The highest shipment volume in the wearable devices segment was seen among earwears, with over 347 million units expected to be shipped in 2024. Smartwatches followed, with shipments forecast to reach over 208 million units by 2028.
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Smartwatch
Wristband
Clothing
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Rings
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IDC. (April 2, 2024). Global wearable device shipments from 2021 to 2028, by product category (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/
IDC. "Global wearable device shipments from 2021 to 2028, by product category (in millions)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/
IDC. (2024). Global wearable device shipments from 2021 to 2028, by product category (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/
IDC. "Global Wearable Device Shipments from 2021 to 2028, by Product Category (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/
IDC, Global wearable device shipments from 2021 to 2028, by product category (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Global wearable device shipments from 2021 to 2028, by product category (in millions) [Graph], IDC, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265326/wearables-worldwide-shipments-quarterly-by-product-category/