Ear-Worn Devices Expected to Drive Wearables Growth for Years

Over the past year, ear-worn devices have emerged as the most promising growth category within the broader wearables market. Market researcher IDC has been raising its forecasts for wearables all year, and now expects 2019 wearables volumes to be higher than even those boosted estimates. IDC initially thought wearable device shipments would hit 198.5 million this year, then increased its estimate to 222.9 million over the summer. In its latest forecast, released this week as the year winds down, IDC is now expecting wearables volumes to hit 305.2 million -- over 50% more than its initial estimate.

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