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Big week for health and wellness businesses:
Danielle Theobald
Social Media Strategist · 21 May 2026 · 1 min read
Big week for health and wellness businesses:
-> Global wellness economy just hit $6.8 trillion and is on track for $9.8 trillion by 2029 (bigger than tourism, IT, and sports combined) -> Digital health startups raised $4B in Q1 alone - strongest first quarter since the pandemic peak (!!!!) -> Mental health apps projected to hit $17.5B by 2030 and Gen Z is driving most of the spend
The 'healthcare is broken' and 'wellness is pseudoscience' crowd are both getting drowned out by a $10 trillion market that doesn't care what either of them thinks.
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