Smart speakers have been in the last few years, but at least in the US, the market is expected to substantially slow down its growth in the near future. a boost of 13.7 percent in 2020 US smart speaker users compared to 2019, bringing the grand total up to 83.1 million, with single-digit growth then predicted for 2021.

The relatively young industry is thus moving closer to its maturity point, which means it will become even harder to challenge the crushing dominance of market pioneer Amazon. The e-commerce giant single-handedly carved out this new niche of the consumer electronics ...