Alexa, play Fancy by Iggy Azalea. We’re not debating Apple vs. Android here, but no matter where your loyalties lie, odds are you’re reading this on a smartphone right now. (No offense, desktop devotees.) Interestingly, the next most popular personal devices are Wi-Fi headphones and smart watches. Smart watches, like the Apple Watch, are even more popular than tablets, like the iPad. Next up for most popular is smart televisions. We were a bit surprised fewer people own smart TV’s than smart speakers, but there you have it. We suspect more people may replace their old non-smart TVs with an upgraded model in the next few years. But only time will tell. We were interested to find that 17.5% of people own smart printers. Apparently, some people still print things on paper—but smartly. In fact, all the numbers are pretty small here. Only 4.2% of people own a smart dishwasher, and 4.2% own a smart oven. Least popular are smart sous vide cookers with only 1.5%. The third most popular bathroom/laundry smart home device is smart toothbrushes. Gotta keep those pearly whites gleaming. Still, it’s hardly a majority of Americans, considering only 5.2% claim smart scale ownership. The second most popular smart security device is an outdoor security camera. We suspect the same people who want to protect their porches with doorbell cameras want to protect the rest of their property with cameras too. We expected smart lighting, like floodlights and pathlights, to be the next most popular, but those are actually fourth on the list. Smart gate locks actually come in second, followed by smart sprinklers. Smart light bulbs and plugs, as well as robot vacuums like Roomba, are also pretty popular. They haven’t reached anywhere close to the majority of Americans yet, but they’re still some of the most popular smart devices on our survey. Considering 35.6% of Americans own smart speakers, it makes sense that smart devices you can use with those smart speakers are becoming more appealing.
