Amazon reveals new Alexa stats to mark virtual assistant’s sixth birthday

The virtual assistant has not been without controversy during its lifetime.

As part of the sixth-anniversary celebrations, Amazon has released new statistics about how the public uses Alexa. Picture: Amazon

Amazon has praised the success of its voice assistant, Alexa, as the tech giant marked the sixth anniversary of the technology’s launch.

First introduced in the US in November 2014 before reaching the UK in 2016, Amazon said the assistant was now available in 82 countries and compatible with more than 140,000 different devices.