Smart speakers gaining ground in India, Amazon Echo leads the market: Report

Smart speakers have quickly caught up in the Indian market. The shipment of the smart speakers in India is expected to cross 7.5 lakh units this year. Indian consumers are adopting smart technologies in their homes according to a research report released by Techarc on Monday.

Among the various options available in the market, Amazon Echo led the smart speaker market with 91% share in July-September 2020, according to the report. Amazon was followed by Xiaomi with 7% share and Google with 2% share.

As Indian homes go more for smart technologies, voice-controlled devices like a smart speaker have an increasingly important role to play, Techarc founder and chief analyst Faisal Kawoosa said in a statement.