IDC: wearables market grew in Q3 thanks to hearables 
IDC’s report on the wearables market in Q3 of 2021 shows a near 10% increase over the same period last year.
The growth was mainly down to hearables (headphones and earbuds), which grew 26.5% to capture nearly 65% of the market in Q3. Wrist-worn wearables followed with 34.7%.
But according to IDC’s numbers, demand is slowly shifting from wristbands to watches. Consumers are reportedly looking for more capable devices, and watches have gotten closer in price to bands.
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