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Emerging Tech Categories See Strong Growth As Consumers Seek New Forms of Entertainment
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Sales of consumer drones and VR/AR devices soar over the pandemic period, reports NPD

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a year where social distancing and safety measures kept many Americans home more than usual, the consumer technology industry experienced strong sales in categories that kept people connected and entertained. According to NPD's Retail Tracking Service, consumer drone sales from March- November 2020 in the U.S. have more than doubled (+114%) compared to the same timeframe in 2019. Over the same period VR/AR hardware and accessories saw 53% sales growth with average sales prices more than doubling.

"While PCs, monitors, and routers flew off the shelves when offices and schools began to close - sales of consumer drones and VR/AR accessories and hardware also saw strong gains as consumers looked for hobbies and pursuits they could enjoy while social distancing," said Ben Arnold, executive director, industry analyst for The NPD Group. "In VR/AR part of what is driving sales is pent-up demand from earlier in the year, we expect this will continue into the first quarter of the new year."

2020's holiday shopping season was unlike any other: Prime Day was pushed from July to October, Black Friday promotions began earlier than ever, and consumers leaned into online shopping or BOPUS offerings. The result for U.S. consumer technology sales was double-digit Q4 growth through the week ending Dec. 26, 2020*. In October and November combined both consumer drone and VR/AR hardware and accessories sales more than doubled from the same period in 2019, with Quest 2 from Oculus and the Mavic Mini from DJI seeing top sales.

"A big part of what is driving these large sales increases are products from the top performing brands in each of these categories," added Arnold. "Anticipation for products from companies like DJI for drones and Oculus for VR/AR is driving up consumer demand, and with increasing average sales prices in each of these categories, resulting in big 2020 results."

*Source: The NPD Group, Inc., Weekly Retailing Tracking Service, Jan. 5, 2020- Dec. 26, 2020

About The NPD Group, Inc.
NPD offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help our clients grow their businesses in a changing world. Over 2,000 companies worldwide rely on us to help them measure, predict, and improve performance across all channels, including brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B. We have services in 19 countries worldwide, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and APAC. Practice areas include apparel, appliances, automotive, beauty, books, B2B technology, consumer technology, e-commerce, fashion accessories, food consumption, foodservice, footwear, home, juvenile products, media entertainment, mobile, office supplies, retail, sports, toys, and video games. For more information, visit npd.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdgroup.

Media Contact

Megan Scott, The NPD Group, 516.625.7516, megan.scott@npd.com

SOURCE The NPD Group



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