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Alexa Skills Projects

You're reading from   Alexa Skills Projects Build exciting projects with Amazon Alexa and integrate it with Internet of Things

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997256
Length 250 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Madhur Bhargava Madhur Bhargava
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Popular Alexa Skills

At the time of writing, the total count of Alexa Skills available in the US, which is also the biggest market for Amazon Alexa, has surpassed 30,000, with an average of 50 new skills getting published each day. Each of these skills is available under a specific category, and the Alexa Skills Store is currently letting the developers and users choose from 23 different major categories, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 7.1: Alexa Skills – categorical distribution

At the time of writing (mid-2018), the most popular categories (the ones that have the most skills) among developers are:

  • Games and Trivia: Hosts over 6,000 skills
  • News: Hosts over 3,000 skills
  • Music and Audio: Hosts over 3,000 skills
  • Education and Reference: Hosts over 3,000 skills
  • Lifestyle: Hosts over 2,000 skills

Among the top five, the distribution is as follows:

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