Wearables & RPM by the Numbers: The 2026 Data Brief
The verified statistics that define wearables & rpm in 2026, with sources.
Numbers cut through narrative. These are the verified data points our research desk considers most decision-relevant in wearables & rpm right now - each drawn from primary sources and our own reporting.
The numbers
1. Global wearable shipments now exceed 136.5 million units per quarter.
2. Oura has sold 5.5 million rings, projects roughly $1.5 billion in 2026 revenue, and has filed confidentially for an IPO (our coverage).
3. Medicare remote patient monitoring spending has passed $500 million a year, and CMS has proposed consolidating seventeen RPM codes into four by 2027 (our coverage).
4. Dexcom won authorization for a 15.5-day CGM sensor with 8.0% MARD accuracy (our coverage).
How to read them
Individually, each figure is a snapshot. Together they describe a category where capital is concentrating, regulation is catching up, and proof is displacing promise. When these numbers move, strategy should move with them - which is why each links to the underlying coverage.
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