatively we investigate what role an awareness technology can play in facilitating feeling safe as an avenues towards social inclusion for elders in their everyday lives? *Aloha Hufana Ambe, Margot Brereton, Alessandro Soro, and Paul Roe. 2017. \Technology Individuation: The Foibles of Augmented Everyday Objects.\ In Proc. 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17). ACM, New York, NY, USA.

This graph depicts the adoption rate for wearable technology among adults in the U.S. in 2016, 2017, and 2019, by age group. Since 2016, the adoption rate for wearable technology among older adults aged 50 years and older has increased from 7 percent to 17 percent in 2019.

The statistic illustrates the share of consumers who own wearables in New Zealand in 2017, by income. According to the source, that year, *** thousand Kiwis aged over 15 years personally owned a wearable device. Of those consumers, ** percent reported earning a personal income higher than the New Zealand average.

This statistic shows the number of wearable device users in the United States from 2014 to 2022. In 2017, the number of wearable device users amounted to 45.8 million.

This statistic shows the market share of wearable devices worldwide by region from 2015 to 2017 with projections from 2020 to 2022. In 2017, Asia Pacific had a 29 percent share of 4G connected wearable devices worldwide.