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Roku, Chromecast top streaming device purchases, usage, research firms find

Online video streaming devices are present in 21 percent of U.S. homes, a 13 percent increase over the past year, new research from The Diffusion Group has found. Further, a Parks Associates study revealed that four brands make up 86 percent of all streaming devices sold: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Roku.

"Roku continues to lead streaming media device sales in the U.S. with 34 percent of units sold in 2014. Google is second with 23 percent, and new entrant Amazon overtook Apple for third place," said Barbara Kraus, director of research at Parks.

Additionally, Roku is tops when it comes to usage, at 37 percent. Google's Chromecast came in a distant second in usage at 19 percent.

From the article "Roku, Chromecast top streaming device purchases, usage, research firms find" by Samantha Bookman.

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