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36%
36% -- unit sales growth for gaming headsets (May 2021)
Retail unit sales for gaming headsets grew by 36% globally (excluding North America) between February 2020 through May 2021 compared to the prior 16-month period.
- Excludes North America
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36%
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May 2021
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95
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50
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
81
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GfK
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https://www.gfk.com/press/gaming-hardware-global-sales-trends ↗
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Gaming devices recorded exponential sales growth during key pandemic months
Gaming devices recorded exponential sales growth during key pandemic months
We know for certain that pandemic lockdowns drove big sales upticks for stay-at-home digital devices – from monitors to headsets. But GfK data shows that gaming-related hardware consistently beat even those elevated performa…
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GfK
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GfK Global (excluding North America) POS data – growth vs. pre-pandemic
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gaming headsets: 36% unit sales growth. Source: GfK (May 2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gaming-headset-sales-growth-2021
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gaming-headset-sales-growth-2021" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>36%</strong> -- unit sales growth for gaming headsets<br><small>Source: GfK (May 2021) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gaming-headset-sales-growth-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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