(Telecompaper) The smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23.8 million units, an increase of 18.1 percent compared to the same quarter in the previous year, according to data from IDC. In terms ofsmart home vendor shipments, Europe's top 5 vendors are Amazon with a market share of 16.4 percent, Google with 15.9 percent, Samsung with 12.4 percent, LG Electronics with 10.3 percent, and Sony with 5.5 percent. Other vendors had a combined market share of 39.5 percent.