Wearable devices will break through billions

According to the forecast report announced by Berg Insight today, the shipment of wearable devices will reach 19 million units in 2014 (including 14 million for the fitness sector), and will exceed 168.2 million units in 2019. The growth rate will reach 54.7%.

The report pointed out that in 2019, wearable device shipments focusing on fitness and sports tracking will reach 42 million units. Analyst Johan Svanberg said: "Smartwatches will show tremendous growth in 2015. And with Apple Watch A new wave of purchases will be formed with the launch of a new round of Android Wear watches.”

In the report, which brand of wearable device was also purchased from the US Consumer Group Consultation, 62% of interviewees expressed their desire to purchase Apple's products, compared with 44% for Google and 43% for Samsung.

The fitness brand was also very popular with consumers, with Fitbit (31%) fourth and Nike (27) sixth.