Smart Speaker Installed Base to Surpass 200 Million in 2019, Grow to 500 Million in 2023 – Canalys
May 1, 2019
Smart Speakers
Shared By Scott Millwood
MY THOUGHTS:
Curious about how many smart speakers are out there? 200 million and growing at 82%. Wow! That is a lot of digital assistants getting into homes and (some) offices.
Original Article:
New data from Canalys forecasts that the worldwide smart speaker installed base will exceed 200 million in 2019 and climb to over 500 million by 2023, surpassing wearables this year and tablets in 2021. Canalys says the installed base of smart speakers sold through the end of 2018 was 114 million units and that will rise 93.9 million units in 2019 to settle at 207.9 million devices by year-end.