More Than Half Of Americans Now Own A Digital Assistant According To New Study

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Since the rise of technology, people’s dependence on new tech has already increased. So news of digital assistants being owned by more than half of Americans should not come as a surprise.

According to a new survey by Clutch, 48% of the survey takers in the united states owned a digital assistant, and 33% planned to buy one within the next three years. Clutch also found that 69% of voice assistant owners used their devices every day.

Based on Juniper research, the number of voice assistants used worldwide could rise from 2.5 billion in 2018 to 8 billion in 2023. To accommodate the growing use of digital assistants, the number of voice developers have added thousands of skills to both platforms, which allow users to buy things, order food, hail rides, stream music, control smart-home devices, and more.

Despite the high number of digital assistants, there are still people who are concerned about the lack of security they bring. Research shows, 59 percent of Americans have privacy concerns regarding the use of digital assistants. While more than half fear their digital assistant is listening to them at all times, and close to 45 percent believe their information is being shared.