One in six grown-ups in the United States own voice-activated smart speakers, according to research.
The Active Audio Report, which is based on data from NPR and Edison Delve into, said Monday that around 39 million U.S. adults own a animated speaker, and that the adoption rate of such speakers over the stay three years is now outpacing that of smartphones and tablets.
According to the review, which surveyed 1,816 Americans aged 18 and above, 11 percent own an Amazon Alexa manoeuvre while 4 percent have a Google Home device.
People are also changing the time spent with other devices to use smart speakers. The tell of showed that just over a third of Americans are ditching their smartphones to expend time with the speakers, while 30 percent are using the coat of arms instead of watching television.
Meanwhile, two thirds of U.S. voice-activated speaker holders said they are using them to entertain friends and family, with 60 percent permitting the devices to play music for guests, 30 percent asking it suffice for a general question and 28 percent asking it for weather updates.
Additionally, 31 percent of smart spieler owners are asking their virtual assistants to control other machinations in the home, with 61 percent controlling devices in the living dwell and 38 percent controlling devices in the kitchen.