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# Global smart speakers shipments totaled 125 million in 2019
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/global-smart-speakers-shipments-totaled-125-million-in-2019/
- Published: 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-17T18:01:31.000Z
- Author: Techloy
- Tags: / Insights, Chartbox, Amazon Alexa, Google Nest, Google Home

According to a [report by Canalys released yesterday](https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/-global-smart-speaker-market-Q4-2019-forecasts-2020?ctid=1270-82bba9591c60b0e85203caf97d9a3955), vendors shipped a total of 125 million smart speakers worldwide in 2019, 60% more than in 2018\. Shipments in China more than doubled, from 21.9 million in 2018 to 52.0 million in 2019 and contributed 64% of all shipment growth in the year, thanks to Baidu, Alibaba and Xiaomi. Baidu stood out with its impressive 384% growth as its shipments grew from 3.6 million in 2018 to 17.3 million in 2019.

The report also finds that the worldwide smart speaker market grew 52% in Q4 2019, with vendors shipping 49.2 million units in the quarter. The last quarter of 2019 saw all five top vendors, Amazon, Google, Baidu, Alibaba and Xiaomi, break their all-time best shipment records. Amazon led the market, shipping 15.6 million units, up 38%, while Google shipped 12.5 million units and jumped back to second place after flagging in the previous two quarters.

In this **Techloy* chart, we compare the total units of smart speakers shipped globally between 2018 and 2019 among the top five vendors, showing that Google witnessed a sluggish growth in the sales of its smart speakers, Google Home and Google Nest, perhaps due to privacy concerns and its pricey offering. Meanwhile, Amazon’s Alexa which controls about 30% share is expected to continue dominating the smart speakers market in 2020.

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Chart by [Loy Okezie](https://www.techloy.com/author/loy/) / [Techloy.com](https://techloy.com/)