A total of 19 - 20 million
global smart speaker sales in Q4 2017 seems increasingly likely although other analysts are telling me they are thinking that it was closer to 15 million units in the top five markets.
«Facebook is set to officially foray into
the global smart speaker market in mid-2018 by launching two new models, codenamed Aloha and Fiona — both with 15 - inch touchscreens — in July at the latest, with the devices positioned as a way to allow family and friends to stay in touch with video chat and various social features, according to industry sources.»
Even more interesting, Loup predicts that Google will seize
the global smart speaker market share lead in 2022 with 48 % to Amazon's 37 %.
Using that as a baseline, TrendForce's total
global smart speaker sales for 2017 would be 25 million.
Analyst Tom Tien at Taiwan - based TrendForce estimates that Amazon and Google commanded 87.2 % of
global smart speaker market share in..
However, Q4 sales were so strong that Strategy Analytics raised 2017
global smart speaker sales estimates to 30.9 million units.
That figure would fit nicely with Strategy Analytics forecast of 3.8 million HomePods sold in 2018 assuming a 50 % rise in total
global smart speaker sales.
Even more interesting, Loup predicts that Google will seize
the global smart speaker market share lead in 2022 with 48 % to Amazon's 37 %.
Strategy Analytics expects about 9 % HomePod
global smart speaker market share compared to 12 % for Loup Ventures.
Analyst Tom Tien at Taiwan - based TrendForce estimates that Amazon and Google commanded 87.2 % of
global smart speaker market share in 2017 followed by Alibaba and Xiaomi at 4 % and 3 % respectively.
That figure would fit nicely with Strategy Analytics forecast of 3.8 million HomePods sold in 2018 assuming a 50 % rise in total
global smart speaker sales.
However, Q4 sales were so strong that Strategy Analytics raised 2017
global smart speaker sales estimates to 30.9 million units.
Analyst Tom Tien at Taiwan - based TrendForce estimates that Amazon and Google commanded 87.2 % of
global smart speaker market share in..
Not exact matches
Smart speakers and voice assistants represent a
global market.
Amazon led the introduction of
smart speakers in many
global markets, but going forward will likely be following Google as the company accelerates the introduction of new languages.
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Amazon is continuing its slow - but - steady
global rollout of its Echo
smart speakers and Alexa voice assistant.
It is not clear whether Google was subsidizing these efforts, but it certainly helped Google sell a
smart speaker every second in the fourth quarter racking up over 7.6 million in
global device sales.
Xiaomi, a top
global smartphone manufacturer headquartered in China, earlier today launched a
smart speaker rival to take on Alibaba's Tmall Genie X1 and JD.com's LingLong DingDong.
That points to a
global holiday trend were people were buying Alexa - powered
smart speakers in greater numbers.
While Strategy Analytics research suggests about 70 % of
smart speakers will be purchased in the U.S. in 2017, voice assistants are rapidly becoming a
global phenomenon.
This estimate is
global and it is important to note that it includes ten core countries tracked by Strategy Analytics that also happen to make up all of the key
smart speaker markets today — U.S., Canada, U.K. Germany, France, India, Korea, China, Japan and Australia.
This no doubt supports a broader Microsoft strategy about true
global availability of Cortana on both PCs and
smart speakers.
Global retailers Apple and Samsung are beginning to break into the
smart speaker market, with Apple releasing their «HomePod» and Samsung planning to release their unnamed
smart speaker in the first few months of 2018.
Smart speakers and voice assistants represent a
global market.
A
smart speaker makes sense, but keep in mind that Spotify has a tremendous
global brand and large user base.
Strategy Analytics has completed its analysis of
global and European
smart speaker sales for 2017 and data show that nearly 6.5 million units were sold in the U.K., Germany and France in 2017.
Smart speakers are projected to reach 56.3 million
global shipments this year, according to research by British firm Canalys.
That hasn't really happened in quite the same way in the
smart speaker market, for one obvious reason: This isn't just another hardware category where free, off - the - shelf software gets you an instant
global presence.
A 10 %
global adoption rate for AI - enabled
smart speakers, robots and appliances is a stunning finding.
Internet - based
global communications provider Agora announced a new partnership with Chinese electronics company Xiaomi for powering the OEM's voice - enabled
smart speaker, the Xiaomi Mi AI.
Amazon led the introduction of
smart speakers in many
global markets, but going forward will likely be following Google as the company accelerates the introduction of new languages.
Anker Innovations, a
global leader in charging technology and connected devices, has worked with the Alexa Voice Service to develop the eufy Genie, a compact
smart speaker.
The company reportedly believed that Amazon dominated the
global market and that the Korean market was too small for a
smart speaker to make any profits.