10+ Voice Search Statistics: The Key Data & Numbers

Voice search has rapidly gained popularity, with around 3.25 billion people worldwide utilizing voice-activated search and assistants, and it has been instrumental in generating over $2 billion in sales. 

Remarkably, 50% of the United States population engages with voice search on a daily basis. 

Given this widespread adoption and impact, I’d like to share the most important voice search statistics that are crucial to note immediately. 🌐🗣️

Voice Search Statistics: The Key Data

• Around 3.25 billion people worldwide use voice-activated search and assistants.
• More than 1 billion voice searches are conducted each month.
• Over $2 billion in sales have already been generated by voice search.
• 50% of the United States population uses voice search daily.
• 43% of people shop online via voice-enabled devices.
• 71% of consumers prefer to conduct searches via voice instead of typing.
• 55% of people use voice search to locate local businesses.
• 51% of online shoppers use voice search to research products before making a purchase.
• 50% of voice search results use information from featured snippets.
• By 2023, voice commerce will be worth more than $80 billion per year.

Sources: (Aovup, Techjury, Linkedin, Upcity, Ready Cloud, Palo Creative, PR Newswire, Luigi’s Box, Web Fx, Juniper Research.)

Voice Assistant Statistics

Voice assistants are widely used and increasingly popular, with a growing user base and market, high accuracy in answering queries, and significant user satisfaction, particularly for checking weather and news daily.

• As of the latest data, there are 4.2 billion voice assistants in use.
• 46.9% of US adults used a voice assistant in 2022, and 48.2% by 2025.
• The US had 142 million voice assistant users in 2022.
• The number of US voice assistant users is forecast to increase to 157.1 million in 2026.
• Voice assistant application market was $3.53 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow 28.7% from 2023 to 2029.
• Siri and Google Assistant are the most popular voice assistants, each with 36% of users.
• On average, voice assistants can answer 93.7% of all search queries.
• 72% of people use voice search via their personal digital assistant.
• 93% of consumers are satisfied with their voice assistants.
• 35% of Americans use voice assistants to check the weather and news on a daily basis.

Sources: (Statista, Insider Intelligence, Globe Newswire, Serp Watch, Demand Sage, Search Engine Journal, PWC, Truelist.)