The Global Market for Wearable Technology to 2031

Published March 2021, 397 pages, 92 figures, 67 tables

In-depth market review including Smartwatches, sports and fitness trackers, sleep trackers and wearable monitors, Smart glasses and head-mounted displays (VR, AR, MR, vision loss and eye trackers), military, Industrial and workplace monitoring, flexible and stretchable electronics, e-textiles and smart clothing, artificial skin, skin patches, wearable health alert and monitoring devices, Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), hydration and sweat sensors, wearable drug delivery, cosmetics patches, smart footwear, smart contact lenses, smart wound care, exoskeletons and hearables.

Wearables are body-borne computational and sensory devices which can sense the person who wears them and/or their environment. Wearables can communicate either directly through embedded wireless connectivity or through another device (e.g. a smartphone). The data collected by the wearable device about the user or its environment is processed in a processing unit located locally or in an external server, and the results are ultimately provided to the wearer. Smart wearables may have control, communication, storage and actuation capabilities. The number and variety of wearable electronic devices has increased significantly in the past few years, as they offer significant enhancements to human comfort, health and well-being.

There is increasing demand for wearable electronics from industries such as:

Medical and healthcare monitoring and diagnostics.
Sportswear and fitness monitoring (bands).
Consumer electronics such as smart watches, smart glasses and headsets.
Military GPS trackers, equipment (helmets) and wearable robots.
Smart apparel and footwear in fashion and sport.
Workplace safety and manufacturing.

Wearable and mobile health monitoring technologies are important due to the rapidly aging global populations and the drastically increasing demand for in-home healthcare. Commercially available and near commercial wearable devices facilitate the transmission of biomedical informatics and personal health recording. Body worn sensors, which can provide real-time continuous measurement of pertinent physiological parameters noninvasively and comfortably for extended periods of time, are of crucial importance for emerging applications of mobile medicine.

Advancements over the last few years in electronics have also led to the development of electronic (E-textiles) or smart textiles. Smart textiles and garments can sense environmental stimuli and react or adapt in a predetermined way. This involves either embedding or integrating sensors/actuators ad electronic components into textiles for use in applications such as medical diagnostics and health monitoring, consumer electronics, safety instruments and automotive textiles.

Report contents include:

In-depth market review of current products and technology development in Smartwatches, sports and fitness trackers, sleep trackers and wearable monitors, Smart glasses and head-mounted displays (VR, AR, MR, vision loss and eye trackers), military, Industrial and workplace monitoring, flexible and stretchable electronics, e-textiles and smart clothing, artificial skin, skin patches, wearable health alert and monitoring devices, Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), hydration and sweat sensors, wearable drug delivery, cosmetics patches, smart footwear, smart contact lenses, smart wound care, exoskeletons and hearables.
In depth product assessment including products, producers, functionalities and prices.
Global market revenues, historical and forecast to 2031 for wearable electronics, medical wearables, electronic textiles and smart clothing.
Over 250 company profiles. Companies profiled include BeBop Sensors, dorsaVi Ltd, Enhanlabo Co., Ltd., Equivital Inc., FeelIT, HP1 Technologies Ltd., miomove s.r.o, Neosensory, Abbott Laboratories, Add Care Ltd., AerBetic, Inc., Avanix srl, Biobeat Technologies Ltd., biolinq Inc, CareWear, Cosinuss GmbH, Seventh Sense Biosystems, Sorrel Medical, Spirit of Wonder Co., Ltd., Far Eastern New Century and many more.

Table of contents (PDF)

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26

1.1 The evolution of electronics 27
- 1.1.1 The wearables revolution 28
- 1.1.2 Wearable market leaders 31
- 1.1.3 Flexible, stretchable, thin, and large-area form factors 32
1.2 What are flexible and stretchable electronics? 33
- 1.2.1 From rigid to flexible and stretchable 33
- 1.2.2 Flexible and stretchable electronics in wearables 34
- 1.2.3 Stretchable artificial skin 37
- 1.2.4 Organic and printed electronics 38
- 1.2.5 New conductive materials 38
- 1.2.6 Foldable smartphones and tablets 41
1.3 Growth in flexible and stretchable electronics market 44
- 1.3.1 Recent growth in Printed, flexible and stretchable products 44
- 1.3.2 Future growth 44
- 1.3.3 Nanotechnology as a market driver 45
- 1.3.4 Growth in remote health monitoring and diagnostics 45
1.4 Innovations at CES 2021 47
1.5 Investment funding 2019-2021 47

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 49

3 THE WEARABLE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET 50

3.1 Market drivers and trends 50
3.2 Recent developments 53
3.3 SMARTWATCHES 55
- 3.3.1 Recent innovations 55
- 3.3.2 Health monitoring 55
- 3.3.3 Main smart watch producers and products 55
3.4 SPORTS AND FITNESS TRACKERS 56
- 3.4.1 Wearable devices 57
- 3.4.2 Skin patches 57
- 3.4.3 Products 58
3.5 SLEEP TRACKERS AND WEARABLE MONITORS 60
- 3.5.1 Built in function in smart watches and fitness trackers 61
- 3.5.2 Smart rings 62
- 3.5.3 Headbands 62
- 3.5.4 Patches 63
- 3.5.5 Masks 64
3.6 SMART GLASSES AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS (VR, AR, MR, vision loss and eye trackers) 64
- 3.6.1 Products 64
- 3.6.2 Virtual Reality (VR) devices 68
- 3.6.3 Augmented (AR) headsets and smart glasses 69
- 3.6.4 Mixed Reality (MR) smart glasses 70
3.7 MILITARY WEARABLE ELECTRONICS 71
3.8 INDUSTRIAL AND WORKPLACE MONITORING 71
- 3.8.1 Products 72
3.9 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE 72
- 3.9.1 By product type, 2015-2031, billions USD 73
- 3.9.2 Global market for hearables to 2031, by product type, billions USD 75
- 3.9.3 Market share by product type 76
3.10 MARKET CHALLENGES 77
3.11 COMPANY PROFILES 78 (61 COMPANY PROFILES)

4 MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE WEARABLES 117

4.1 MARKET DRIVERS 117
4.2 CURRENT STATE OF THE ART 120
- 4.2.1 Wearable medical device products 122
- 4.2.2 Temperature and respiratory rate monitoring 124
4.3 WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING AND REHABILITATION 125
- 4.3.1 Companies and products 126
4.4 ELECTRONIC SKIN PATCHES 132
- 4.4.1 Applications 132
- 4.4.2 Nanomaterials-based devices 133
- 4.4.3 Materials 135
4.5 WEARABLE HEALTH ALERT AND MONITORING DEVICES 136
- 4.5.1 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) 137
  - 4.5.1.1 Minimally-invasive CGM sensors 138
  - 4.5.1.2 Non-invasive CGM sensors 141
  - 4.5.1.3 Minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose monitoring companies and products 143
- 4.5.2 Cardiovascular 146
  - 4.5.2.1 ECG sensors 146
    - 4.5.2.1.1 Companies and products 147
  - 4.5.2.2 PPG sensors 149
    - 4.5.2.2.1 Companies and products 149
- 4.5.3 Pregnancy and newborn monitoring 149
  - 4.5.3.1 Companies and products 149
- 4.5.4 Wearable temperature monitoring 151
  - 4.5.4.1 Companies and products 152
- 4.5.5 Hydration sensors 153
  - 4.5.5.1 Companies and products 153
- 4.5.6 Wearable sweat sensors (medical and sports) 154
  - 4.5.6.1 Companies and products 156
4.6 WEARABLE DRUG DELIVERY 157
- 4.6.1 Companies and products 158
4.7 COSMETICS PATCHES 159
- 4.7.1 Companies and products 160
4.8 SMART FOOTWEAR 160
- 4.8.1 Companies and products 161
4.9 SMART CONTACT LENSES 162
- 4.9.1 Companies and products 162
4.10 SMART WOUNDCARE 162
- 4.10.1 Companies and products 164
4.11 WEARABLE EXOSKELETONS 165
- 4.11.1 Companies and products 165
4.12 MEDICAL HEARABLES 167
- 4.12.1 Companies and products 168
4.13 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE 170
- 4.13.1 By product type, 2015-2031, billions USD 170
- 4.13.2 Market share, by product type 172
4.14 MARKET CHALLENGES 172
4.15 COMPANY PROFILES 174 (134 COMPANY PROFILES)

5 ELECTRONIC TEXTILES (E-TEXTILES) AND SMART TEXTILES 263

5.1 MARKET DRIVERS 263
5.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 267
- 5.2.1 Conductive and stretchable yarns 268
- 5.2.2 Conductive polymers 269
  - 5.2.2.1 PDMS 270
  - 5.2.2.2 PEDOT: PSS 271
- 5.2.3 Conductive coatings 272
- 5.2.4 Conductive inks 273
- 5.2.5 Nanomaterials 275
  - 5.2.5.1 Nanocoatings in smart textiles 277
  - 5.2.5.2 Graphene 280
  - 5.2.5.3 Nanofibers 282
  - 5.2.5.4 Carbon nanotubes 283
- 5.2.6 Phase change materials 285
  - 5.2.6.1 Temperature controlled fabrics 286
5.3 SMART CLOTHING PRODUCTS 287
5.4 ELECTRONIC TEXTILE PRODUCTS 289
5.5 TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND REGULATION 290
- 5.5.1 Heated clothing 290
- 5.5.2 Heated gloves 291
- 5.5.3 Heated insoles 291
- 5.5.4 Heated jacket and clothing products 292
- 5.5.5 Materials used in flexible heaters and applications 293
- 5.5.6 Stretchable E-fabrics 294
5.6 WEARABLE THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS 294
5.7 SPORTS AND FITNESS 295
5.8 FOOTWEAR 296
5.8.1 Companies and products 296
5.9 MILITARY AND DEFENCE ELECTRONIC AND SMART TEXTILES 297
5.10 FLEXIBLE AND WEARALE DISPLAY ADVERTISING 298
5.11 TEXTILE-BASED LIGHTING 299
5.11.1 OLEDs 299
5.12 SMART DIAPERS 299
- 5.12.1 Companies and products 299
5.13 AUTOMOTIVE 301
5.14 POWERING E-TEXTILES 302
- 5.14.1 Batteries 302
- 5.14.2 Supercapacitors 303
- 5.14.3 Energy harvesting 304
  - 5.14.3.1 Photovoltaic solar textiles 304
  - 5.14.3.2 Energy harvesting nanogenerators 305
  - 5.14.3.3 TENGs 306
  - 5.14.3.4 PENGs 306
  - 5.14.3.5 Radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting 307
5.15 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE 308
- 5.15.1 By product type, 2015-2031, billions USD 308
- 5.15.2 Market share, by product type 310
5.16 MARKET CHALLENGES 310
5.17 COMPANY PROFILES 312 (101 COMPANY PROFILES)

6 REFERENCES 386

Tables

Table 1. Types of wearable devices and applications. 28
Table 2. Types of wearable devices and the data collected. 30
Table 3. Wearable market leaders by market segment. 31
Table 4. Applications in printed, flexible and stretchable electronics, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof. 35
Table 5. Advanced materials for Printed, flexible and stretchable sensors and Electronics-Advantages and disadvantages. 39
Table 6. Sheet resistance (RS) and transparency (T) values for transparent conductive oxides and alternative materials for transparent conductive electrodes (TCE). 40
Table 7. Foldable smartphones and tablets, on or near market. 41
Table 8. Wearable electronics at CES 2021. 47
Table 9. Wearables Investment funding 2019-2021. 47
Table 10. Market drivers and trends in wearable electronics. 50
Table 11. Wearable health monitors. 55
Table 12. Main smart watch producers and products. 55
Table 13. Wearable sensors for sports performance. 58
Table 14. Wearable sensor products for monitoring sport performance. 59
Table 15. Example wearable sleep tracker products and prices. 60
Table 16. Smart ring products. 62
Table 17. Sleep headband products. 63
Table 18. Smart sleep mask products. 64
Table 19. Smart glasses companies and products. 64
Table 20. VR headset products. 69
Table 21. Augmented reality (AR) smart glass products. 69
Table 22. Mixed Reality (MR) smart glass products. 70
Table 23. Wearable electronics applications in the military. 71
Table 24. Wearable workplace products. 72
Table 25. Global market for wearable electronics, 2015-2031, by product type, billions $. 74
Table 26.Market challenges in wearable electronics. 77
Table 27. Market drivers for printed, flexible and stretchable medical and healthcare sensors and wearables. 117
Table 28. Examples of wearable medical device products. 122
Table 29. Medical wearable companies applying products to COVID-19 monitoring and analysis. 124
Table 30. Applications in flexible and stretchable health monitors, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof. 135
Table 31. Wearable bio-signal monitoring devices. 136
Table 32. Technologies for minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose detection-advantages and disadvantages. 138
Table 33. Commercial devices for non-invasive glucose monitoring not released or withdrawn from market. 141
Table 34. Minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose monitoring products. 143
Table 35. Companies developing wearable swear sensors. 156
Table 36. Wearable drug delivery companies and products. 158
Table 37. Companies and products, cosmetics and drug delivery patches. 160
Table 38. Companies and products in smart footwear. 161
Table 39. Companies and products in smart contact lenses. 162
Table 40. Companies and products in smart wound care. 164
Table 41. Companies developing wearable exoskeletons. 165
Table 42. Companies and products in hearables. 168
Table 43. Global medical and healthcare wearables market, 2017-2031, billions $, by product. 171
Table 44. Market challenges in medical and healthcare sensors and wearables. 172
Table 45. Market drivers for printed, flexible, stretchable and organic electronic textiles. 263
Table 46. Types of smart textiles. 265
Table 47. Examples of smart textile products. 266
Table 48. Types of smart textiles. 267
Table 49. Examples of smart textile products. 267
Table 50. Types of flexible conductive polymers, properties and applications. 271
Table 51. Typical conductive ink formulation. 273
Table 52. Comparative properties of conductive inks. 274
Table 53. Applications in textiles, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof. 276
Table 54. Nanocoatings applied in the textiles industry-type of coating, nanomaterials utilized, benefits and applications. 277
Table 55. Applications and benefits of graphene in textiles and apparel. 280
Table 56. Properties of CNTs and comparable materials. 283
Table 57. Applications and markets for e-textiles. 287
Table 58. Commercially available smart clothing products. 287
Table 59. Electronic textiles products. 289
Table 60. Heated jacket and clothing products. 292
Table 61. Examples of materials used in flexible heaters and applications. 293
Table 62. Companies and products in smart footwear. 296
Table 63. Wearable electronics applications in the military. 298
Table 64. Companies developing smart diaper products. 299
Table 65. Comparison of prototype batteries (flexible, textile, and other) in terms of area-specific performance. 302
Table 66. Global electronic textiles and smart clothing market 2017-2030, revenues (billions USD). 308
Table 67. Market challenges in E-textiles. 311

Figures

Figure 1. Evolution of electronics. 28
Figure 2. Wove Band. 33
Figure 3. Wearable graphene medical sensor. 34
Figure 4. Stretchable transistor. 35
Figure 5. Artificial skin prototype for gesture recognition. 37
Figure 6. Applications timeline for organic and printed electronics. 38
Figure 7. Intel Horseshoe Bend. 42
Figure 8. ThinkPad X1 Fold. 42
Figure 9. Motorola Razr. 42
Figure 10. Galaxy Fold 2. 43
Figure 11. Galaxy Z Flip. 43
Figure 12. Tri-fold phone-tablet hybrid. 43
Figure 13. TCL rollable phone. 43
Figure 14. Xiaomi MIX Flex. 44
Figure 15. Baby Monitor. 46
Figure 16. Wearable health monitor incorporating graphene photodetectors. 46
Figure 17. Applications of wearable flexible sensors worn on various body parts. 54
Figure 18. Wearable bio-fluid monitoring system for monitoring of hydration. 57
Figure 19. Beddr SleepTuner. 63
Figure 20. Vuzix Blade. 68
Figure 21. NReal Light MR smart glasses. 70
Figure 22. Global market for wearables, 2015-2031, by product type, billions US$. 73
Figure 23. Global market for hearables, 2017-2031, by product type, billions US$. 75
Figure 24. Global market for wearables, 2020-2031, by market share of product type 76
Figure 25. RealWear HMT-1. 110
Figure 26. Connected human body and product examples. 121
Figure 27. Companies and products in wearable health monitoring and rehabilitation devices and products. 126
Figure 28. Smart e-skin system comprising health-monitoring sensors, displays, and ultra flexible PLEDs. 133
Figure 29. Graphene medical patch. 134
Figure 30. Graphene-based E-skin patch. 134
Figure 31. Technologies for minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose detection. 138
Figure 32. Schematic of non-invasive CGM sensor. 142
Figure 33. Adhesive wearable CGM sensor. 143
Figure 34. VitalPatch. 147
Figure 35. Wearable ECG-textile. 147
Figure 36. Wearable ECG recorder. 148
Figure 37. Nexkin™. 149
Figure 38. Bloomlife. 150
Figure 39. Enfucell wearable temperature tag. 152
Figure 40. TempTraQ wearable wireless thermometer. 153
Figure 41. Nanowire skin hydration patch. 153
Figure 42. NIX sensors. 154
Figure 43. Wearable sweat sensor. 154
Figure 44. Wearable sweat sensor. 155
Figure 45. Gatorade's GX Sweat Patch. 155
Figure 46. Sweat sensor incorporated into face mask. 156
Figure 47. Lab-on-Skin™. 157
Figure 48. D-mine Pump. 157
Figure 49. My UV Patch. 159
Figure 50. Overview layers of L'Oreal skin patch. 160
Figure 51. Digitsole Smartshoe. 161
Figure 52. Schematic of smart wound dressing. 163
Figure 53. REPAIR electronic patch concept. Image courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 164
Figure 54. Honda Walking Assist. 165
Figure 55. archelis wearable chair. 166
Figure 56. Nuheara IQbuds² Max. 168
Figure 57. Global medical and healthcare wearables market, 2017-2031, billions $, by product. 171
Figure 58. Global market for medical and healthcare sensors and wearables, 2020-2031, by market share of product type. 172
Figure 59. Conductive yarns. 268
Figure 60. Conductive yarns. 269
Figure 61. SEM image of cotton fibers with PEDOT:PSS coating. 270
Figure 62. Applications of graphene in smart textiles and apparel. 281
Figure 63. PCM cooling vest. 287
Figure 64. EXO2 Stormwalker 2 Heated Jacket. 290
Figure 65. Flexible polymer-based heated glove, sock and slipper. 291
Figure 66. ThermaCell Rechargeable Heated Insoles. 292
Figure 67. Myant sleeve tracks biochemical indicators in sweat. 294
Figure 68. Flexible polymer-based therapeutic products. 295
Figure 69. iStimUweaR . 295
Figure 70. Basketball referee Royole fully flexible display. 298
Figure 71. ABENA Nova smart diaper. 300
Figure 72. Textile-based car seat heaters. 301
Figure 73. Micro-scale energy scavenging techniques. 304
Figure 74. Schematic illustration of the fabrication concept for textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made by sewing textile electrodes onto cloth or paper. 305
Figure 75 . 3D print piezoelectric material. 306
Figure 76. Global electronic textiles and smart clothing 2017-2030, revenues (billions USD).Source: Future Markets. 309
Figure 77. Global market for electronics and smart textiles, 2020-2031, by market share of product type. 310
Figure 78. ASICS smart shoes. 316
Figure 79. C-Stretch™ 317
Figure 80. K2 baselayer using Clim8 technology. 322
Figure 81. Graphene dress. The dress changes colour in sync with the wearer’s breathing. 326
Figure 82. Descante Solar Thermo insulated jacket. 327
Figure 83. G+ Graphene Aero Jersey. 328
Figure 84. BalanceBelt. 331
Figure 85. HiFlex strain/pressure sensor. 335
Figure 86. MYSA - 'Relax Shirt'. 343
Figure 87. DRYODES™ electrode. 345
Figure 88. The LOOMIA Electronic Layer (LEL). 351
Figure 89. Electroskin integration schematic. 356
Figure 90. Siren socks. 368
Figure 91. Smardii smart diaper. 370
Figure 92. Teslasuit. 375

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Published March 2021, 397 pages, 92 figures, 67 tables

Report contents include:

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 49

3 THE WEARABLE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET 50

4 MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE WEARABLES 117

5 ELECTRONIC TEXTILES (E-TEXTILES) AND SMART TEXTILES 263

6 REFERENCES 386

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