The US saw a bit of a cool down in the third quarter when it comes to the shipment of smart speakers like Amazon’s popular Alexa-powered devices. But new data out from Strategy Analytics tells a different story — or, rather, adds another dimension to the smart speaker market picture. Outside the US, smart speaker shipments are actually red-hot at the moment. Indeed, global shipments hit a record high in the third quarter, putting the market on track to top 100 million units in use by the end of this year.
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Global smart speaker shipments hit an all-time high, with Amazon in the lead originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 21:03:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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