Apple’s HomePod is starting to make inroads into the smart speaker market.
The tech giant’s HomePod was able to capture 6% market share in the U.S. at the end of the second quarter, earning it “small but meaningful share,” Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) co-founder Josh Lowitz said in a statement (PDF). While that was far behind the Amazon Echo and Google Home, which earned 70% and 24% share, respectively, Apple has been able to earn that slice in just the last several months. Its competitors have been available for years.
