Global Consumer Electronics Market: Demand from Consumers in Emerging Countries Key for Growth

The consumer electronics market is going through an exciting phase, with fertile consumer markets in emerging countries providing the much-needed impetus. The demand for latest gadgets and wearable devices, especially in the emerging markets, is anticipated to boost the consumer electronics market during the forecast period 2015 - 2020.

Technological innovation, coupled with changing preferences of consumers, has presented challenges and opportunities for the stakeholders in the consumer electronics market. For example, the advancement in smartphone and mobile internet has created challenges for the TV industry, but at the same time, it has created an opportunity for higher smartphone and tablet sales.

The emerging economies offer a plethora of opportunities to businesses across various industries. This trend is even more pronounced in the consumer electronics market, with China and India - two of the most populous countries in the world - providing strong growth factors for consumer electronics market.

The demand for consumer electronics, especially smartphones and tablets is quite strong in the emerging nations, and this trend is anticipated to continue in the near future as well. This presents a crucial opportunity to consumer electronic companies to tap into this market.

Demographics influence the growth, trends, and restraints of any market and in the case of consumer electronics market, the young population is an important section that every company is trying to appeal to. Consumers in this segment are quite vocal about their likes and dislikes on social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and brands can get a lot of crucial information through social media research and analysis. It is anticipated that the demand for consumer electronics globally will be fuelled by the aspirations of the young population to have the latest smartphones and gadgets.

Consumer Electronics Market Forecast

According to the research conducted by Future Market Insights, the global consumer electronics market will be worth US$ 2976.1 Bn by 2020. It is anticipated that the global consumer electronics market will witness a CAGR of over 15% during the forecast period 2015 and 2020. The growth of the consumer electronics market will be especially robust in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) and North America - they were the most lucrative regions for the consumer electronics market in 2014 and collectively had over 40% share of the market. According to FMI’s analysis, the APEJ consumer electronics market will witness the fastest CAGR globally.

Among the various segments of the global consumer electronics market, the demand for consumer electronics devices and smart home devices is anticipated to be robust through 2020. The trend to upgrade the smartphone - buying the latest version while selling off the old one to the manufacturer or independent buyer - will continue to drive the smartphone sector.

Technological innovation has remained a key growth factor for the consumer electronics market; however, slow growth in developed countries has meant that manufacturers have had to focus on emerging markets where cost is of paramount importance. Leading consumer electronic companies, such as Samsung, LG, Sony, and Panasonic have understood that to succeed in the emerging market, they will have to attractively price their products while offering quality services. Many local players in emerging economies, such as Xiaomi in China, and Micromax in India have achieved enormous success by pricing their products 30%-35% lower than those of the global players.

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