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Wearing a smartwatch or fitness tracker

Smartwatches and fitness trackers are about more than athletic pursuits and telling the time. Market penetration has grown, and adoption has expanded beyond the earliest wearables users. The US has higher market penetration than the UK or Germany, and Japan has less than the other three.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan that regularly use a smartwatch or fitness tracker, further split by age group in each country.

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Profile of Americans who wear a fitness tracker

Who’s tracking their fitness? Are online Americans still using fitness trackers to count their steps—and more? 17% of all online American adults report using a wearable electronic activity tracker (like FitBit) at least once per month.

This MetaFAQs reports on Americans in 2021 who wear a fitness tracker by age group, age within gender, employment status, household size, life stage, educational attainment, home PCs, technology ecosystem involvement, and technology ecosystem entrenchment.

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Profile of Americans who wear an Apple Watch

Smartwatches are about more than telling the time. Apple Watch has made its most substantial inroads among employed Americans, with children and neither the youngest nor the oldest adults. This MetaFAQs profiles the 32.7 million (17%) online Americans actively using an Apple Watch, detailing the critical demographic and behavioral factors that distinguish them from the average American online adult: age, age within gender, employment status, household size, life stage, number of home PCs, and technology ecosystems.

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Profile of Americans who wear an Android/WearOS smartwatch

Is wristwear the next biggest trend in device use? Where do Android/WearOS smartwatches rank in this trend? 9% of all online American adults report actively using an Android/WearOS smartwatch.

This MetaFAQs reports on Americans in 2021 who wear an Android/Wear OS smartwatch by age group, age and gender, employment status, household size, life stage, number of home PCs, technology ecosystem involvement, and technology ecosystem entrenchment.

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Younger adults search for health info with smartphones more than with PCs [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 23, 2020

During 2020, it may come as no surprise that searching online for health information would be a regular activity for online adults. Do more users turn to their PCs or smartphones when they’re searching for health information? Is there a difference between younger and older adults? This MetaFAQs looks at health information searching using PCs and smartphones and compares the rates by age generation group among online adults in the US, Germany, UK, Japan, China, and India.

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Every step you take – smartphone step-trackers [TUPdate]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 24, 2017

Baby steps count, as long as they’re in the right direction.  Digital health promises positive outcomes for a wide range of people. However, like gym memberships and home treadmills, they don’t do much unless people use them. A first step for many is to use what’s handy. Most smartphones can track a user’s steps, and many are being used for that purpose, although use isn’t as widespread as fitness trackers or smartwatches.

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