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Smart speaker market hits record highs in 2020 after strong holiday sales

Thursday 4 March 2021 | 11:57 CET | News
Smart speaker sales reached record highs in 2020 despite a market hit by the coronavirus pandemic, boosted by new model introductions by different manufacturers, and across different price points, the latest study from Strategy Analytics revealed. Apple, Amazon, Google, Alibaba and Baidu all came out with new products at the end of the year, in time for the holiday shopping season and contributing to a positive end to a difficult year.

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Categories: Internet
Companies: Alibaba / Amazon / Apple / Baidu / Facebook / Google / Xiaomi
Countries: World
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