Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Wireless speakers continued to drive growth in portable players in 2023, being the only product area to have recorded a positive increase in sales in retail volume terms. Compact, portable and affordable, as well as being compatible with “on-the-go”…
Overall demand for portable players is expected to increase in South Korea 2024, driven solely by wireless speakers, which accounts for the bulk of retail volume sales. Thess devices offer the flexibility of portable, cable-free listening, and are…
In 2024, portable players is anticipated to maintain solid retail volume growth in Singapore, with wireless speakers remaining the only category with notable sales within portable players. The widespread popularity of wireless speakers in the local…
Portable players in Malaysia is well placed to benefit as the country’s property market is expected to stabilise in 2024, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, with some urban/suburban areas positioned for more robust growth. There is cautious…
It was in May 2022 that Apple announced it was discontinuing its iPod brand. Apple’s iPod is an iconic device, changing the face of music over the last two decades. With the advertising copy “1,000 songs in your pocket”, the first model debuted in…