A total of over 72 million wearable devices will be shipped in 2015, an increase of a whopping 173.3% when compared to the 26.4 million units shipped last year, according to a latest report from market research firm IDC.

“The demand for basic wearables, those that do not run third party apps, has been absolutely astounding,” said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers.

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