{"id":84732,"date":"2026-03-16T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=84732"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:41:48","slug":"samsung-electronics-named-no-1-in-global-soundbar-sales-for-12th-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-named-no-1-global-soundbar-sales-12th-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics Named No. 1 in Global Soundbar Sales for 12th Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Electronics<\/a> today announced that it has maintained its leadership in the audio-visual sector as the world\u2019s top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/home-theater\/soundbars-and-home-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soundbar<\/a> brand for the 12th year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>According to new research from Future Source, Samsung captured 21.5% of global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/home-theater\/soundbars-and-home-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soundbar<\/a> revenue and 19.7% of unit volume in 2025, continuing its leadership streak that began in 2014. This milestone, along with two decades of global TV leadership,<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> reinforces the brand\u2019s position at the forefront of the home entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/home-theater\/all-home-theater\/?series=Q-Series+Premium+Soundbars\" title=\"Soundbars\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/23171041\/soundbar-2025-product-module-FOR-HE-RV_V2.png\" alt=\"Soundbars\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>This sustained success in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/home-theater\/soundbars-and-home-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soundbar<\/a> market is driven by the combination of advanced audio technology, immersive sound and seamless integration with Samsung TVs. Building on this foundation, Samsung will expand its 2026 audio lineup with new products that deliver cinema-quality sound tailored to different living environments.<\/p>\n<p>The range will be highlighted by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HW\u2011Q990H flagship soundbar,<\/strong> succeeding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/home-audio\/soundbar\/q-series-11-1-4-ch-soundbar-rear-speakers-sku-hw-q990f-za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HW\u2011Q990F<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>All\u2011in\u2011one soundbar HW\u2011QS90H<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Music Studio 7<\/strong> and <strong>Music Studio 5<\/strong> Wi\u2011Fi speakers featuring timeless dot design by renowned designer Erwan Bouroullec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/home-theater\/soundbars-and-home-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84752\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15204017\/QS90H_Focused-on-12Y-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Samsung, we take special pride in our soundbar brand and see it as a way to bring premium sound experiences to homes everywhere,\u201d said Hun Lee, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. \u201cBeing named the top soundbar brand in the world for the 12th consecutive year is not just a tremendous honor, but a testament to our commitment to premium home entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/interview-erwan-bouroullec-sound-space-music-studio\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06151014\/Samsung-TVs-and-Displays-Bouroullec-Interview_Main1-1-268x178.jpg\" alt=\"[Interview] Erwan Bouroullec Blends Sound and Space With Music Studio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Home Audio<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Erwan Bouroullec Blends Sound and Space With Music Studio<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1<\/a>\u00a0Omdia, Feb 2026. 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Any reliance on these results is at the third party\u2019s own risk.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company tops global soundbar sales, strengthening its audio portfolio with premium models and an expanded lineup for 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":84751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29743,29718],"tags":[30536,206],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-84732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-home-entertainment-home-audio","category-product","tag-music-studio","tag-soundbar"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16114136\/a292cfe1-e86e-42e3-8c24-e7d68cb9f9d2-600x600.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16114136\/a292cfe1-e86e-42e3-8c24-e7d68cb9f9d2-424x283.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29727,"name":"Home Entertainment","slug":"product-home-entertainment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29727,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":342,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-home-entertainment\/","term_path":"product\/product-home-entertainment"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84732"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84778,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84732\/revisions\/84778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84732"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=84732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}