PulseAugur
EN
LIVE 16:37:39

Global Wi-Fi router shipments drop 6% in Q1 2026, mesh and gaming segments show resilience

Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments experienced a 6% year-over-year decline in Q1 2026, marking a significant drop from their 2021 peak. This downturn is attributed to consumers reducing discretionary spending and ISPs increasingly bundling advanced networking hardware with their services. Despite the overall market contraction, mesh Wi-Fi systems and gaming routers have shown resilience, with brands like Amazon's Eero and Google's Nest performing well in the mesh category. AI

RANK_REASON Market research report detailing significant decline in consumer electronics shipments. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

Read on Tom's Hardware →

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 1 sources. How we write summaries →

Global Wi-Fi router shipments drop 6% in Q1 2026, mesh and gaming segments show resilience

COVERAGE [1]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Brandon Hill ·

    Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments fell 6% in Q1 2026, down 34% from 2021 peak — mesh systems and gaming routers still prove popular

    Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments have declined 34 percent from their peak in 2021