Portable Players

Wireless speakers is the only product that is registering growth in the portable players category in South Africa. This growth originates from consumers seeking to become increasingly “connected”, which is driven by rapid smartphone penetration. ...

With consumers increasingly engaging in entertainment on the go, demand for wireless speakers has been soaring. The easy compatibility of these speaker with smartphones, which are the preferred devices for content consumption in India, makes it easy ...

The rise of streaming services was having a double-edged effect on portable player sales at the end of the review period. On the one hand, it is disrupting the “traditional” portable player industry, as portable players are not really needed any more...

As consumers are increasingly shifting to compact and multifunctional consumer electronics in the form of smartphones and tablets, with these able to perform all the functions offered by portable players and rendering these devices unnecessary for ...

Portable players consists of several different categories which are very different in terms of their maturity and sales. In 2019, portable media players and e-readers failed to reverse the retail volume declines seen over the review period. This was ...

Wireless speakers remained the only portable players area posting volume growth in 2019. The increase in demand for wireless speakers sales can partly be attributed to increased penetration of smartphones. In addition, the fact that a growing number ...

Filipinos are some of the most active online consumers, spending significant time on social media platforms, playing online games and streaming films. Multi-functional devices such as smartphones and laptops are best suited to consumers using the ...

The portable players category saw some level of growth in 2019, although its positive performance was achieved only as a result of sales of wireless speakers, as all other component categories saw strong negative growth. Due to the young and ...

Both categories of portable media players witnessed another year of steep retail volume declines in 2019. These products are increasingly being regarded as old fashioned and are likely to record significantly lower sales by 2024. Media streaming is ...

Until the second half of the review period, portable players seemed in irreversible decline in Vietnam. However, retail volume growth has been recovered thanks to wireless speakers. These products are attractive to a small but growing group of ...

Wireless speakers recorded another strong performance in retail volume terms in 2019, consolidating its dominance of portable players in Australia. The category continues to offer a wider range of products available in retailers in addition to brands...

Wireless speakers was the only portable players category in France to post growth in volume sales in 2019, and is expected to remain the sole positive performer in this respect over the forecast period. The category will continue to benefit from ...

Wireless speakers is set to remain the only growth driver in the forecast period. Bluetooth technology has created strong opportunities as there is a need to connect to various consumer electronics. Thus, sales of wireless speakers are increasing in ...

The main challenge and, at the same time, the most important innovative direction for wireless speakers, has turned out to be the development of the smart house, rather than listening to music. Italian consumers have shown an interest in smart ...

Wireless speakers continued to record dynamic growth in 2019, mainly boosted by the increase in online music services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Mexicans spend on average around three hours a day listening to music, with consumers increasingly ...

Wireless speakers recorded the strongest retail volume growth in 2019 and are expected to become increasingly popular over the forecast period, in line with the growing ownership of smartphones, tablets and laptops. Wireless speakers are preferred ...

Wireless speakers volume sales are expected to grow strongly throughout the forecast period. The category will continue to benefit from sustained demand for good quality, highly portable and reasonably priced audio-focused products that allow users ...

The evolution of wireless audio technology from connected bulky audio systems has helped the category to rapidly expand. Current home portable speakers are equipped with high sound quality and are available in a variety of modern and colourful ...

While volume growth of e-readers and portable media players continued to decline, volume growth of wireless speakers continued to rise in 2019, although not as rapidly as they did over previous review period years. Since they first appeared in the ...

Wireless speakers consolidated its leading position within portable players with another year of strong retail volume and current value growth in 2019. Unlike a number of other consumer electronics such as hi-fi systems, digital player docks, digital...