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]
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