Federica Laricchia
Research expert covering the global consumer technology industry
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Estimates suggest that around 229 million individual TV units would be sold in 2017 alone, decreasing from 243 million just five years prior. Although the television is a very popular technology around the globe, given its large population, Asia is the region that buys the most TV sets, accounting for over a third of all sales in 2018.
TV industry
Despite the growing popularity of alternative consumer electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets, the television market has continued to grow. In fact, the total number of TV households around the world reached an all-time high in 2017, growing by hundreds of millions of households since 2010, and over 90 percent of the United States’ 128 million households have at least one TV. The television industry’s sales revenue figures have seen steady decline in recent years due to market saturation, but annual revenues still consistently amount to over 100 billion U.S. dollars. Smart TV technology is becoming an increasingly popular feature of modern television sets, enabling users to access the internet and connect with other devices.
TV industry
Despite the growing popularity of alternative consumer electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets, the television market has continued to grow. In fact, the total number of TV households around the world reached an all-time high in 2017, growing by hundreds of millions of households since 2010, and over 90 percent of the United States’ 128 million households have at least one TV. The television industry’s sales revenue figures have seen steady decline in recent years due to market saturation, but annual revenues still consistently amount to over 100 billion U.S. dollars. Smart TV technology is becoming an increasingly popular feature of modern television sets, enabling users to access the internet and connect with other devices.
