Share of smart TV market in India Q1 2024, by vendor

Smart TV, one of the newer trends in both the television and smart home appliance industry, has been growing strong in the Indian market. Most television manufacturers have been focusing on broadening their product portfolios with smart TVs, and as a result, the price of entry level smart TVs has been brought down to less than 200 U.S. dollars. In the first quarter of 2024, Samsung led the Indian smart TV market with 16 percent market share based on shipments.  

Smart TV market

During the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for televisions was further boosted by an increased need for home entertainment and an overall growing popularity of OTT content. In India, the top five brands of smart TV captured nearly half of the market share and more than 95 percent of the televisions sold in India were also manufactured locally. However, despite the rise of VU, other domestic brands haven’t performed well in this sector due to a combination of business strategies missing the mark, supply chain management issues, and fierce competition from foreign companies.

Smart home devices

Thanks to the fast expansion of cheap internet across the country and development of the internet of things technology, India was estimated to be the third-largest market for smart home devices in the world. Among various smart home devices, the most common in Indian households were smart speakers and smart TV. Amazon and Philips were the most poplar brands for these two categories respectively. Despite huge sales numbers, the penetration of these devices is still relatively low in comparison to India’s more developed Asian neighbors. It was estimated that in year 2024, the penetration of smart home devices would cross 10 percent across the South Asian country.