Fitbit's healthcare unit to deliver $100 million in revenue in 2019
James Park, CEO of Fitbit, said "we expect our Fitbit Health Solutions revenue growth to accelerate to approximately $100 million and to grow non-device consumer revenue."
James Park, CEO of Fitbit, said "we expect our Fitbit Health Solutions revenue growth to accelerate to approximately $100 million and to grow non-device consumer revenue."
Fitbit is also seeing strong demand for its devices. The hardware is seen as a customer acquisition avenue for a broader software and services strategy.
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The effort is a big move into recurring revenue and using Fitbit's data to become more of a software provider in the health care ecosystem.
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The effort is likely to be part of a barrage of health, wellness, and AI announcements coming out of CES 2019.
