Bergur Thormundsson
Research expert covering technology in the Nordics, AI and smart cities
Smart home in the United States - statistics & facts
Homes in the U.S. are, much like the growing world IQ, becoming ever smarter through technology. This market covers a large covers a large selection of devices that are all IoT connected, digitally enabled, and offer a technological advantage to their non-smart counterparts. A good example is the difference between a smart doorbell and a normal one. The former can have cameras, notify owners via phone of visitors, or simply have different sounds based on the time of day. As the market grows, these technologies become ever more capable and the United States, as the largest consumer market on Earth, is well poised to adapt this technology in quantities.
Devices, gadgets, and homes
As a consequence of the growing popularity of smart home devices in the United States, smart home revenues have also been on the rise, with smart home sales in the United States projected to reach almost 38 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, which would be nearly twice the amount of revenue in 2019. The most commonly owned smart home devices among U.S. Americans are smart TVs, smart speakers, and digital streaming devices. Among other particularly common connected devices in use are energy managing devices, security and safety devices, as well as smart appliances, such as smart washing machines.Smart homes continue to grow
The smart home penetration rate in the United States is expected to increase further across all segments in the following years, with control and connectivity technologies as the leading segment. For 2026 the projection shows that more than half of U.S. inhabitants will make use of these technologies at that point. Along with this a considerable portion of the U.S. will be using unified smart home management devices. These devices group together the various individual smart home technologies and enable a one-point engagement system. In most cases these will be apps on a phone but central management terminals at a fixed point in the home or at multiple points throughout the home are also popular.AI and digital technologies will push smart homes further
The U.S., as one of the leading countries in the development of AI and digital services and technologies, is integral in the push forward of smart home technologies. As the world grows increasingly digitized, and the efficiency of these technologies and the improvements they bring improves, it is highly unlikely that the smart home market will do anything but continue to grow and evolve in the coming years.
