Smart speaker market surges, Google slips to third place
August 27, 2019
According to a new report from Canalys, shipments of smart speakers worldwide jumped over 55 percent in the second quarter. During that period, Amazon was the leading manufacturer, shipping 6.6 million units. Google, previously in second place, fell to third behind China’s Baidu, which has been aggressively marketing the products of late.
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