IoT connected devices by use case 2030

The single largest use case in terms of number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices is consumer internet and media devices, accounting for a third of all devices worldwide in 2030. The other two largest use cases are smart grid (e.g. smart meters) and connected vehicles.

Number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide from 2019 to 2030, by use case (in millions)

Characteristic	Connected Vehicles	Consumer Internet & Media Devices	IT Infrastructure	Office Equipment	Payment Terminals	Personal Assistance Robots	Personal Monitoring & Tracking	Portable Information Terminals	White Goods	Asset Tracking & Monitoring	Autonomous Vehicles	Inventory Management & Monitoring	Precision Specialist Robots	Real World 'Visualisation'	Remote Diagnostics & Maintenance	Remote Process Control	Smart Grid	Access Control & Intercoms	Building Automation	CCTV	Environmental Monitoring	HVAC	Lighting	Parking Space Monitoring	Public Information & Advertising Screens	Road Infrastructure Monitoring & Control	Security & Fire Alarms
2030*	2,561.9	8,566.2	1,561.5	889	269	244.5	400.2	51.8	440.6	1,403.7	50.2	2,659.2	30.8	170.2	15	105	3,491.3	459	1,614.9	1,449.6	239.5	353.9	1,651.4	4.4	10.8	580.2	148.4
2029*	2,390.8	8,121.4	1,536.6	863.7	262.7	207.9	357.9	47.7	322.5	1,309.2	43.4	2,411.7	27.7	153.2	13.2	100.3	3,320.6	430.9	1,463.7	1,338.8	205	298.9	1,357.7	4.1	10	574.2	139.9
2028*	2,207.6	7,644.1	1,510.8	837.3	255.7	174.2	316.7	43.5	232.2	1,214.5	37.3	2,172.8	24.7	135.7	11.5	96	3,126	398.5	1,313.9	1,226.9	174.4	251	1,096.2	3.9	9.3	567.6	131.9
2027*	2,013.4	7,136.7	1,484	809.7	248.1	143.3	277.2	39.4	163.7	1,117.3	31.9	1,944.9	21.7	117.9	10	92	2,908.8	361.7	1,173.4	1,114.5	147	212.1	870.9	3.7	8.6	559.6	124.4
2026*	1,810.3	6,605.8	1,456.3	781	239.7	115.4	239.9	35.3	112.7	1,018.8	27.1	1,730	18.9	100.4	8.6	88.1	2,675.1	321.1	1,046	1,003.2	122.3	178.2	682.9	3.5	7.9	549.2	117.4
2025*	1,601.4	6,049.7	1,427.7	751.1	230	90.7	205.1	31.4	75.5	915.4	22.7	1,530.2	16.3	83.6	7.4	84.5	2,422.9	277.8	925.1	894.4	101.1	149.1	530	3.2	7.2	534.6	110.6
2024*	1,390.7	5,464.9	1,396.6	719.6	218.6	69.5	172.9	27.6	47.7	805.4	18.8	1,346.3	13.9	67.9	6.3	81	2,159.7	233.5	810.6	788.4	83.7	124.1	407.4	2.9	6.5	513.9	103.5
2023*	1,187.2	4,867.4	1,358.7	686.9	204.4	52	144.4	23.3	29.3	689.1	15.3	1,179.6	11.8	53.8	5.3	77.7	1,905.8	190.4	696.2	682.9	69.8	101.7	310.9	2.6	5.8	489.2	96.7
2022*	988.7	4,260.7	1,320.4	653.2	187.5	38.2	119.3	19.2	18.4	563.7	11.9	953.9	9.8	41.6	4.3	72.7	1,650	151.2	563.1	579.7	57.5	80.4	236.9	2.3	5.1	463.8	89.6
2021	813.4	3,670.9	1,281.5	624.8	165.6	27.8	97.9	16.2	11.8	436.8	9.1	762.2	8.2	31.5	3.7	67.4	1,381	117.5	453.1	486.4	47.8	60.1	180.6	2	4.5	436.6	82.6
2020	666.3	3,170.3	1,242.5	596.5	149.9	20.3	79.1	13.9	7.9	324.1	7.2	680.1	6.9	22.1	3.2	64.7	1,165.1	85.1	358.5	405.4	40.2	46.3	130.7	1.6	4.1	387.8	76.6
2019	354.7	2,492.2	1,225.9	543.5	156.4	36.6	66.7	13	5.7	277.5	5.2	171.5	5.9	8.5	3.2	74.4	1,045.2	70.8	261.3	400.6	36	48.1	109.3	1.5	3.9	74.7	248.7