Amazon Leads U.S. Smart Speaker Market with Over 70% Share, Music and Assistants Top Uses

Amazon continues to dominate the U.S. smart speaker market with 70% share, followed by Google Home at 23% and Apple HomePod at 7%.
The number one use of smart speakers is listening to music, done daily by over half of users.
Asking questions of the virtual assistant is the second most common use.
Setting timers and alarms is another very common smart speaker use.
As of June 2022, over one-third of U.S. adults owned a smart speaker, leaving room for market growth.

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