A smart speaker forecast by research firm Arizton suggested about $ 1.3 billion in
smart speaker sales in 2017.
The 2016 sales number from Arizton can also be used to estimated 2016
smart speaker sales of 10.8 to 12.9 million units.
However, it is impressive that Google Home accounted for one - third of
European smart speaker sales given that it had the equivalent of only a half - year of sales opportunity.
U.S. smart speaker sales in 2018 are expected to account for 68.2 % of the total while purchases in China will be the next largest market at 7.8 %.
Amazon and Google were willing to lose money on
smart speaker sales over the holidays by discounting their hardware in order to gain market share.
Survey data also revealed that Google Home accounted for 40 % of
Q4 smart speaker sales in the U.S. Given that Google data suggests at least 7.6 million Google Home units were sold globally in Q4 2017, you could infer that about 11.4 million Amazon Echo units were sold if market share were consistent globally.
According to Strategy Analytics, an estimated 68 percent 2017's
smart speaker sales belong to Amazon's Echo series, popularized by its recognizable virtual assistant, Alexa.
We cover market share for the leading voice assistant providers, how home size and broadband connectivity in Asia may
temper smart speaker sales and much more.
However, this doesn't necessarily point to a spike in Google
Home smart speaker sales as the app also works with Chromecast.
Strategy Analytics global
smart speaker sales analysis shows Google with a 35.7 % Q4 share so it slightly underperformed in Europe in the full year 2017 compared to other geographies.
New features and capabilities are being added all the time, which is why Gartner
expects smart speaker sales to go from $ 720 million in 2016 to $ 3.5 billion by 2021.
Voice Assistant distribution has achieved critical mass for these two companies and will no longer be dependent on
smart speaker sales for growth in usage.
U.S. smart speaker sales in 2018 are expected to account for 68.2 % of the total while purchases in China will be the next largest market at 7.8 %.
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.
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.
The more aggressive 7 million HomePod unit sales forecast by Loup Ventures would require
total smart speaker sales to more than double in 2018.
The 2016 sales number from Arizton can also be used to estimated 2016
smart speaker sales of 10.8 to 12.9 million units.
IDC has released a new smart home device forecast that estimates 2017
smart speaker sales were $ 4.4 billion and will..
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.
Research Firm Canalys is predicting 56.3 million
smart speaker sales in 2018 worldwide.
This data also suggest 2017
smart speaker sales were $ 1.29 billion.
This sizable increase will be driven by Amazon's
smart speaker sales, in particular, the report said.
Research Firm Canalys is predicting 56.3 million
smart speaker sales in 2018 worldwide.
The more aggressive 7 million HomePod unit sales forecast by Loup Ventures would require total
smart speaker sales to more than double in 2018.
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.
IDC has released a new smart home device forecast that estimates 2017
smart speaker sales were $ 4.4 billion and will..
This data also suggest 2017
smart speaker sales were $ 1.29 billion.
Smart speaker sales have exploded, with 47 million Americans now using one, up from about zero two years ago.
Smart speaker sales in the U.S. rose sharply to nearly 25 million in 2017, with close to 11 million purchased during the holiday season.
Google and Amazon likely lost money on
their smart speaker sales over the holiday period which saw aggressive discounts being attached to both the Home and Echo - series devices, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing analysts of IHS Markit and IDC.
IDC has released a new smart home device forecast that estimates 2017
smart speaker sales were $ 4.4 billion and will grow to $ 17.4 billion in 2022.
Amazon and Google are making a hard push for
smart speaker sales this holiday season.
Even though the search giant is lagging behind in
smart speaker sales, Google Assistant is on 200 million devices, when you factor in the Pixel devices and all the other Android phones that have the agent built - in.
It may have captured more than 30 % of
all smart speaker sales in 2017 which helped it rise to 18.4 % U.S. smart speaker market share in terms of total users.
On a global scale, it projected that
smart speaker sales would reach 56.3 million shipments.
Smart speaker sales from manufacturers other than Amazon and Google captured 12.5 % of global Q4 market share in 2017 but were not present or inconsequential in Europe.
Strategy Analytics has completed its analysis of global and European
smart speaker sales for 2017 and data show that nearly..
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smart speaker sales are expected to increase substantially in 2018, as more consumers adopt them in some way.