Q3 Global Headphone Sales Jumped 26% to $5.5 Billion, Says Futuresource
Global headphone revenue surged 26 percent in Q2 to $5.5 billion, reported Futuresource Wednesday. It credited higher consumer demand in feature-rich upgrade models for “new emerging use cases.” Within the in-ear category, “wireless and true wireless headphones are drawing the…
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crowds,” it said. Wireless also is fueling demand in the over-the-ear segment, it said. Unit shipments of true wireless headphones doubled in volume year on year, while revenue in the category grew to within “striking distance” of $1 billion, it said. “AirPods remain the true wireless giant and continue to dominate,” and one in every 10 true wireless headphones sold in the quarter was marketed for sports, it said.