Wearables up 28% in 2020 Shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in Q4 – a year-over-year increase of 27.2% according to new data from IDC. Shipments for the full year grew 28.4% to 444.7 million units. While the holiday quarter was largely driven by new devices and lower prices, the broader trend for 2020 was the surge in consumer spending for electronics as disposable income was reallocated from leisure activities during the pandemic. “In-home fitness programs are quickly becoming a crucial component of the wearables offering for many companies,” says IDC’s Jitesh Ubrani, “beyond that, the proliferation of health sensors such as skin temperature, ECG, and heart rate tracking are allowing users and health professionals to better understand the onset and tracking of diseases.”