According to research from Parks Associates from this past May, Roku led all of its competitors in sales from first quarter 2015 to first quarter 2016, with its set-top boxes accounting for 30% of the marketplace. Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL) tied for second with a 22% slice of the market each, and Apple TV claimed 20%.
From the article "Roku Remains On Top Of The Streaming Media Market" by Buster Coen.
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