
Roborock ranks first for the first time
Roborock surpasses Irobot to become the world leader in robots vacuum cleaners
Roborock has taken first place in the global robot vacuum market, surpassing Irobot both in the volume of sales and revenues, according to IDC’s Global Quarterly Monitoring Report of the Market of Smart Domestic Devices For the fourth quarter 2024.
The report highlights that 20.6 million robots vacuum cleaners were sent in 2024 in total, in all brands; An increase of 11.2% compared to the previous year, with total sales that reach $ 9.31 billion.
Roborock claimed 16% of sales of global units and even more impressive participation of 22.3% in total market revenues, marking an annual growth of 20.7% in shipments.
The Chinese company beat Irobot for the first time, promoted by strong sales in key regions such as Germany, France, South Korea and Nordic markets. He also states that he is already leading the way in his homeland and the United States.
Roborock has long been a favorite here in The atmosphere and its approach, with a alignment of several level products that serves budget buyers with the tastes of the Q5 Pro, and premium buyers with leading models in the industry such as the Qrevo Slim and the new Saros 10R, it has clearly worth it.
Irobot, according to the IDC report, was still the market leader in the USA. UU., Canada and Japan, but has seen shipments worldwide, falling 6.7% in 2024. Its market share was also reduced by 2.6% to end a general participation of 13.7%.
Irobot, one of the original robot vacuum brands, has had a turbulent couple of years. He saw an Amazon acquisition fell last year, and the most recent news has not been much better.
Earlier this month, he removed the covers of a renewed Roomba alignment by 2025, but any positivity of that news soon annulled the reports that the brand may have difficulty lasting the year.
It is not just Roborock with whom Irobot is fighting with either; There are a lot of Chinese brands that make great steps in the world of Cleaner robbery.
Ecovacs, according to the report, remains the best dog in China, despite Roborock’s claims; with options such as Debot N30 Omni and X8 Pro omni.
But there are also brands such as Dreame, Mova, Narwal and Yeedi, all producing numerous models to saturate a growing market.
Dreame is probably the choice of that group and, according to the report, it is riding a wave of impulse, with an enormous growth of 36.6% year after year in shipments.

In Las Vegas in CES 2025, the brand removed the covers of the incredible X50 Ultra Complete, complete with its proleap system, which allows the vacuum to rise on thresholds up to 6 cm.
Another interesting fragment of IDC findings is that the average sale price increased by 7.6% to $ 452, which suggests a change towards high -end models.