India wearables market up 168% in 2019: IDC

New Delhi: The growth trajectory in the Indian wearables market continued to ascend strongly registering 168.3% on-year growth shipping a total of 14.9 million units of wearable devices.

According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, basic wearables dominated the market with a 96.2% share, up 177% YoY in 2019 while smart wearables accounted for 3.8% of the overall shipments rising by 49.5%.