IoT connected devices by vertical 2033

The consumer sector is anticipated to dominate in terms of number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices in 2030, with over 24 billion connected devices worldwide. This number of connected devices within the consumer sector is forecast to keep increasing.

Number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide from 2019 to 2033, by vertical (in millions)

Characteristic	Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing	Mining & Quarrying	Manufacturing	Electricity, Gas, Steam & A/C	Water Supply & Waste Management	Construction	Retail & Wholesale	Transportation & Storage	Accommodation & Food Service	Information & Communication	Finance & Insurance	Professional, Scientific & Technical	Administrative	Government	Health & Social Care	Arts & Entertainment	Other Services	Consumer	Cross-vertical	Education
2033*	421.7	27.7	237.7	2,753	813.9	42.5	3,244.6	673.7	152.9	10.5	254.3	6.2	179.8	1,103.5	193.7	21.7	3.7	24,493.7	5,291.8	22.3
2032*	346.8	26.7	224.7	2,667	778.3	39.6	3,002.1	641.6	143.2	9.5	237.7	5.8	175	1,057.8	177.1	19.6	3.1	22,935.2	4,964.5	21.8
2031*	282.4	25.6	211.7	2,568.5	740.6	36.8	2,761.6	610.3	133.9	8.7	219.6	5.3	168.9	1,013.5	160.8	17.5	2.5	21,367.5	4,630	21.3
2030*	227.5	24.6	198.7	2,454.7	700.4	33.9	2,524.2	579.7	125	7.9	200.2	4.9	161.3	970.6	144.9	15.3	1.9	19,798.5	4,290.5	20.6
2029*	181.1	23.5	185.4	2,321.7	656.5	31	2,291.9	549.6	116.5	7.3	180	4.4	152	928.6	129.7	13.1	1.5	18,235.2	3,948.1	20
2028*	142.5	22.4	172.1	2,172.6	608.8	28.1	2,067	519.7	108.5	6.8	159.5	4	141.2	888.2	115.1	11	1.1	16,683	3,606.8	19.2
2027*	110.8	21.3	158.9	2,016.6	556.8	25	1,852.2	488.2	100.9	6.4	139.6	3.6	129.4	849.3	101.4	9.1	0.8	15,155.5	3,279.3	18.5
2026*	85.3	20.2	146	1,867.1	500.6	22	1,649	449.7	93.5	6	120.7	3.2	117.1	811	88.5	7.4	0.5	13,680.8	2,965.5	17.6
2025*	65.2	19	133.8	1,725.5	438.5	19.1	1,459	402.4	86.4	5.6	103.2	2.8	105	771.2	76.6	5.9	0.4	12,264.5	2,664.3	16.8
2024*	49.8	18	122.8	1,589.9	372.3	16.6	1,283.1	361.6	79.2	5	87.1	2.5	93.8	727.7	65.7	4.7	0.2	10,907.9	2,373.2	15.8
2023*	38.2	17	113	1,459.8	308.8	14.3	1,120.6	326.2	71.2	4.4	72.5	2.2	83.6	682	56	3.7	0.1	9,612.9	2,057.7	14.8
2022	28.6	15.6	103	1,395.8	257.2	12.7	906.4	281.3	64.3	1.8	82.7	1.6	107.5	603.2	46.1	2.3	0.1	7,703.4	1,528.8	0.6
2021	22.7	14.4	90.8	1,182.9	200.9	10.2	720.3	247.6	54.9	1.6	61.8	1.4	94.8	559.4	39.2	1.8	0.1	6,708.7	1,267.3	0.5
2020	18.3	14.1	81.7	1,003.2	164.5	8.3	639.8	220.8	48.1	1.5	47.6	1.2	83.9	497	32.9	1.5	0	5,856.6	1,035	0.4
2019	14.3	13.9	97.7	893.2	154.3	8.6	136.3	183.2	51.9	1.5	41	1	77.4	366.4	28.5	1.3	0	4,758.6	911.9	-