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When you think streaming, you think Spotify. When you think cameras, you think Canon. When you think multi-room audio, you think Sonos. And so it is with Pioneer DJ and, well, DJing. There are other great brands, but Pioneer is the undisputed industry leader. In fact, according to our Global DJ Census 2023, the brand has around 70% of the total market!
Pioneer DJ’s ascendence began with it establishing its CDJs in pro DJ booths, just as DJs were moving away from vinyl. Nowadays, the standard pro DJ booth gear set up is two (or four) Pioneer CDJ players and – usually – an accompanying Pioneer DJ mixer, too.
When it came to DJ controllers, Pioneer DJ was actually late to the game, releasing controllers for Traktor (the DDJ-T1) and Serato (the DDJ-S1) before it even had its own Rekordbox DJ software. But it soon caught up and now dominates that market too, with a whole range of products, as we’ll see.