Alexa now works with more than 60,000 smart devices, making it the most widely available voice assistant on the market. According to Digital Trends, this represents a significant increase in availability, because "just a year ago, Amazon had reported that the voice assistant was compatible with 12,000 devices." As Amazon said Alexa was compatible with 20,000 products in September 2019, the company has "increased the number of products that support Alexa by 200%" in the last eight months.
Smartphones vs smart speakers
In terms of compatibility with smart devices, competing voice assistants like Google Assistant and Apple's Siri are falling behind, Google Assistant supports "10,000 devices from more than 1,000 popular brands as of October 2018." That number could have increased significantly since then, if Alexa's growth is no easy feat—even then, Google still has a long way to go to catch up with Amazon. < p class="bordeaux-image-check">
The new Google Nest Hub Max (image credit: TechRadar) This margin could rise further as Google dropped its "Works with Nest" program following the integration of the Home Security brand and the launch of the Google Nest Hub Max. According to Engadget, Google's new privacy initiative "will enable data sharing between connected devices and apps, but only for a handful of narrowly selected partners." Despite Alexa's compatibility with many devices, Google Assistant and Siri are still the most widely used voice assistants because they are built into smartphones. Of course, smartphones are much more popular than smart speakers and probably will be in the near future. Through digital trends