Digital Pen Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Platform (Android, Windows, iPhone Operating System (iOS)), Category (Wired, Wireless), Technology (Active Digital Pen, Accelerometer Digital Pen, Positional Digital Pen), and By Geography
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Digital Pen Market is accounted for $616.85 million in 2021 and is expected to reach $1640.82 million by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 15.0% during the forecast period. Digital Pens are pen like structure that help in writing digitally. A digital pen is an input device that captures handwriting of the user and converts the handwritten information into digital data. It is usually used in conjunction with a computer, enabling graphic designers to create art on tablet PCs. Some companies have manufactured advanced wireless high-end digital pens equipped with Bluetooth technology to transfer data into computers. These pens usually come with USB which means universal serial bus which helps in cradling the handwritten notes to a personal computers or laptops. These pens require digital papers, which can look like sticky note or a traditional pad. Digital pens are also called electronic pens because of its nature of capturing handwritten notes digitally. These are at a greater extent bigger that the normal pens but looks like traditional pens. Android based digital pens have a wider user base which is followed by windows operating systems. Digital pens are packed with electronic circuits, and Bluetooth. The digital pens have ink refills which leave ink trails on the page and infrared LED detects it.
Market Dynamics:
Driver:
Growing inclination from healthcare industry
Increasing demand for digital pens in various sectors, including healthcare, is enhancing the growth of the digital pen market. In healthcare, digital pens enable capturing precise and reliable patient data digitally, especially in the areas of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and midwife services. This information is time-stamped and is automatically sent to an EMR or hospital medical system for further processing.
Restraint:
High cost
The high cost associated with these pens due to the integration of multiple features, which requires extensive hardware integration is hampering the growth of the market. Also, these pens are not suitable for usage for longer hours as these need to be charged at regular intervals. Moreover, large necessities of the R&D investments in developing digital ink-based cartridges for such pens by the associated companies are anticipated to restrain the market growth. Additionally, the higher cost of digital pens is expected to limit their demand in the future.
Opportunity:
Increasing utilization in educational sector for interactive learning
In this digital educational era, digital pen is seen as a valuable device for students as well as teachers and are replacing books, traditional pens, and other tools of learning for better understanding and convenience. Also, the increasing usage of digital pens on interactive whiteboards for interactive learning is propelling the growth of this market. Moreover, various features of this pen, including audio recording, data sharing, and data transformation into audio-based text, are driving the growth of the digital pen market across the world. Moreover, the advent of digital platform in educational applications, including smart class and cloud storage is expected to create abundant opportunities for digital pen market in the coming years.
Threat:
Lack of technology readiness
One of the barriers for using digital technologies in the higher education classroom is instructor’s lack of knowledge/skill about technology. Developing the skills required for the use of digital technologies which play important roles in education brings instructors’ professional success. Due to lack of technology readiness in various underdeveloped nations such as Africa, Ethiopia, and others restrict the adoption of digital pen in these markets.
The banking financial services and insurance (BFSI) segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period
The banking financial services and insurance (BFSI) segment is estimated to have a lucrative growth. The growing use of online banking services is positively influencing the adoption of digital pens in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector worldwide. Digital pens help digitize documents, improve document management, cut down processing costs, enhance authentication, speed up workflow, and improve customer satisfaction.
The handwriting pen segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period
The handwriting pen segment is anticipated to witness the fastest CAGR growth during the forecast period. The handwriting pen segment is expected to hold a major share of the market owing to the availability of a variety of pens such as a trackball, camera, position, and active pens under handwriting type of digital pens. This results in larger revenues from such a segment. Additionally, the growing usage of such kinds of pens for educational purposes is further driving segmental growth
Region with highest share:
North America is projected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period owing to the increased usage of tablets and personal computers, and growing Internet penetration. In North America, digital pens are widely used across various industries, such as IT, telecom, education, BFSI, healthcare, etc. Several educational institutions, across the U.S. and Canada, are adopting digital books for interactive learning experience. The rapid shift towards digital pen has led to the transformation of education from conventional teaching methods to digital education. With the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 in North America, digital pens are increasingly being adopted in virtual training across several sectors, including IT, healthcare, media, banking, education, etc.
Region with highest CAGR:
Asia Pacific is projected to have the highest CAGR over the forecast period owing to the presence of large manufacturing hub of electronics, especially in China. Moreover, the favorable government support regarding the development of smart classroom infrastructural facilities in the countries such as India and China ia also a major factor for the regional growth. This is likely to ease the consumption rate of digital pens among the population in the region. For instance, in October 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India proposed a plan to turn 1.2 million schools across 600,000 Indian villages into smart classrooms. Moreover, the rising adoption of innovative and multi-purpose electronic devices among the region’s population is further driving the market growth in the region.
Key players in the market
Some of the key players profiled in the Digital Pen Market include Anoto Group AB, Apple Inc, Canon Inc, Convergene, E-pens Ltd, Hanvon Technology Co.Ltd, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft, Moleskine S.p.A, Neo LAB, STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co.KG, Toshiba Corporation, Wacom Co. Ltd, Samsung, Edinburgh MedTech Company, and WOL3D.
Key Developments:
In January 2021, The Samsung Group, a global consumer electronics giant, launched Bluetooth-technology-based S Pen Pro, a smartpen in the Indian market.
In January 2021, Edinburgh MedTech Company, a healthcare products company secured funding of USD 1.64 million to launch a digital pen that helps patients suffering from Parkinson's in better understanding their neurological conditions.
In July 2020, WOL3D, a manufacturer of 3D printing technology-based products such as printers, filaments, and pens launched ITouch 3D Pen, a digital pen for children in India.
Platforms Covered:
Android
Windows
iPhone Operating System (iOS)
Technologies Covered:
Active Digital Pen
Accelerometer Digital Pen
Positional Digital Pen
Trackball Digital Pen
Camera Digital Pen
Compatibilities Covered:
Single Operating System
Multiple Operating System
Categories Covered:
Wired
Wireless
Products Covered:
Handwriting Pen
Scanning Pen
Applications Covered:
Education
Clinical Documentation
Communication
Billing & Back Office
Retail
Media & Entertainment
End Users Covered:
Government
IT & Telecom
Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Regions Covered:
North America
US
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
UK
Italy
France
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Rest of Asia Pacific
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Qatar
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa
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