More Than Half of U.S. Households Use Smart Home Devices
This rapid take-up has inspired manufacturers to get...creative
Francis Scialabba
• less than 3 min read
While you were asking Alexa "What does the fox say?" smart home devices made their way into over half of American households.
54% of U.S. homes own at least one smart device, according to a Strategy Analytics survey released yesterday. The most popular smart devices are speakers (28% of homes), security systems (28%), and thermostats (21%). The full breakdown:
The timing isn't a coincidence
Strategy Analytics planned to drop the news during CES. The show is often written off as a place for gimmicky, far-off technology (like flying cars), but smart devices made the leap from the CES circuit to household mainstay pretty quickly.
This rapid take-up has inspired manufacturers to get...creative...with new smart device form factors. Example: At CES this year, Kohler revealed an Alexa-enabled speaker in a showerhead.
+ While we're here: The daily Brew recapped this week's Alexa announcements.
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