Global smart speaker shipments rose an astonishing +278% YoY in Q1 2018 as the popularity of the voice controlled devices shows no signs of slowing down. Amazon and Google remain the dominant players but their combined share fell from the previous quarter as Apple made its entrance and China's Alibaba and Xiaomi carried on their strong momemtum from 2017.

This report provides quarterly global smart speaker shipments and installed base by major vendor and operating system from Q4 2014 through Q1 2018 with an estimate for Q2 2018. Regions covered include North America, Western Europe, Asia Pacific, Central & Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe and Africa & Middle East. The report is designed for use by device manufacturers, component suppliers, operators, developers, software providers and others to determine the size and growth rate of the global smart speaker market.