U.S. Wearable Device Installed Base Forecast, 2022–2026
This IDC study provides a forecast for the U.S. wearable device installed base for the 2022–2026 period."With wearables gaining salience in the United States, we expect the installed base for these devices to hold steady over the next several years," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC's Wearables team. "What will bear close observation is how the market will shift. Advanced smartwatches can expect healthy growth in the years ahead, and underpinning them is a well-heeled Apple and a resurgent Wear OS. Likewise, smart earwear will remain mostly steady. All other products will see steady decline in the installed base."
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- U.S. Wearable Device Installed Base by Product
- U.S. Advanced Smartwatch Installed Base Forecast
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Warming Reception of Wearable Devices Among Consumers
- Device Interaction
- Room to Grow
- Inhibitors
- Competition with Other Devices
- High Prices of Wearable Devices
- Significant Market Developments
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- Methodology
- Primary Data Sources
- Secondary Sources
- IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker
- Related Research
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