Fitbit, the world’s leading innovator in wearable activity trackers, is seeing the smallest rise in sales since the company first went public in June 2015. The business, which was founded in 2007, offers a range of trackers that can monitor your sleep patterns, level of hydration, daily calorie intake, and exercise and activity levels.
Last Christmas, the little rubber wristband was on everyone’s gift list.
People who had no previous interest in exercise were, all of a sudden, spending 20 minutes on a treadmill every day. Or walking up the stairs three times, instead of once. Because the bracelet, which is synced to a mobile phone app, told them it was a good idea. (Some people even entered 2016 wearing two – one on each wrist.)
A year on, and market analysts are asking: has the craze ended?
