Demand for smart speakers spiked at the end of 2020

“Smart speakers have shown steady growth, especially in Russia with the ever-growing popularity of local manufacturers”, - Kommersant quotes the words of Yan Prenosil, senior analyst at IDC for smart home devices.

According to the expert, the market for "smart" devices in Central and Eastern Europe grew by 6.4%. This was mainly due to video equipment. The speaker market grew by 11.9%, and a total of 25.3 million of these gadgets were sold.

By the way, the Russians were actively buying up "smart speakers" on the eve of March 8th. Their sales have jumped four times compared to the beginning of February.

By the way, in the US, hackers have learned to hack these devices.

The number of smart devices is constantly growing. IoT elements include refrigerators, kettles and vacuum cleaners. The most common in everyday life, already in Russia, examples of automatic actions in a typical "smart home" are automatic switching on and off the light, automatic correction of the heating system or air conditioner, as well as smart alarm, that is, automatic notification of intrusion, fire or leakage.