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Audio Equipment Tops Overseas Online Shopping List in Electronics Segment

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Akash Dwivedi
Audio Equipment Tops Overseas Online Shopping List in Electronics Segment

Electronics and online Audio Equipments are some of the hottest selling products on all of the big ecommerce platforms. In a study conducted by emarketer, we saw that electronics exceeded more than 35% of China's total ecommerce. This is the highest percentage of online shopping electronics in the entire world.

Not only China, but South Korea as well is experiencing a huge growth in online electronic shopping sites. More specifically audio equipment shopping was one of the most popular segments in the online shopping list of consumers. Some of the most popular products observed in this category are; wireless headphones, speakers, and headsets. The majority of these online audio equipment are bought from overseas.

Why are people preferring audio equipment shopping from overseas?

When customers were asked why they decided to use online electronic shopping sites from overseas, the majority of them replied that because it is a lot more affordable and also since there is a wide range of selection to choose from. The most popular online shopping sites from overseas include the giants like Banggood, JD, Alibaba, Walmart, Target, Amazon, Desertcart, etc.

However, with the rise in the online shopping of electronics there is bound to be a rise in the complaints received as well. Most of the complaints consisted of a lack of customer support regarding the product, since of course there is no local warranty for the same in most cases. There were also a few complaints regarding faulty products received.

Why are people adding audio equipment to their online shopping list all of a sudden?

Mobile video content consumption increases by roughly 100% every single year. (According to Insivia) Video content is not entirely video, it also consists of audio as well. Due to the tremendous increase in content consumption all over the world, it is quite natural that people would buy electronics to fulfill their desire for content. Whether that is for entertainment or for work purposes it doesn't matter. The point is that people are never going to stop consuming content. And businesses as well as individuals will never stop creating content, so there will be a huge demand in the market for products facilitating this desire.

Another huge factor that has drastically increased online shopping as well as content consumption is the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. During the lockdown, people were stuck at home with nothing else to do. This made them consume a tremendous amount of content from sources like Youtube, Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Spotify, etc. Such situations and consumer behaviours have in turn caused a surge in the sales of electronics during the pandemic.

Which are the most popular online shopping sites for buying audio equipment from overseas?

There are a lot of online ecommerce websites that sell audio equipment and electronics all over the world. But there are a few online shopping companies that have made huge sales in recent times. Here is a brief list of the top overseas online shopping sites for electronics and audio equipments;

  1. Amazon

Amazon is the undisputed global ecommerce king as of now. They have dominated the audio equipment segment in online shopping all over the world. Their influence in the US is exceptional. They are also one of the largest online retailers all over the globe in terms of the revenue that they generate. Amazon has an incredible variety of selections available, but one could say in all sincerity that their main focus is on consumer electronics, books, and other media-related products. During the third quarter of 2020, the company has made a record of highest revenue generated in a quarter that amounts to more than $96 billion.

  1. JD.com

JD is a Chinese company which is operated by Beijing Jingdong 360 Du E-Commerce, Ltd. It is a company that mainly focuses on national sales within China. Just like Amazon, they have products from a wide range of categories including “electronics and appliances”, “furnitures”, “health & personal care”, “food and groceries”, “fashion & clothing”, etc. Electronics and audio equipment are one of the strongest categories of the company ever since its inception in 2004. They are quite successful with global sales reaching upwards of $61 billion last year (according to various sources).

  1. Apple

You just cannot have a discussion about electronics and leave out the most prolific player in the segment. Although in recent times, Apple has shifted its focus more towards the international market, it still gets the majority of its profits and sales from the US. Speaking of its product range, apple is solely a “consumer electronics” brand that specialises in the electronics and media category. The company recently disclosed its third quarter revenue for the year 2020, which amounted to an impressive $59.7 billion.

They have also launched the next generation of Airpods this year - which is perhaps an extraordinary audio equipment that has generated more than $12 billion in sales. This amount  is more than the entire revenue generated by Spotify. What’s more is that there is an incredible amount of potential yet to be achieved. There are about 900 million Iphone users in the world, and so far there are about 100 million airpods that have been sold. So one could imagine how much more potential this product has in the market. One of the main reasons why Airpods are proving to be such a massive success is that Apple has removed the 3.5mm headphone jack from the latest Iphones, forcing their users to get wireless earphones such as the Airpods.

Final thoughts

There is undoubtedly a huge surge of audio equipment as well as other electronic products to shop online. This trend is unlikely to come to a halt in the coming years, if not decades. As long as people are consuming content, there will inevitably be a demand for electronic products such as mobile phones, headphones, earphones, bluetooth speakers, headsets, etc. Companies will no doubt try their best to fulfill the demands of their consumers overseas.

 

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