Brits ditch trendy AirPods for WIRED headphones: Sales surge by 20% as stars including Harry Styles, Emma Watson, and Charli XCX drive a revival

New data from Circana's Retail Tracking Service has revealed that in the first six weeks of 2026, revenue from wired headphones was up by 20 per cent.


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