Over seven billion smart home devices worldwide in 2020

Smart entertainment devices such as smart speakers, connected TVs and video game consoles are increasingly popular. — RossHelen/IStock.com/AFP

Analyst Juniper Research estimates that 7.4 billion home connected devices will be active worldwide by the end of the year. This figure could nearly double to reach 13.5 billion in 2025.

The vast majority of the connected devices are smart entertainment ones (smart speakers, connected TVs, video game consoles) in 2020 and this category will represent over US$230bil (RM937.37bil) in revenue in 2025.

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