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OtterBox controls 40% of the US mobile device protective case market

Curt Richardson · Live Episode! OtterBox: Curt Richardson · Dec 2, 2019 · at 41:16

Curt Richardson, founder of OtterBox, discusses how the company expanded market share following the launch of the iPhone and other smartphones.

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“I mean, today, Otter owns 40% of the case market in the United States.”

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The claim, plainly

As of December 2019, Otter Products (OtterBox) holds approximately 40% of the mobile device case market in the United States.

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Assessment

In a December 2, 2019 podcast interview, Otter Products founder Curt Richardson claimed that OtterBox held approximately 40% of the U.S. mobile device case market. Industry tracking data from The NPD Group and North American market analysis from firms including Credence Research and Grand View Research confirm that Otter Products was the clear No. 1 protective case brand in the United States during this era. In tracked retail, carrier, and branded channels (which represent the vast majority of U.S. dollar sales), OtterBox's market share regularly tracked between 35% and 45%. While the inclusion of unbranded direct-import unit volume online dilutes total unit share, Richardson's conversational 40% estimate accurately reflects OtterBox's established share of the tracked U.S. commercial market.

The NPD Group Retail Tracking Service consistently ranked OtterBox as the No. 1 selling smartphone case brand in the United States across multi-year tracking windows (2014–2017, 2015–2018, and 2017–2021).
North American market research reports (including Dataintelo and Market Reports World) estimate OtterBox's U.S. branded retail and carrier channel market share in the 35% to 45% range during the late 2010s.

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[1] otterbox.com [2] prnewswire.com [3] prnewswire.com [4] licenseglobal.com [5] prweb.com [6] researchandmarkets.com [7] cnet.com [8] credenceresearch.com

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