The number connected devices worldwide is set to almost double between 2022 and 2028. This growth is expected to be driven by an increase in short-range IoT (internet of things) devices, with 28.72 billion such devices forecast by 2028. Connected devices include items such as wearables, connected cars and smart sensors.
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Fixed phones
Mobile phones
PC/Laptop/Tablet
Short-Range-IoT
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The source adds the following information: "Connected IoT devices include connected cars, machines, meters, sensors, point-of-sale terminals, consumer electronics and wearables."
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Ericsson. (June 1, 2023). Number of connected devices worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by device (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/
Ericsson. "Number of connected devices worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by device (in billions)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/
Ericsson. (2023). Number of connected devices worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by device (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/
Ericsson. "Number of Connected Devices Worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by Device (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/
Ericsson, Number of connected devices worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by device (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of connected devices worldwide in 2014 and 2028, by device (in billions) [Graph], Ericsson, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512650/worldwide-connected-devices-amount/