This report covers the global wearable technology market size and forecast from 2012 to 2018 along with their application in different end-use segments such as wellness and fitness, healthcare and medical, infotainment, industrial and military. The performance of wearable technology applications across different geographical regions namely, North America, Europe, Asia and RoW (Rest of the World) has also been covered in this report.

The wearable technology market has been segmented in this report by product type, by end-use segments and by geography. We have covered the four end-use segments of the wearable technology products namely, fitness and wellness, infotainment, healthcare and medical, and industrial and military. The fitness and wellness segment comprises products like smart clothing and smart sensors, activity monitors, sleep sensors and others, whereas the Infotainment sector consists of products like smart watches, heads-up displays, smart glasses and others. The products like continuous glucose monitor, drug delivery, monitors, wearable patches and others have been covered under healthcare and medical segment and products like hand worn terminals, augmented reality headsets and others have been mentioned under industrial and military segment.

The estimates and forecast along with detailed analysis of these products have been provided in this report. The drivers, restraints and opportunities (market dynamics) with reference to wearable technology market have been covered in detail. The report also contains the impact analysis of the drivers and restraints and this would serve as a strategic tool for making informed decisions.

The company profiles of major players namely Medtronic, Adidas, Abbott, Nike, Eurotech, Garmin International Inc., Sony, Suunto, Google and Zephyr have been included in this report. Our company profiles provide company overview, business overview and strategy adopted by companies, financial overview, and their recent developments which will be helpful in assessing the competition in the market.

We have used secondary research for deriving our market numbers for each segment of the research report and further validated our analysis with C-level executives of major companies operating in the wearable technology market through means of primary research to finally come up with our results. This research is specially designed to estimate and analyze the performance of wearable technology in a global scenario. The research provides in-depth analysis of wearable technology, historical data and statistically refined forecast for the segments covered. The study presents a comprehensive assessment of the stakeholder strategies, winning imperatives for them by segmenting the global wearable technology market as below:

• Smart clothing and smart sports glasses
• Activity monitors
• Sleep sensors
• Others 

• Smart watches
• Augmented reality headsets
• Smart glasses
• Others

• Continuous Glucose Monitor
• Drug delivery
• Monitors
• Wearable patches
• Others

• Hand worn terminals
• Augmented reality headsets
• Others

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World (RoW).

1.1 Report Description

1.2 Research Methodology

3.1 Wearable Technology Market Overview

3.2 Market Dynamics

3.2.1 Drivers

3.2.1.1 Compactness, Portability and Easy Use of Wearable Technology Products

3.2.1.2 Multi-Functionality of Wearable Technology Products

3.2.1.3 Increasing Applications of Wearable Technology Products Across Different Sectors

3.2.1.4 Rising Trend and Attractiveness Towards Technically AdvancedProducts Among Youth

3.2.1.5 Increasing Demand For Real Time and Actionable Data

3.2.1.6 New Entrants In This Market

3.2.2 Restraints

3.2.2.1 High Price of Wearable Technology Products

3.2.2.2 Slower Acceptance of Products By Consumers Due to Associated New Technology

3.2.3 Opportunities

3.2.3.1 Enhanced Product Quality Design Will Result In Better Acceptance of Wearable Technology Products

3.3 Market Trend

3.3.1 Wearable Technology Products

3.3.2 Market Potential of Wearable Technology Products

4.1 Overview

4.2 Fitness and Wellness Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.2.1 Smart Clothing and Smart Sports Glasses Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.2.2 Activity Monitors Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.2.3 Sleep Sensors Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.2.4 Five Force Analysis For Fitness and Wellness Segment

4.2.4.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers Will Remain Low

4.2.4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers Will Remain Low

4.2.4.3 Threat of Substitutes is Low

4.2.4.4 Threat of New Entrants is Low

4.2.4.5 Rivalry Among Competitors is Low

4.3 Infotainment Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.3.1 Smart Watches Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.3.2 Augmented Reality Head-Sets Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.3.3 Smart Glasses Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.3.4 Porters Five Force Analysis

4.3.4.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers is Medium to Low

4.3.4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers Will Remain Low

4.3.4.3 Threat of Substitutes is Low to Medium

4.3.4.4 Threat of New Entrants Will be Low to High

4.3.4.5 Rivalry Among Competitors Will be Low to High

4.4 Healthcare and Medical Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.4.1 Continuous Glucose Monitor Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.4.2 Drug Delivery Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.4.3 Monitors Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.4.4 Wearable Patches Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.4.5 Porters Five Force Analysis

4.4.5.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers Will be Low to Medium

4.4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers Will be Low

4.4.5.3 Threat of Substitutes Will be High

4.4.5.4 Threat of New Entrants Will be Low

4.4.5.5 Rivalry Among Competitors Will be Low

4.5 Industrial and Military Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.5.1 Hand Worn Terminals Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.5.2 Augmented Reality Headsets Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 (USD Million)

4.5.3 Porters Five Force Analysis

4.5.3.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers Will be Medium to Low

4.5.3.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers Will Remain Low

4.5.3.3 Threat of Substitutes Will be Low to Medium

4.5.3.4 Threat of New Entrants Will be Low to Medium

4.5.3.5 Rivalry Among Competitors Will be Low to Medium

5.1 North America 

5.1.1 North America Wearable Technology Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 – 2018 (USD Million)

5.2 Europe 

5.2.1 Europe Wearable Technology Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 – 2018 (USD Million)

5.3 Asia Pacific 

5.3.1 Asia Pacific Wearable Technology Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 – 2018 (USD Million)

5.4 Row 

5.4.1 Row Wearable Technology Market Estimates and Forecast, 2012 – 2018 (USD Million)

6.1 Market Share By Key Players

7.1 Market Strategy For Success

7.2 Barriers to be Considered

8.1 Adidas

8.1.1 Company Overview

8.1.2 Business Strategy

8.1.3 Financial Overview

8.1.4 Recent Developments

8.2 Abbott Laboratories

8.2.1 Company Overview

8.2.2 Financial Overview

8.2.3 Business Strategy

8.2.4 Product Portfolio

8.2.5 Recent Developments

8.3 Eurotech

8.3.1 Company Overview

8.3.2 Business Strategy

8.3.3 Financial Overview

8.3.4 Recent Developments

8.4 Garmin International Inc.

8.4.1 Company Overview

8.4.2 Business Strategy

8.4.3 Financial Overview

8.4.4 Recent Developments

8.5 Medtronic

8.5.1 Company Overview

8.5.2 Business Strategies

8.5.3 Financial Overview

8.5.4 Recent Developments

8.6 Nike

8.6.1 Company Overview

8.6.2 Product Profile

8.6.3 Business Strategy

8.6.4 Financial Overview

8.6.5 Recent Developments

8.7 Sony

8.7.1 Company Overview

8.7.2 Business Strategy

8.7.3 Financial Overview

8.7.4 Recent Developments

8.8 Suunto

8.8.1 Company Overview

8.8.2 Business Strategy

8.8.3 Financial Overview

8.8.4 Recent Developments

8.9 Zephyr Technology

8.9.1 Company Overview

8.9.2 Business Strategy

8.9.3 Financial Overview

8.9.4 Recent Developments

8.10 Google Inc.

8.10.1 Company Overview

8.10.2 Business Strategy

8.10.3 Financial Overview

8.10.4 Recent Developments

TABLE 1 DRIVERS OF GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET: IMPACT ANALYSIS

TABLE 2 RESTRAINTS FOR WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET: IMPACT ANALYSIS

TABLE 3 GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY END-USE, 2012 – 2018 (USD MILLION)

TABLE 4 GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKETIN FITNESS AND WELLNESS SECTOR, BY PRODUCTS, 2012-2018, (USD MILLION)

TABLE 5 GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET IN INFOTAINMENT SECTOR, BY PRODUCTS, 2012-2018, (USD MILLION)

TABLE 6 GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET IN HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL SECTOR, BY PRODUCTS, 2012-2018, (USD MILLION)

TABLE 7 GLOBAL WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET IN INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY SECTOR, BY PRODUCTS, 2012-2018, (USD MILLION)

TABLE 8 MARKET POSITIONING OF MAJOR WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY MARKET PLAYERS, BY END-USE