THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, OR
IS IT? NEW RESEARCH FOR LINKEDIN SHINES A LIGHT ON WEARABLES, VR, AI AND SELF-DRIVING CARS.

IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF
YOUR DAILY LIFE? (E.G., FITNESS TRACKER, IWATCH)

IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF
YOUR DAILY LIFE? 1% DON’T KNOW 64% NO 35% YES

MEN AND WOMEN ARE JUST
AS LIKELY TO USE WEARABLES 35% 36% IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

HOWEVER, THE USE OF WEARABLE
TECHNOLOGY INCREASES WITH SENIORITY... ENTRY LEVEL 32% SNRIC 35% MANAGER 38% DIRECTOR 42% IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

…AT LEAST IT DOES TO
A POINT AS IT TAILS OFF AMONG THE ELITE 32% PARTNER 40% VP 38% CXO IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

This goes hand in hand
with age, where use of wearable tech increases - to a point - among older members 26% 18-24 YEARS 37% 25-34 YEARS 38% 35-44 YEARS 40% 45-54 YEARS 36% 55-64 YEARS 22% 65+ YEARS IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

USAGE DIFFERS BY MARKET BY
ALMOST Brazil is leading the way UK sits at the bottom alongside Australia 46% 31% 20% IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

OTHER USAGE PERCENTAGES BY MARKET
38% 38% 37% 37% 36%37%40% 36% 30% IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE?

SELF-DRIVING CAR WILL YOU PURCHASE
A WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE?

WILL YOU PURCHASE A SELF-DRIVING
CAR WHEN THEYBECOME AVAILABLE? 28% DON’T KNOW 48% NO 24% YES

WILL YOU PURCHASE A SELF-DRIVING
CAR WHEN THEYBECOME AVAILABLE? Openness to buying an SD car when they become available drops off sharply among members over 27% 18-24 YEARS 36% 25-34 YEARS 25% 35-44 YEARS 22% 45-54 YEARS 16% 55-64 YEARS 10% 65+ YEARS 34+

WILL YOU PURCHASE A SELF-DRIVING
CAR WHEN THEYBECOME AVAILABLE? ARE MOST OPEN TO SD CARS More than 4 in 10 members from India and UAE are open to buying an SD car UK sits at the bottom, just below USA and Australia DEVELOPING MARKETS 47% 44% 13%

WILL YOU PURCHASE A SELF-DRIVING
CAR WHEN THEYBECOME AVAILABLE? 37% 30% 30% 28% 26% 23% 22% 16% 16% IN THE REST OF THE WORLD...

WILL YOU PURCHASE A SELF-DRIVING
CAR WHEN THEYBECOME AVAILABLE? Half of all members that are open to buying an SD car are also in market for a VR headset in the next 12 months GLOBAL AVERAGE ONE MORE THING... 2x 50% These respondents are also slightly less concerned with the rise of Artificial Intelligence Global Ave.32%28% VS

A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET DOYOUOWNORINTENDTOPURCHASE
IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?

DO YOU OWN OR INTEND
TO PURCHASE A A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? 11% YES 66% NO 23% DON’T KNOW

DO YOU OWN OR INTEND
TO PURCHASE A A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? 11% YES 66% NO 23% DON’T KNOW

DO YOU OWN OR INTEND
TO PURCHASE A A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? THE SWEET SPOT IS STILL THAT 25 - 34 AGE GROUP 18-24 YEARS 35-44 YEARS 45-54 YEARS 55-64 YEARS 65+ YEARS 2% 4% 10% 13% 14% 25-34 YEARS 16%

DO YOU OWN OR INTEND
TO PURCHASE A A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? A THIRD OF UAE MEMBERS INTEND ON BUYING A VR HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS 33%

DO YOU OWN OR INTEND
TO PURCHASE A A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? WHILEINTHERESTOFTHEWORLD... 25% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 8% 8% 7% 6% 5% India Netherlands Hong Kong Singapore Brazil Australia Canada Germany USA UK France VR INTENDERS are concerned with the rise of AI1 in 10

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? ARE YOU CONCERNED
WITH THE RISE OF

ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE
RISE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE? 10% DON’T KNOW 32% YES 58% NO

ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE
RISE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE? BUT MEN ARE A LITTLE MORE DEFINITE IN THEIR THOUGHTS CONCERN ABOUT THE RISE OF AI IS EQUAL BETWEEN DON’T KNOW 8% 59% NO 32% YES 16% DON’T KNOW 53% NO 31% YES MEN AND WOMEN

ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE
RISE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE? CONCERN OVER THE RISE OF AI TYPICALLY 41% 18-34 YEARS 37% 25-34 YEARS 32% 35-44 YEARS 29% 45-54 YEARS 28% 55-64 YEARS 31% 65+ YEARS DECREASES WITH AGE

ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE
RISE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE? ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH THE RISE OF AI 48% 44% 38% 34% 32% 30% India UAE Singapore Brazil Hong Kong Canada 30% 28% 27% 26% 20% Germany Australia UK US Netherlands FRANCE 59%

ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH THE
RISE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE? ONE MORE THING... MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER PURCHASING AN SD CAR WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE MORE LIKELY TO PURCHASE A VR HEADSET IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS YET THESE RESPONDENTS ARE NO MORE LIKELY TO USE WEARABLES Global Ave. Among AI concerned 11% 40%VS RESPONDENTSTHATARECONCERNEDWITHTHERISEOFAIARE 60% 250% NO