Here are a few of the most interesting Amazon Alexa statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Amazon Alexa Statistics and Facts
Number of skills available on Amazon Alexa:
Last updated 5/2/18
Number of devices Alexa is available on:
Last updated 9/1/18
Estimated number of people that own an Amazon Echo device:
Last updated 1/25/17
Estimated number of Amazon Echos sold to date:
Last updated 6/7/16
Amazon’s share of the US smart speaker market in 2018:
Amazon’s share of the global smart speaker market in Q1 2018:
Amazon’s share of the global smart speaker market in Q1 2017:
Percentage of people that own an Alexa-enabled device that have used it for shopping:
Last updated 8/7/18
Percentage of people that own an Alexa-enabled device that have used it to track a purchase:
Last updated 8/7/18
Amazon Echo owners make Amazon purchases an estimated 6% more often than they did before they got the device.
Amazon Echo owners spend an estimated 10% more on Amazon than they did before they got the device.
Number of items you can purchase on Amazon through Echo voice commands:
Last updated 7/6/16
Most popular Alexa skill:
Last updated 10/7/16
Second most popular Alexa skill:
Last updated 10/7/16
Percentage of smart speakers sold in 2017 that Alexa runs on:
Last updated 10/13/17
Number of people reportedly employed by Amazon to work on Alexa:
Last updated 9/28/17