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Omdia: Smart Speaker Shipments in 2Q22 Exceeded 33M

  • October 6, 2022
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The U.S. smart speaker market continued to contract during 2Q22, posting a decline of 14% year-over-year according to the latest quarterly smart speaker tracker from technology research and advisory group Omdia. Although Amazon-branded smart speakers grew 33% during the quarter relative to last year, other brands like Google and Apple were down 31% and 57%, respectively.

Given the rapid growth in the U.S. smart speaker market over the past few years the penetration rate for smart speakers in the U.S. went from 36% in 2017 to just 52% as of 2021. indicating that brands are less active relative to previous years.Smart Speakers

As of April 2022, more than 35 smart speaker models have been discontinued. 46 (63%) of brands haven’t released a new model since 2019, and 34 (46%) of brands haven’t released one since 2018.

“With the number of smart speaker releases fading, Omdia believes new use cases will be introduced to the market, now that there is a sizable installed base,” Teik Chuan Goh Research Analyst, Omdia said. “This high penetration rate could reduce demand for replacement speakers while promoting new opportunities like senior care, healthcare monitoring, and security features/services.”

In 2Q22, France, Germany, and the UK, recorded 3.6 million smart speaker shipments, with Amazon representing about 80% of shipments. For South Korea, China, and Australia represented 21 million smart speaker shipments. Alibaba was the market leader representing 36% of shipments during the quarter. Baidu was second, followed by Xiaomi and Huawei.

“The next step for smart speakers will be far more difficult and controversial — trying to make an assistant more active in the home without invading privacy or becoming a nuisance,” Goh concluded. “In short, a more proactive and intelligent digital assistant is up next for smart speakers, but will it be enough to reenergize the stalling industry?”

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Residential Tech Today’s former executive editor Jeremy Glowacki is an editorial veteran with more than 20 years of professional experience with numerous publications. In 2000, he helped create and launch Residential Systems, a business and technology magazine for the custom integration business. He served as day-to-day editor of that title and content director of the CEDIA Daily, Systems Contractor News, and several other B2B titles until joining Innovative Properties Worldwide in 2018. Jeremy was named a CEDIA Fellow in 2012.
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