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26th Annual Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns

This annual report examines holiday technology gift giving, receiving, and consumer shopping trends. This holiday season, approximately 186 million U.S. adults plan to purchase technology gifts and will spend a record amount on key categories such as smart speakers, content-related gifts, smart home devices, smartwatches and more.

Published: 10/24/2019

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