Worldwide Smartwatch Forecast, 2022–2026: CY 2Q22
This IDC study discusses the forecast for the worldwide smartwatch market for 2022–2026."2022 is the start of a new era in the smartwatch market from an OS perspective," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC's Wearables program. "Apple will remain in the leadership position, but expect Wear OS to collect market share slowly and steadily as more hardware vendors join in. Consolidation will give more smartwatch platforms greater attention, focus, and development. This also means the end of Tizen and an adjusted position for RTOS. Still, the overall smartwatch market is poised for steady growth in the years ahead."
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- Smartwatch Forecast by Operating System
- Smartwatch Cellular Connectivity Forecast
- Smartwatch Forecast by Region
- Smartwatch Forecast by Segment
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Iteration Beyond First- and Second-Generation Devices
- Entrance of More Vendors and Devices
- Introduction of New Silicon Solutions
- Inhibitors
- Lukewarm Reception Within the Mass Market
- Exodus of Smartwatch Vendors
- 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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