Wearables shipments worldwide market share 2014-2022, by vendor

The wearable device industry is dominated by Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Huawei. In 2022, Apple was the leading wearables vendor, occupying 29.7 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 40 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 160 million units expected to be shipped by 2024. North America is a leading region in the medical wearables market, followed by Europe with around 23 percent of the market share. Moreover, augmented reality (AR) glasses are gaining in popularity both for consumers and enterprises, with around 3.9 million units unit sales expected in 2024.

可穿戴设备行业由苹果、小米、三星和华为主导。在2022年，苹果成为领先的穿戴设备供应商，占据了29.7%的市场份额。在苹果于2017年成为领先的穿戴设备供应商之前，Fitbit曾是市场领导者，其市场份额接近40%。听诊器和智能手表推动可穿戴设备行业增长。在短短十年间，全球可穿戴设备的单位出货量预计将大幅增长。预计在未来几年中，听诊器和智能手表将成为最大的可穿戴设备类别，其中听诊器市场的增长速度远超智能手表。特别是，听诊器市场的增长得益于产品创新的高水平，设备中嵌入的高质量麦克风和扬声器使用户能够与虚拟助手如苹果的Siri和谷歌助手进行交互。在医疗和其他沉浸式体验的背景下，可穿戴设备也得到了应用。特别是，预计未来几年医疗可穿戴传感器和设备的出货量将增加，到2024年预计将有约1.6亿台设备出货。北美是医疗可穿戴设备市场的领先地区，其次是欧洲，其市场份额约为23%。此外，增强现实（AR）眼镜在消费者和企业中越来越受欢迎，预计到2024年将有约390万台的销量。