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Best Wearable Technology Companies in China

The 245 best Wearable Technology companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: XREAL.

245companies tracked
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
90have raised

China's Wearable Technology sector has more capital behind it than most people realize, and this directory ranks the best companies operating there by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Our 245 tracked companies have pulled in $1.7B combined, with one unicorn already on the books and a funding spread that tells you exactly where the real bets are landing.

Xreal leads at $300M, and Codoon sits second at $133M, a gap that signals how concentrated the top of this market is. The global picture backs the urgency: the wearable market was $61.7B in 2023 and is forecast to reach $466.5B by 2032, driven by falling data costs and expanding wireless capacity. So if you're mapping where that growth concentrates, China's accelerating embrace of wearables across health, AR, and industrial use cases puts this market squarely in focus. I'd watch the mid-tier closely too: Bright Field of Vision at $48M and Beijing X-Magtech Technologies at $29M both reflect real investor conviction below the headline names, with Arkley, Brinc, and Fenghu Capital among the most active backers keeping that pipeline moving.

Sources & further reading
  • IoT Technology Growth and Security Trends This Year and Beyond
  • Electronic Wearable Market
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY × CHINA

Our analysis of 50 Wearable Technology companies

$7.0b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year

Ranked: Best Wearable Technology companies in China

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1XREAL 🦄
Provider of augmented reality smart glasses and immersive display technology
84Funding top 14%Market top 21%Tech top 22%Moat top 26%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 14%
Markettop 21%
Techtop 22%
Moattop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Newstop 36%
Producttop 36%
Globaltop 37%
Growthtop 45%
Customersbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $300M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
Market: 400 employees (top 5% of High Tech) · Top-500,000 web property
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100
$300M5 mo agoSeries D400Kejian Wu
Co-founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+27—1 launch
2Mobvoi
Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies
$255M110 mo agoPublic700Yuanyuan Li
Co Founder
Cart FunctionalityVue.jsApache APISIX+22——
3Neusoft Xikang
Cloud-based medical and healthcare management services.
$234M118 mo agoPublic1,043——3 patents
Wearable health monitoring devices for vital signs, sleep quality, and Bluetooth connectivity
—
4Codoon
Smart Wearables and fitness social network for users
35Moat top 22%Funding top 32%Growth top 45%Market top 47%
All 6 signals ▾
Moattop 22%
Fundingtop 32%
Growthtop 45%
Markettop 47%
Globalbottom 36%
Techbottom 15%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $133M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 15 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$133M54 mo agoSeries C250—ModernizrjQuerySwiper+2——
5HiScene
Provider of AR glasses and image recognition solution
$109M57 mo agoSeries C—Chunyuan Liao
Founder & CEO
———
6Halove
Developer of IoT-based wearables
$78M93 mo agoSeries A—Shao Chenxi
Founder & CEO
———
7iQiyi Intelligent Technology
Provider of virtual reality headsets for entertainment purposes
$73M41 mo agoSeries C—Xiong Wen
CEO
———
8Yixing Intelligent Technology
Online retailer of wearable devices
$69M43 mo agoSeed—————
9Bright Field of Vision
Provider of AI-powered smart glasses for multiple purposes
53Funding top 24%Moat top 31%Growth top 35%Product top 36%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 24%
Moattop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Producttop 36%
AItop 45%
Marketbottom 43%
Globalbottom 38%
Techbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $48.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$48M8 mo agoSeries D50—GSAPVue.jsjQuery UI+4—1 award
10Insight Lifetech
Developer of ultrathin pressure microcatheter for coronary stenosis.
$43M65 mo agoPublic522Liang Song
Co-Founder
PHPTengineSwiper+221 patents
Intravascular microcatheter devices and real-time ultrasound imaging/pressure analytics
1 launch
11MAD Gaze
Smart glasses for augmented reality
$32M76 mo agoSeries A—Jordan Cheng
Founder & CEO
———
12Qidi Technology
Developer of smart glasses for AR and VR applications
$29M45 mo agoSeed—Mike
Founder
———
13Formovie
Developer of 3D smart glasses
$29M70 mo agoSeries A136—Microsoft ASP.NETTenginecore-js+4——
14BEIJING X-MAGTECH TECHNOLOGIES
Developer of non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging equipment
64Funding top 32%Market top 39%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 32%
Markettop 39%
Talentbottom 45%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $28.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr)
Market: 150 employees (top 24% of HealthTech)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$29M22 mo agoSeries A150Bin Cai
Founder & CEO
———
15Noitom
Developer of motion capture systems and related technologies
$25M52 mo agoSeries C200—FlowplayerAnimate.cssBootstrap+10——
16FIIL
Internet first brand offering headphone and earphone
$20M70 mo agoSeries A40—Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+7——
17Ximmerse
Manufactures positional tracking devices for VR
$19M48 mo agoSeries A190Mike Bailey
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+7——
18Livall
Smart and safe cycling helmet
$16M130 mo agoSeries A—Brian Zheng
Founder & CEO
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+35——
19Long Jing Optoelectronic Technology
Provider of augmented reality-based near-eye optical modules
$16M53 mo agoSeries C100————
20Lingxi AR
Developer of lenses for AR displays
$16M51 mo agoSeries B—Michelle Xueyang Fang
co-founder and COO
———
21Brainland Technology
Provider of smart devices & mobile app to manage brain health
$15M66 mo agoDeadpooled60Lu Shuqiang
Co-Founder
———
22Beijing Naidejia Display Technology
Provider of optical modules for AR smart glasses
$14M18 mo agoSeries C—Yang Wang
Co-Founder
———
23Guangdong Appscomm
Developer of multiple smartwatches and trackers
$9M139 mo agoAcqui-Hired14Bob Le
CEO
—77 patents
Touch-activation filtering and gesture detection for smart wearable displays
—
24Xloong
Provider of wearables for sports and industrial purposes
$8M105 mo agoSeries A60Shi Xiaogang
Founder & CEO
———
25Lianluo Smart
Sleep respiratory solutions to obstructive sleep apnea
$8M75 mo agoSeries A6Chen Ping
CEO
———
26iCareNewlife
Pregnancy health monitoring solutions
$8M135 mo agoDeadpooled10————
27Bobang Fangzhou Medical Technology
Developer of the non-invasive glucose meter
$8M61 mo agoSeries A50————
28Comper Healthcare
A range of products focused on Women's health
$8M129 mo agoSeries A—Du Han
Founder & CEO
———
29ANDL
Wearable solution for children for safety and tracking
$5M140 mo agoSeries A—Gan Zhiquan
Founder & CEO
———
30Totwoo
Smart connected jewelry
$5M103 mo agoSeries A—Wang Jieming
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+36——
31Flexwarm
Internet first brand offering multi-category smart apparel
$4M113 mo agoSeries A100Byron Huang
CEO
———
32Cyrcadia
Wearable bra insert for detecting breast cancer
$4M95 mo agoSeed—Mark Chennells
Co-Founder
———
33Nanochap
Bio-medical devices developer
69Talent top 35%Market top 39%Funding top 42%Global bottom 36%
All 4 signals ▾
Talenttop 35%
Markettop 39%
Fundingtop 42%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record
Market: 100 employees (top 25% of High Tech)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$4M1 mo agoSeries B100Jiawei Yang
Co-Founder & CEO
——1 job opening
34Vinci
Provider of AI-based smart wearable device
$3M111 mo agoSeries A—David Zhu
Founder & CEO
———
35Beijing Vision Technology
Provider of wearable EEG devices for brainwave biofeedback
$3M92 mo agoSeed—Zhang Bohan
founder
—295 patents
Real-time video processing, streaming control, and watermarking technologies for multimedia devices
—
36Seconds Test Technology
Developer of electronic thermometers
$2M125 mo agoSeed—Liang YuYang
Founder & CEO
———
37Tongban
Wearable safety and tracking solution for children
$2M129 mo agoDeadpooled—Cai Zonghui
Founder & CEO
———
38Gengee Sports
Developer of cloud and IoT based performance analysis platform for multiple sports
$2M92 mo agoSeed—Beyond Han
Founder
Cart FunctionalityStrikinglyNginx+17—1 award
39Nordic Enterprises
Provider of kids and education audio products
$2M69 mo agoSeed—Petur Olafsson
CEO
———
40Doouya
Health management tools for infants
$2M130 mo agoDeadpooled—Prasun Sarkar
Founder & CEO
———
41RySmart
Wearable fitness products developer
$2M152 mo agoSeries A7————
42Anfuxing Anfusleep
Device and app for monitoring sleep
$2M96 mo agoDeadpooled—Li Jia
Co-Founder & CEO
———
43JourCam
Camera manufacturer for action and adventure activities
$2M127 mo agoDeadpooled—Wei Wei
CEO
———
44iNeuro
Wearable EEG solution provider for brain monitoring
$2M—Early Stage—Shenyi Dai
Co-Founder & CEO
———
4537mhealth
Personal blood pressure management product and platform
$2M126 mo agoDeadpooled—Wanhui Dai
Founder
———
46Yuansheng Technology
Cloud-based care monitoring app and device for elderly
$1M29 mo agoSeed—Longsheng Deng
Founder & CEO
—31 patents
Thermal management solutions and turbine-generator shaft reliability technologies
—
47Time Kettle
Provider of AI-based wearable earbuds translators
$1M52 mo agoSeries A10Alex Qin
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+22—2 launchs
48ReSound
Provider of wearable hearing aid devices
$1M444 mo agoLate Stage—————
49Silentmode
Provider of a smart mask for stress management
$1M67 mo agoSeed12Bradley Dowding Young
Co-Founder & Director
———
50Helloear
Provider of custom-made earphones
$762K125 mo agoDeadpooled—Jason Yu
CEO
———

Top 12 Wearable Technology companies in China

#1
XREAL 🦄
Series D · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2017 · 400 employees
$300Mraised
▾

Provider of augmented reality smart glasses and immersive display technology. It develops AR glasses and companion systems that enable users to view, interact with, and transform 2D digital content into 3D and spatial environments. It includes AR eyewear, connectivity hubs, and supporting software that allow seamless integration with apps, media, and gaming platforms. These solutions are designed for entertainment, productivity, and extended reality use cases, enabling portable, high-quality immersive viewing experiences across multiple devices and environments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%
Market
top 21%
Tech
top 22%
Moat
top 26%
Talent
top 28%
News
top 36%
Funding: Raised $300M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Market: 400 employees (top 5% of High Tech) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $1.0B)
Tech: 58 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 46.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series D$100M
  • May 2025Series C$27.7M
  • Jan 2024Series C$60M
  • May 2023Series B$28.6M
Founders & team
Kejian WuCo-founderJordan MaronCo-FounderChi XuCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Kuaishou Technology, GP Capital, iQIYI, Sequoia Capital, CCEIF Fund, Alibaba
Tech stack
Apple PayAutomizelyCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series D · Chaoyang, Liaoning Sheng · founded 2014 · 50 employees
$48.3Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered smart glasses for multiple purposes. It offers smart glasses enabled with AI and AR that detects temperature and facilitate users to focus on targets, and broadcast mobile phone content. Its features include blast protection, heat dissipation design to protect against high temperature, suitability for various vision conditions, and in-built noise cancellation speakers. It has its use cases in industries like medical, security, power plants, and maintenance.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%
Moat
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Product
top 36%
AI
top 45%
Market
bottom 43%
Funding: Raised $48.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 651 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series D—
  • Nov 2021Series C$15.6M
  • May 2020Series B$7M
  • Jun 2018Series B$15.6M
Investors
United Microelectronics, Anxin Securities, BlueRun Ventures, Matrix Partners China, CCB International, 36Kr
Tech stack
Core-JsGsapJqueryJquery UiOpen GraphPriority Hints
#3
Series B · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2014 · 100 employees
$3.8Mraised
▾

Nanochap is a bio-medical device developer. Some of its devices include neural stimulator, blood pressure measurement, portable pain relief management. The company has developed the NanoHug, blood pressure measuring device, uses the electronic blood pressure measurement technology. The device contains a sensor for measuring diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and the pulse image of the human body.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 35%
Market
top 39%
Funding
top 42%
Global
bottom 36%
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record
Market: 100 employees (top 25% of High Tech)
Funding: Raised $3.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 10 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 9.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: IC designers, Fireware/Hardware Engineers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series B$43.9M
  • Dec 2016Series A$3.8M
Founders & team
Jiawei YangCo-Founder & CEONhan TranCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Jiayuan Fund, Legend Capital, Harvest Capital, GF Securities, Caitong Capital, Tai Partners
#4
Series A · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2020 · 150 employees
$28.7Mraised
▾

Developer of non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging equipment. The company offers a liquid-free helium magnetocardiography that detects the weak magnetic field for large-scale cardiovascular functional imaging.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%
Market
top 39%
Talent
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 36%
Funding: Raised $28.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2024)
Market: 150 employees (top 24% of HealthTech)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$13.8M
  • Jun 2022Series A$15M
Founders & team
Bin CaiFounder & CEO
Investors
IDG Capital, Langmafeng Venture Capital, Yarui Capital, CMBC Capital, Zgcity.com, Zhongke Chuangxing
#5
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015
$13.8Mraised
▾

NED+AR develops optical modules for AR smart glasses. Products include freeform optical modules, freeform waveguide optics modules, wide-angle aspherical optical module, reflective optical waveguide module, and Fresnel optical module. Claims to have customers including Google, Meta, Huawei, Lenovo, HiScene.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series C$13.8M
  • May 2022Series B—
  • Jun 2021Series B—
  • May 2019Series A—
Founders & team
Yang WangCo-Founder Weihong HouCo-FounderDewen ChengCo-Founder
Investors
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Beijing Wenhua Haihui Investment Management
Tech stack
PhpBootstrapNginxSwiperJquery
#6
Series C · Chengdu, Sichuan Sheng · founded 2011 · 250 employees
$133.2Mraised
▾

Codoon is a developer of both hardware and software of smart fitness-tracking wearables. Its hardware products includes Codoon wristband, smart bracelet, step counter, Bluetooth body scale etc. Codoon Workout, the accompanying software for Codoon hardware, can track the activity of users, collect data and give suggestions. Other than wearables, it is also foraying into a social networking platform aimed at its fitness enthusiast users. It is now available on both website and mobile. It secured a total funding of around $40M and has now over 10 million users. The $30M round of funding is aimed at developing Codoon’s new social network for its device users, in order to help incentivize exercise

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%
Funding
top 32%
Growth
top 45%
Market
top 47%
Global
bottom 36%
Tech
bottom 15%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $133M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 15 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2021)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series C$20M
  • Feb 2018Series C$20M
  • May 2016Series C$50M
  • Nov 2014Series B$30M
Investors
CITIC Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Huaying Securities, Shanda, FountainVest Partners, Focus Media
Tech stack
Baidu Analytics (百度统计)JqueryModernizrSensors DataSwiper
#7
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2016
$73.3Mraised
▾

Provider of virtual reality headsets for entertainment purposes. Its features include a diameter biconvex aspheric lens and interpupillary distance adjustment capability. It is used for entertainment purposes such as watching movies, playing space games, game resources, and video resources. It is compatible with iOS and Android mobile devices.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Series C$59M
  • Jan 2021Series B—
  • Nov 2019Series A$14.3M
Founders & team
Xiong WenCEO
Investors
Fresh Capital, Verity Ventures, Qingdao Economic Control Group, Addor Capital
#8
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012
$109.4Mraised
▾

HiScene is an image recognition solution application platform which can be used in new media, e-commerce, video broadcasting, and other fields. Its offerings are HiLeia (real-time communication software for AR glasses); HiAR SDK (to develop AR apps); HiAR Cloud API (API for online recognition); HiAR Portal (visualised backend tool for content management); HiAR UI (UI for smart glass) and, HiAR G100, a smart AR augmented reality glass which features unibody design, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB LPDDR4 + 64GB EMMC memory, Sony 13 Mega Pixels camera and more.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series C$41.8M
  • Aug 2019Series C$35M
  • May 2019Series B$17.7M
  • Aug 2017Series B$15M
Founders & team
Chunyuan LiaoFounder & CEO
Investors
China Growth Capital, Jun Sheng Investment, Ondine Capital, MYEG, Jadex Capital, V Star Capital
#9
Seed · Guangzhou, Guangdong
$69Mraised
▾

Online retailer of wearable devices

Investors
GAC Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund Management, Guochuang Zhongding
#10
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 700 employees
$255Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies. It offers AI CoPilot experiences through software and hardware solutions for content creators, enterprises, and consumers. These solutions include AI voiceover assistants and automotive voice interaction systems. The company also develops universal large language models. Its offerings are designed to provide personalized AI assistance for various tasks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 10.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Series D$180M
  • Feb 2014Series B$10M
Founders & team
Yuanyuan LiCo FounderZhifei LFounder & CEO
Investors
SIG China, Sequoia Capital, Volkswagen China
Tech stack
Apple Sign-InAttentiveBabelCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2011 · 1043 employees
$234Mraised
▾

Neusoft Xikang, which is a unit of Neusoft Holding, provides cloud-based medical and healthcare management services. Based on O2O model, it builds an ecosystem for healthcare management & medical services by connecting medical institutions, doctors, families and individuals through technologies of big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, and mobile Internet. Has also developed its own sleep monitoring and fitness bands for consumer. Parent company, Neusoft Medical is a Chinese medical equipment and services company using its own proprietary technology. It has developed CT, MRI and radiotherapy equipment. The wearable devices include - Ikeeper, iSleep sleep device, Aerotel (Personal ECG Record Transmitter), etc.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2016PE$64M
  • Dec 2014PE$170M
Investors
China People's Property Insurance, Alps Electric, Hony Capital, Goldman Sachs, 6 Dimensions Capital
Tech stack
Node.JsElement UiVue.JsNuxt.Js
#12
Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021
$28.8Mraised
▾

Developer of smart glasses for AR and VR applications. Its glasses are designed in such a way that it keeps the user's hand free. The smart glasses are based on Vertical Integration Pattern technology and cater to Web 3.0, Metaverse, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Angel$14.4M
  • Sep 2022Angel$14.4M
Founders & team
MikeFounder
Investors
Joy Capital, Matrix, Meridian Capital, Matrix Partners China

Funding & investor landscape

$1.7Btotal disclosed funding
57companies funded
94disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Arkley4 rounds
Brinc3 rounds
Fenghu Capital3 rounds
Langmafeng Venture Capital3 rounds
Meridian Capital3 rounds
SIG China3 rounds
Sequoia Capital3 rounds
Shunwei Capital3 rounds
Aplus Capital2 rounds
Bangshi Capital2 rounds

Notable founders

Kejian Wu
Co-founder · XREAL
Jordan Maron
Co-Founder · XREAL
Jiawei Yang
Co-Founder & CEO · Nanochap
Nhan Tran
Co-Founder & CTO · Nanochap
Bin Cai
Founder & CEO · BEIJING X-MAGTECH TECHNOLOGIES
Yang Wang
Co-Founder · Beijing Naidejia Display Technology
Weihong Hou
Co-Founder · Beijing Naidejia Display Technology
Xiong Wen
CEO · iQiyi Intelligent Technology
Chunyuan Liao
Founder & CEO · HiScene
Yuanyuan Li
Co Founder · Mobvoi
Zhifei L
Founder & CEO · Mobvoi
Mike
Founder · Qidi Technology
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,827,114 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Wearable Technology coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · China

How research on Wearable Health Tech is moving in China

A read on the academic research around Wearable Health Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 614 China-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200920182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 31% → 47% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University37
  • Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital36
  • Sun Yat-sen University29
  • Nanjing Medical University28
  • Peking University26
leading researchers
Jian Zhou · Jingyi Lu · Wei Lu · Fisher, Stephanie A. · Huang, Jingtong · DuBord, Ashley Y. · Xu, Nicole Y. · Beestrum, Molly
▲ Breakthroughs109 · 18%
▲ 11%→22% share
▲2.0× share momentum2 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Continuous glucose monitoring breakthroughs are surging — Chinese institution papers quadrupled from 12 to 50.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Continuous glucose monitoring12→50
  • Diabetes mellitus4→20
  • Biosensor4→16
  • Nanotechnology1→12
  • Continuous monitoring1→8
Newly emergingWearable computer 0→16 · Type 2 diabetes 0→8 · Hypoglycemia 0→7
Landmark Porous Enzymatic Membrane for Nanotextured Glucose Sweat Sensors with High Stability toward Reliable Noninvasive Health · 179 cites
◆ Advancements304 · 50%
▼ 58%→48% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations59% since 2021mostly empirical
Type 1 diabetes advancement research is intensifying — papers rose 12-fold from 2 to 24.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Diabetes mellitus64→108
  • Continuous glucose monitoring66→104
  • Glycemic26→52
  • Type 1 diabetes2→24
  • Type 2 diabetes6→25
Newly emergingWearable computer 0→11 · Cohort 0→7 · Diabetes management 0→6
Landmark Pt/MXene-Based Flexible Wearable Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensor for Continuous Glucose Detection in Sweat · 219 cites
▼ Concerns73 · 12%
▲ 8%→12% share
▲1.5× share momentum1 median citations60% since 2021mostly empirical
Glycemic-related concerns are escalating — papers nearly quadrupled from 4 to 15.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Diabetes mellitus8→22
  • Glycemic4→15
  • Continuous glucose monitoring11→19
  • Type 2 diabetes1→8
  • Hypoglycemia3→7
Landmark Glycemic variability: adverse clinical outcomes and how to improve it? · 243 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China

Where wearable health is researched across China

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Shanghai89 · +0.31
Hot · Continuous glucose monitoringAdvancing · Type 2 diabetesOpportunity · Wearable computerConcern · Blood glucose monitoring
Beijing83 · +0.42
Hot · Diabetes mellitusAdvancing · Insulin deliveryOpportunity · Wearable computerConcern · Intensive care medicine
Guangzhou/Shenzhen60 · +0.48
Hot · Continuous glucose monitoringAdvancing · MEDLINEOpportunity · Wearable computer
Nanjing48 · +0.29
Hot · GlycemicAdvancing · Type 2 Diabetes MellitusOpportunity · Blood Glucose Self-MonitoringConcern · Hypoglycemia
Hangzhou22 · +0.45
Hot · Type 1 diabetesAdvancing · InsulinOpportunity · Glycemic
Wuhan18 · +0.40
Hot · Continuous glucose monitoringAdvancing · Internal medicineOpportunity · Biomedical engineering
Harbin13 · +0.34
Hot · Type 2 Diabetes MellitusAdvancing · Diabetes mellitusOpportunity · Type 2 diabetes
Hefei7 · +0.11
Hot · Diabetes mellitusOpportunity · Internal medicine
PATENT SIGNAL · China

Who's filing wearable health patents in China

China wearable health patent filing is accelerating — 216 filings from 111 assignees (2016–2025), led by Huawei TECH, BOE Technology Group, Goertek; annual filings 12→21.

216 filings111 assigneespeak 30/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Huawei TECH29
  • BOE Technology Group20
  • Goertek15
  • AAC Acoustic TECH Shenzhen10
  • CHEN Zhaosheng7
  • Goertek TECH5
  • Anhui Huami Information TECH5
  • Guangdong Genius TECH5

Common questions

How many Wearable Technology companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 245 indexable Wearable Technology companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Wearable Technology companies in China?
The Wearable Technology companies in China on this list have raised a combined $1.7B in disclosed equity funding across 57 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Wearable Technology company in China?
XREAL is the highest-funded Wearable Technology company in China, with $300M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Wearable Technology companies in China are funded?
57 of the 245 Wearable Technology companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Wearable Technology unicorns are there in China?
1 Wearable Technology company in China on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Wearable Technology companies?
The most active investors in China Wearable Technology companies on this list include Arkley, Brinc, Fenghu Capital, Langmafeng Venture Capital, Meridian Capital.
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