The global wearable patch market size is valued at USD 15.71 billion in 2030 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2025 to 2030. Wearable Patch is attached to the skin and can be worn for a couple of hours to weeks. In recent years these patches have become more popular and are most widely used for drug delivery or patient monitoring, and sports. They are also used to deliver medication such as nicotine and to treat various chronic diseases. Various companies are investing in this technology to gain a competitive advantage.
The connected wearable patch segment accounted for the highest market share in 2024. It has wireless connectivity features that help in monitoring the health of patients and delivering drugs accordingly. The factors responsible for the growth of the segment are growing concern among people related to their health and the increasing aging population with chronic diseases. Also, technological developments to boost the connected wearable patch with more data accuracy and features are anticipated to bring new advanced opportunities for the market in the coming future.
Based on the application, the clinical segment shares the highest market during the estimated period. It helps to gather information on a regular basis and then transforms data to connected devices such as laptops and smartphones so that the physicians have access to a real-time, continuous flow of data, which can avert patient worsening.
North America held the highest revenue share of 36.0% in 2024 due to its rising aging population, technological improvement in electronic skin, and increasing investment in R&D. In addition, increasing collaborations between hospitals, academic institutions, and widespread R&D activities at the industrial and academic level and increase in the scope of biomedical applications, have fueled the market growth. Moreover, the presence of major players in the region contributed to market growth.
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The connected wearable segment dominated the market in 2024 and accounted for a revenue share of around 76.5% owing to increasing demand for electronic skin in developing countries
The non-clinical segment accounted for the largest market share of 57.0% in 2024 is anticipated to maintain its dominance due to increasing investment in R&D of the medical device
North America dominated the market and accounted for a revenue share of 36.0% in 2024. This can be attributed to the rapid increase in the development of smart patches to meet the growing demand for efficient healthcare in the country
Grand View Research has segmented the global wearable patch market report on the basis of type, technology, application end use and region:
Wearable Patch Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Temperature Patch
Glucose Patch
Heart rate and ECG Patch
Others
Wearable Patch Technology Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Regular Wearable
Connected Wearable
Wearable Patch Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Clinical
Non-clinical
Wearable Patch End use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Hospitals
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Homecare Settings
Wearable Patch Region Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
UK
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
South Korea
Thailand
Latin America
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Kuwait
List of Key Players of Wearable Patch Market
AliveCor, Inc
VivaLNK, Inc
Cardiac Insight Inc
VitalConnect
LifeSignals, Inc
L’Oreal Group
Dexcom, Inc
GENTAG, Inc
Abbott Laboratories
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Sensium Healthcare Ltd
Leaf Healthcare, Inc
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc
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