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Internet of Things Statistics and Fun Facts

Here is a collection of some of the most interesting internet of things statistics and fun facts I have stumbled across in my internet travels. Topics covered here included IOT devices, companies and the industry as a whole.

These days, every new appliance and electronic device being built has a “smart” component to it. Consumers want more controllable and efficient devices and manufacturers are seeing a great opportunity to differentiate their products through their creative use of technology. Termed the “Internet of Things,” adoption of connected devices has exploded over the past few years and is already offering up some very impressive statistics.

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So just how big has the Internet of Things become? Let's take a look.

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Internet of Things Statistics and Facts

Projected number of Internet of Things devices that will be connected by 2023:

40 billion

Number of IOT devices in India in 2016:

200 million

Projected number of IOT devices in India by 2020:

2.7 billion

Projected number of US consumers that will use a voice-activated device at# least once per month in 2017:

35.6 million

Last updated 11/8/17

Projected number of US households that will have at least one voice-activated device by 2022:

70 million households

Last updated 11/8/17

Projected amount that will be spent on the Internet of Things from 2015-2020:

$12.6 trillion

Last updated 1/31/17

Projected number of installed voice-activated devices by 2022:

175 million

Last updated 11/8/17

Percentage of US homes that have at least one internet-enabled TV connected devices:

58.7%

Last updated 11/16/17

Number of US homes that have at least one internet-enabled TV connected devices:

70 million

Last updated 11/16/17

Number of Internet of Things connected devices in 2015:

13.4 billion

Last updated 8/6/15

Predicted number of Internet of Things connected devices in 2020:

25 billion

Last updated 10/1/17

Number of devices that are projected to be connected to the internet of things by 2025:

80 billion

Last updated 3/3/16

Number of U.S. homes that have a connected television:

46 million homes

Last updated 8/26/15

Estimated amount spent on the Internet of Things in 2015:

$698.6 billion

Last updated 12/13/15

Predicted amount spent on the Internet of Things in 2019:

$1.3 trillion

Last updated 12/13/15

 Percentage of Americans that find smart thermostat data sharing unacceptable:

55%

Last updated 1/15/16

Top Internet of Things device used in China:

Smart TV

Last updated 1/22/16

Projected market size off the Internet of Things security market in 2020:

$29 billion

Last updated 2/12/16

Top concern of business leaders with regards to realizing their company's internet of things potential:

Increased exposure of data/information security

Last updated 1/26/16

Projected top adopter of the internet of things in the next 5 years:

businesses

Last updated  3/2/16

Projected second largest adopter of the internet of things in the next 5 years:

governments

Last updated 3/2/16

As always, I will be adding more and updating these periodically as I find new stuff. Be sure to check back regularly.

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