Tech Accessories Statistics 2026: 40 Key Numbers

The tech-accessories market reached an estimated $185.24 billion in 2025 and is projected to hit $249.21 billion by 2030, a 6.1% compound annual growth rate, according to The Business Research Company. Global smart-glasses shipments rose 110% year over year in the first half of 2025, with AI-enabled models accounting for 78% of them, per McKinsey using Euromonitor data. Wireless-headphone or earbud ownership climbed to 68% of surveyed consumers in 2025, according to Deloitte Netherlands. Those three numbers frame the accessory story for 2026: a large, maturing market, one explosive new category, and audio as the default add-on.

This page collects 40 statistics on tech accessories from Deloitte, McKinsey, the Consumer Technology Association, the Wireless Power Consortium, EssilorLuxottica, Meta, Logitech, Apple, and four commercial research firms. Figures come from different methodologies, so the market-size estimates are not additive. Each number is attributed to its source and dated. Read the methodology note at the end before citing any single figure as an industry total.

Top tech accessories statistics for 2026

The global consumer-electronic-accessories market was $185.24 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $249.21 billion by 2030 (The Business Research Company).
Global smart-glasses shipments rose 110% year over year in H1 2025, with AI-enabled models making up 78% of shipments (McKinsey using Euromonitor data).
68% of surveyed consumers owned wireless headphones or earbuds in 2025, up 6 percentage points from 2024 (Deloitte Netherlands).
More than 1,200 Qi2 products were certified during 2025, and the Wireless Power Consortium expects nearly 4 billion Qi2 products to ship within five years.
Oura had sold more than 5.5 million smart rings by September 2025, with more than half sold in the prior 12 months (McKinsey using Euromonitor data).
Meta Glasses launched with EssilorLuxottica in June 2026 at a starting price of $299 in the United States, across 26 styles (Meta).
U.S. consumer-technology spending is projected to reach $565 billion in 2026, up 3.7% (Consumer Technology Association, cited by Deloitte).

Tip: Market-size estimates on this page come from firms that define "accessories" differently. Some include wearables or gaming hardware; others count only cases, chargers, and cables. Do not add these totals together.

How big is the tech accessories market?

The tech-accessories market is measured at between roughly $8 billion and $199 billion in 2026, depending on which category a research firm counts. The wide range reflects definitional differences, not disagreement about demand.

The global consumer-electronic-accessories market was $185.24 billion in 2025, projected to reach $249.21 billion by 2030 at a 6.1% CAGR, according to The Business Research Company. This is the broadest of the estimates here.
A separate estimate placed the electronic-accessories market at $198.76 billion in 2026, according to Coherent Market Insights. The gap versus the figure above shows how much category scope changes the headline number.
The global mobile-accessories market was $105.5 billion in 2025, projected to reach $112.4 billion in 2026, according to Grand View Research. This narrower slice covers cases, chargers, and phone-specific add-ons.
The computer-accessories market was $8.47 billion in 2025, projected to reach $8.94 billion in 2026, according to 360iResearch. Keyboards, mice, docks, and webcams sit here.
Global consumer-technology spending reached roughly $1.3 trillion in 2025, up about 3%, according to Deloitte. Accessories are a subset of this total.
Global consumer-technology spending is expected to be flat in 2026, per Deloitte, as memory costs and component prices pressure device sales.
U.S. consumer-technology spending is projected at $565 billion in 2026, up 3.7%, according to the Consumer Technology Association as cited by Deloitte. The U.S. is growing faster than the flat global average.

What do consumers actually own?

Ownership data answers a question forecasts cannot: how saturated is the installed base that accessories attach to? The numbers below come from Deloitte Netherlands' Digital Consumer Trends survey and describe surveyed Dutch consumers in 2025.

Smartphone ownership was 95% among surveyed consumers in 2025 (Deloitte Netherlands). Near-total saturation means accessory growth depends on the existing base, not new buyers.
Laptop ownership was 83% among surveyed consumers in 2025 (Deloitte Netherlands). Docks, stands, and external keyboards attach to this base.
68% owned wireless headphones or earbuds in 2025, up 6 percentage points from 2024 (Deloitte Netherlands). Audio is now the most common tech accessory after the phone itself.
38% owned a smartwatch in 2025, a jump of 12 percentage points from 2024 (Deloitte Netherlands). That is the fastest single-year ownership gain in the survey.
48% of respondents had acquired their current smartphone within the previous 18 months (Deloitte Netherlands). Roughly half the base is on a recent device, the window when compatible cases and chargers sell best.
9% of respondents said they had stopped using a device altogether (Deloitte Netherlands). Device abandonment removes future accessory demand.
22% of Gen Z respondents reported stopping use of a device (Deloitte Netherlands). Younger users are more than twice as likely to abandon hardware, a signal for how accessory demand may shift.

Community discussion on r/EverydayCarry_India points the same direction: users favor accessories they carry every day, cases, earbuds, and cleaning tools with minimal design, over novelty items. Ownership breadth matters more than gadget count.

Which accessory category is growing fastest?

Smart glasses are the clearest 2026 growth story, combining triple-digit shipment growth, rapid AI adoption, expanding production, and a mainstream price. The category moved from experiment to product line in about 18 months.

Global smart-glasses shipments rose 110% year over year in H1 2025 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). Growth more than doubled the category in six months.
AI-enabled models were 78% of smart-glasses shipments in H1 2025, up from 46% in H1 2024 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). The category is now defined by on-board AI, not just cameras.
Analysts expected smart-glasses sales to quadruple in 2026 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). This is a forward-looking expectation, not recorded data.
Lower-priced smart glasses were expected to average about $300 to $400 per pair (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). Pricing near mainstream sunglasses removes a key adoption barrier.
Ray-Ban Meta sales reached 2 million pairs by February 2025 (EssilorLuxottica, reported by McKinsey). The proof point that a fashion brand could move smart eyewear at volume.
EssilorLuxottica planned to raise smart-glasses production capacity to 10 million units annually by the end of 2026 (EssilorLuxottica, reported by McKinsey). Supply is being built for mass adoption.
Meta launched Meta Glasses with EssilorLuxottica in June 2026 across 26 styles, with prescription-lens compatibility, Meta AI powered by Muse Spark, live translation, dynamic photo capture, and planned pedestrian navigation (Meta).
Meta Glasses start at $299 in the United States, before taxes, promotions, prescription lenses, or configuration changes (Meta). That price sits inside the $300 to $400 mainstream band analysts forecast.

For readers weighing hands-free computing while commuting, traveling, or navigating a new city, live translation and pedestrian navigation are the features doing real work. See our roundup of accessories trends worth following for how eyewear fits daily carry.

How are wearables diversifying?

Wearables are expanding beyond smartwatches and fitness bands into smart rings and smart eyewear, and the mix is shifting toward "smart" over "basic" devices. Fitness-focused readers already lean on connected devices, and the category data explains why.

The wearables market shipped 136.5 million units in Q2 2025, up 9.6% year over year (Deloitte). Demand is steady, not flat.
Global wearable sales reached about $42 billion in 2025, across roughly 230 million units (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). That works out to an average near $180 per device.
Smart wearables are expected to be 58% of wearable volume by 2028 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). The majority of units sold will carry connectivity and sensors.
Smartwatches represent about 35% to 40% of the overall watch market (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). Smart devices now hold a large share of a category once owned entirely by mechanical and quartz watches.
Smart bracelets fell from 40% of the basic-activity-wearables market in 2016 to under 10% today (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). The simple fitness band is being displaced by smartwatches and rings.
Oura held about 80% of the smart-ring market in 2023 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). One brand defined the early category.
Oura had sold more than 5.5 million rings by September 2025 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). Proof the ring is a real form factor, not a demo.
More than half of Oura's 5.5 million-plus rings sold in the year before September 2025 (McKinsey using Euromonitor data). The growth is recent and accelerating.

What's happening with audio and charging accessories?

Audio and charging are the two accessory categories closest to becoming defaults, one because nearly everyone owns earbuds, the other because Qi2 is turning charging into a shared standard rather than a drawer of incompatible bricks.

68% of surveyed consumers owned wireless headphones or earbuds in 2025 (Deloitte Netherlands). Audio is the anchor accessory category.
Beats Studio Buds+ were listed at $169.99 in Apple's U.S. education price list dated April 1, 2026 (Apple). A reference point for premium mainstream earbuds.
More than 1,200 Qi2 products were certified during 2025, including transmitters and receivers (Wireless Power Consortium). Certification volume shows the standard is broadly adopted, not niche.
The Wireless Power Consortium expects nearly 4 billion Qi2 products to ship within five years. This is a consortium forecast, not shipped volume.
Qi2 25W products tested by the Wireless Power Consortium charged from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes. Faster wireless charging narrows the gap with cables.

Qi2 is expanding through Qi2 Ready devices, 25W charging, and automotive developments, which means a single charger increasingly works across phones, cases, and cars. That reduces the clutter r/EverydayCarry_India users complain about. For anyone trying to consolidate the tech in their life, a shared charging standard is the practical win.

Warning: Qi2's "nearly 4 billion products within five years" is a forecast from the standard's own trade body. Treat it as a projection, not a shipment figure.

What are the risks to accessory demand in 2026?

The main risk is that memory shortages and higher component costs slow smartphone and PC upgrades, which delays purchases of the cases, docks, keyboards, chargers, and monitors that attach to new devices. Fewer new devices means fewer accessory sales, even when demand exists.

Global smartphone shipments were projected at 1.25 billion units in 2025, up 1.5% (Deloitte). A modest baseline before the 2026 headwinds.
Global smartphone shipments could contract by as much as 5% in 2026 because of memory costs and shortages (Deloitte). A shrinking device base pressures compatible accessories.
Average global smartphone pricing is expected to reach $465 in 2026, with total market value projected at $578.9 billion (Deloitte). Higher device prices can push replacement cycles longer.
Global PC shipments rose an estimated 9.6% year over year in Q4 2025 but could decline by as much as 9% in 2026 if memory shortages and price increases intensify (Deloitte). Computer accessories track PC volume closely.
Logitech's Essential for Rooms plan costs $199 per year per room, while Essential and Select for Flex Desks cost $49 and $99 per year per desk (Logitech). Accessory management is moving to recurring software plans for hybrid work, a hedge against one-time hardware cycles. Businesses planning tech investments should budget for these subscriptions.

What the data means

Accessory demand now rides on the installed base, not new-device sales. With smartphone ownership at 95% and laptop ownership at 83% among surveyed consumers (Deloitte Netherlands), most growth comes from replacement, personalization, and add-ons rather than first-time buyers. That is why audio at 68% ownership and smartwatches gaining 12 points in a year matter more than headline device shipments.

Smart glasses are the exception, a genuinely new category growing 110% in H1 2025 with AI in 78% of units. Meta's $299 entry price and EssilorLuxottica's planned 10-million-unit capacity signal a bet on mass adoption in 2026. If analysts' expectation of a fourfold sales increase holds, smart glasses will be the accessory story of the year.

Charging is consolidating around Qi2. More than 1,200 certified products in 2025 and 25W charging that reaches 50% in 30 minutes push wireless toward a default standard, which reduces the accessory clutter buyers dislike.

The counterweight is supply. If memory shortages cut smartphone shipments up to 5% and PC shipments up to 9% in 2026 (Deloitte), the accessories that attach to those devices lose sales momentum regardless of consumer interest. Watch device shipments as the leading indicator for accessory revenue.

For buyers making a high-consideration purchase, the numbers that matter are ownership (is this category mature or emerging?), replacement timing (48% bought their phone within 18 months), price, charging compatibility (Qi2 versus proprietary), and long-term support. Those five decide whether an accessory earns a spot in daily carry.

Methodology and sourcing

This roundup separates four kinds of figures, and readers should keep them distinct:

Data type	Examples	How to read it
Reported historical data	Wearables shipments Q2 2025, Oura ring sales	Recorded, most reliable
Company disclosures	Meta Glasses price, EssilorLuxottica capacity, Logitech plans	Self-reported by the company
Consumer survey data	Deloitte Netherlands ownership figures	Reflects surveyed Dutch consumers, not global
Forecasts and estimates	Commercial market sizes, Qi2 5-year projection, smart-glasses 2026 outlook	Projections, label as such

Sources include Deloitte's 2026 consumer-technology outlook, the Consumer Technology Association's U.S. one-year industry forecast (which covers more than 200 products and services), McKinsey's State of Fashion 2026 using Euromonitor data, the Wireless Power Consortium, EssilorLuxottica, Meta, Apple, Logitech, and commercial research from The Business Research Company, Coherent Market Insights, Grand View Research, and 360iResearch.

Market-size estimates are not comparable because firms define "accessories" differently, so they are not added together. Deloitte Netherlands ownership figures describe a national survey sample, not the global market. All forward-looking numbers are labeled as forecasts or expectations. Where a source reported a range (smartphone contraction "up to 5%", PC decline "up to 9%"), the range is preserved rather than reduced to a single point.

Frequently asked questions

What is the size of the tech accessories market in 2026?

Estimates range from about $8.94 billion for computer accessories (360iResearch) to $198.76 billion for the broader electronic-accessories market (Coherent Market Insights) in 2026. The global mobile-accessories market was projected at $112.4 billion (Grand View Research). These figures use different category definitions and cannot be added together, so the right number depends on which segment you mean.

Are smart glasses actually selling, or is it hype?

They are selling. Global smart-glasses shipments rose 110% year over year in the first half of 2025, and Ray-Ban Meta reached 2 million pairs by February 2025, according to McKinsey and EssilorLuxottica. EssilorLuxottica planned to raise capacity to 10 million units a year by the end of 2026, and Meta Glasses launched at $299. Analysts expected sales to quadruple in 2026.

What percentage of people own wireless earbuds?

68% of surveyed consumers owned wireless headphones or earbuds in 2025, up 6 percentage points from 2024, according to Deloitte Netherlands' Digital Consumer Trends. That makes audio the most common tech accessory after the smartphone itself, which sat at 95% ownership in the same survey.

Why might tech accessory sales slow in 2026?

Memory shortages and higher component costs could slow smartphone and PC upgrades. Deloitte projected smartphone shipments could contract up to 5% and PC shipments up to 9% in 2026. Fewer new devices means fewer purchases of compatible cases, docks, keyboards, chargers, and monitors, since most accessory demand attaches to recently bought hardware.

What is Qi2 and how fast is it charging?

Qi2 is the wireless-charging standard from the Wireless Power Consortium, expanding through Qi2 Ready devices, 25W charging, and automotive uses. More than 1,200 Qi2 products were certified in 2025, and 25W products tested by the consortium charged from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes. The consortium expects nearly 4 billion Qi2 products to ship within five years.

Which smart ring brand leads the market?

Oura held about 80% of the smart-ring market in 2023 and had sold more than 5.5 million rings by September 2025, according to McKinsey using Euromonitor data. More than half of those sales happened in the 12 months before September 2025, showing the category is growing quickly rather than plateauing.

Tech Accessories Statistics 2026: 40 Numbers That Matter