New research has come out that looks at the number of Americans that own a smart speaker along the lines of the Amazon Echo or Google Home devices. The research came from NPR and Edison Research, and found that 16% of Americans own a smart speaker, putting the figure at around 39 million people.

That the figure is up 128% from January 2017,

Source: Hot Hardware – Amazon Echo, Google Home Smart Speakers In Use By 39 Million Americans Says Study