Knee Scooter Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Type (All Terrain and Standard), By Purchase Options (Direct Purchase {Kids & Adults and Old Aged} and Rental), By Distribution Channel (Online Channels and Offline Channels), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

The global knee scooter market size was valued at USD 362.64 million in 2023. The market is projected to grow from USD 372.35 million in 2024 to USD 561.20 million by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.26% during the forecast period of 2024-2032. Key players operating in the market invest in R&D activities focused on orthopedic scooters to enable users to walk on the surface with utmost comfort and flexibility.

Knee scooter emerged as a beneficial mobility assistance product for individuals recovering from leg surgeries and injuries. This product allows users to maintain a natural body posture while keeping injured leg elevated on the scooter. The product helps users avoid putting weight on the injured leg and enables them to keep the foot or ankle relaxed while walking. Increasing awareness of the benefits of using mobility assistant knee walkers and shifting consumer preference from traditional crutches or walkers without wheels to knee walkers drives the global product demand. In May 2022, Harmony Home Medical Supply, a San Diego’s home medical equipment retailer revealed that, around 90% of the leg injured patients that use some kind of mobility device prefer orthopedic scooters over crutches. 

MARKET DYNAMICS

Market Drivers

Growing Awareness of Product Benefits in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) After-support to Drive Market Growth

The increasing prevalence of knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and growing awareness regarding the benefits of knee cruisers including flexible and safer mobility assistance in knee osteoarthritis drives the global product demand. In addition, increasing incidences of leg injuries due to road accidents and continual orthopedic surgeons’ recommendation of the usage of knee walkers for easy mobility accelerate the product sales across many countries globally. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), as of 2022, around 2.1 million (8.3% of total population) Australians were recorded to suffer from osteoarthritis. In 2021-2022, around 53,500 (210 per 100,000 population) knee replacement-related treatments took place in Australia.

Market Restraints

Incidences of Accidents Due to Product Usage at Uneven Surfaces May Restrain Market Growth

The incidences of falls and accidents due to slippery or uneven surfaces while using knee cruisers limit the product demand globally. In addition, easy consumers’ accessibility to the alternative products including wheelchairs, assistive canes, crutches, walkers, and others restrain the product consumption rate across many countries worldwide.

Market Opportunities

Growing Population Aging to Favor Product Demand

Increasing population aging and higher aged consumers’ necessities of utilizing mobility assistance devices in their daily lifestyle is slated to favor product demand across many countries worldwide. In addition, shifting aged consumers’ preference from four wheeler or three wheeler mobility walkers to knee scooters to walk freely by sliding vehicle by leg other than injured one accelerate the global product sales. According to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022, around 10% of the population is aged 65 years and above worldwide. The percentage is expected to increase up to 16% by 2050.

Market Challenges

Higher Necessity of R&D Investments to Challenge Key Manufacturers in Product Launches

Higher necessities of conducting rounds of investments in the R&D activities of the knee caddy poses challenges to key companies in launching innovative products in the global market. Keeping mobility care devices such as wheelchairs, three wheeler scooters, and others provides higher profit margins to retailers compared to knee caddies. Retailing stores’ preference for the mobility assistance devices of higher profit margins and their demand for a diverse array of the counterpart mobility assistive products pose challenges to the companies generating sales revenues from knee scooter product category.

KNEE SCOOTER MARKET TRENDS

Emergence of Electric Knee Coaster to Favor Market Growth

Emergence of battery powered/electric knee scooters with adjustable seat height, comfortable knee pads, multifunctional brakes, shock absorbers, and a storage unit favor the demand for such products. In addition, shifting consumer preference toward electric mobility scooters to avoid the necessity of adding excessive scooter pushing pressure in case of non-electric scooters are set to create newer prospects for market growth during the forecast period of 2024-2032.

Impact of COVID-19

Postponement of Knee Surgeries during COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Product Demand

Doctors and hospitals’ postponement or cancellation of the patients’ knee injury-related treatments due to the shutdown of orthopedic surgery hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic have considerably lowered the consumer demand for knee treatment aftercare products worldwide. Furthermore, the limited operations or closure of personal care retailing shops due to the COVID-19-related lockdown restrictions severely affected the global supply chain.   

SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS

By Purchase Options

Direct Purchase Segment Dominated the Market due to Product Necessity for Longer Duration

Based on purchase options, the global market is bifurcated into direct purchase and rental.

Consumers opt for rental products when needed to use less than or equal to four weeks. Buying a scooter is a better option when its usage is required for a longer time duration. The direct purchase segment exhibited a major global knee scooter market share in 2023 due to higher preference for product usage for longer duration. In addition, the segment is anticipated to record considerable revenues over 2024 to 2032 due to the increasing number of aged consumers opting to buy products for their usage for longer duration. The increasing adoption of second-hand chair wheelers available at affordable prices support the revenue growth of the direct purchase segment.

Based on demography, the direct purchase segment can be further bifurcated into kids & adults and old aged. The kids & adults segment exhibited a major market share in 2023 as kids and adults aged up to 65 years are more likely to use knee cruisers for their outdoor leisure needs. Rising number of old age homes providing knee walkers to their aged people skyrocket the product revenues from the old aged segment.

The rental segment is slated to grow at a faster rate during 2024-2032 due to the increasing consumer demand for renting mobility scooters. The rising number of service providers offering mobility vehicles on rent support the rental segment growth.

By Type

Standard Segment Leads due to Higher Product Usage in Indoor Settings

Based on type, the market is fragmented into all terrain and standard. Knee cruisers can be used in indoor and outdoor places. Standard knee scooter type is mostly used at indoor places whereas all terrain products are used on on-the road or outdoor surfaces.

The standard segment held a major market share in 2023 due to higher necessity of mobility assistance devices at indoor places. In addition, better affordability and easy consumers’ accessibility to the wheeled knee walker further drive segment growth.

The all terrain segment is slated to grow at a faster rate during 2024-2032. The growing outdoor leisure trends and increasing mobility disabled users’ adoption of all terrain knee scooters for their outdoor mobility will skyrocket the segmental revenue growth. Besides, increasing development of multi-wheeled all terrain products of air-filled tires to incur shock absorption technology in the product positively contribute toward the segment growth.

By Distribution Channel

Easy Accessibility & Wide Offering Fuels Offline Channel’s Leading Position

Based on distribution channel, the market is divided into online channels and offline channels.

Offline channels generated a significant share of the global market in 2023. Users can better understand product functionalities and can have product trials when buying in-person at offline retailing shops. The offline channels segment dominated the global market share in 2023 due to better flexibility in buying products at offline retailing stores. Greater choices of mobility assistive products at offline stores and their provision of after sales services including device repairing and replacements result in higher product sales from these channels worldwide.

E-commerce portals integrate AI-generated videos and images in the product descriptions to increase the number of product orders. During the forecast period of 2024-2032, the online channels segment is slated to grow at a faster rate due to the continual e-commerce stores’ advertising and online merchandising efforts. Rising number of e-commerce shops offering second hand products at affordable prices positively contribute toward the online channels segment growth worldwide.

KNEE SCOOTER MARKET REGIONAL OUTLOOK

On the basis of region, the market is segregated into North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa.

North America

North America’s market was valued at USD 212.87 million in 2023. The U.S. market accounted for around 81.11% share of the North American market in 2023. The regional market is slated to grow at the second fastest rate during 2024-2032. The market exhibited a leading global market share in 2023.

Higher number of orthopedic surgeons recommending the usage of knee cruisers to avoid joint pain during mobility and significant spending on mobility assistance devices among consumers result in considerable product sales in the U.S.

Furthermore, government support in improving the accessibility of mobility care products in Canada and Mexico supports the product consumption in the region. The rising number of old age settings also drive the product demand in Canada and Mexico.

Europe

The Europe market is slated to grow at the fastest rate during 2024-2032. The growing incidences of knee injuries and rising demand for the innovative personal care devices are the factors favoring the knee scooter market growth in the U.K., Germany, and Spain. In addition, the growing demand for premium all terrain products in Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Eastern European region is anticipated to drive the European market’s growth during 2024-2032.    

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific is slated to exhibit the third fastest growing rate during 2024-2032. Crutches and wheelchairs are most commonly used mobility assistance devices in India, China, and Southeast Asia. Higher number of aged population and growing awareness of the availability of the different kinds of mobility assistance devices including wheeled knee walkers and seated mobility scooters drive product demand in the Asia Pacific region.

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by the end of 2022, 280 million (19.8% of total) Chinese citizens aged 60 years and above were recorded. The ministry also reported that there were 209.78 million (14.9% of total) people aged 65 years and above in the country.

Middle East & Africa and South America

The Middle East & Africa and South America markets are slated to depict the fourth and fifth fastest growing rate during 2024-2032. Increasing adoption of online shopping of personal assistance devices in Brazil and Chile support South America’s market growth. The rising demand for rental knee cruisers among youngsters in South Africa and the UAE drive the Middle East & Africa market growth.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Key Market Players

Industry Giants Prioritize Product Distribution Channels to Increase Consumer Base

Key players including Cardinal Health, Carex Health Brands, KneeRover, Ocelco Inc., and Medline Industries, LP focus on launching innovative products and broadening sales channels to build their position in the global market. These continual key players’ efforts support the future development of the market. For instance, KneeRover offers KneeCycle with an innovative All-Terrain front axle featuring 9 inch pneumatic wheels for higher performance and stability.

Major Players in the Knee Scooter Market

Cardinal Health, Carex Health Brands, KneeRover, Ocelco Inc., and Medline Industries, LP are the largest players in the market. The global market is highly fragmented, with top 5 players accounting for around 13.80% of the market share.

LIST OF KNEE SCOOTER COMPANIES PROFILED IN THIS REPORT:

• KneeRover (Georgia)


• Cardinal Health, Inc. (U.S.)


• TKWC INC (U.S.)


• Ocelco Inc. (U.S.)


• Medical Depot, Inc. (U.S.)


• Vive Health (U.S.)


• Elenker (U.S.)


• Carex Health Brands (U.S.)


• Medline Industries, LP (U.S.)


• PULAR TRUST.ORG (U.K.)

Report Coverage

The report provides a detailed market analysis and focuses on significant aspects, such as competitive landscape, regional analysis, product type, product purchase options, and distribution channel areas. Besides this, the report on market outlook provides an insight into various global market trends and highlights key industry developments. In addition to the above-mentioned factors, the report encompasses several other factors that have contributed to the growth of the market in recent years.

Report Scope & Segmentation

ATTRIBUTE	DETAILS
Study Period	2019-2032
Base Year	2023
Estimated Year	2024
Forecast Period	2024-2032
Historical Period	2019-2022
Growth Rate	CAGR of 5.26% from 2024 to 2032
Unit	Value (USD Million)
Segmentation	By Type All Terrain Standard
By Purchase Options Direct Purchase Kids & Adults Old Aged Rental
By Distribution Channel Online Channels Offline Channels
By Region North America (By Type, Purchase Options, Distribution Channel, and Country) U.S. (By Purchase Options) Canada (By Purchase Options) Mexico (By Purchase Options) Europe (By Type, Purchase Options, Distribution Channel, and Country) Germany (By Purchase Options) France (By Purchase Options) Italy (By Purchase Options) Spain (By Purchase Options) U.K. (By Purchase Options) Russia (By Purchase Options) Rest of Europe (By Purchase Options) Asia Pacific (By Type, Purchase Options, Distribution Channel, and Country) China (By Purchase Options) India (By Purchase Options) Japan (By Purchase Options) Australia (By Purchase Options) Rest of Asia Pacific (By Purchase Options) South America (By Type, Purchase Options, Distribution Channel, and Country) Brazil (By Purchase Options) Argentina (By Purchase Options) Rest of South America (By Purchase Options) Middle East & Africa (By Type, Purchase Options, Distribution Channel, and Country) UAE (By Purchase Options) South Africa (By Purchase Options) Rest of the Middle East & Africa (By Purchase Options)