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Industrial IoT Landscape of the United States
2,152 Industrial IoT companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
2,152companies tracked
$27.1Bdisclosed funding
187hiring right now
1,198events · 24 months
2,908,377news articles · 12 months
Who leads Industrial IoT in the United States
Shows the 2,152 tracked companies and highlights which firms are currently hiring, most funded, and most covered, with 187 hiring now and 638 having disclosed a funding round.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Cognex12last posted Aug 2026
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TetraScience11last posted Jun 2026
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Climatec11last posted Jun 2026
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Prime Controls11last posted Jun 2026
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Xometry11last posted Jun 2026
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SymphonyAI11last posted Aug 2026
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Adura Technologies11last posted Jun 2026
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Albireo Energy11last posted Jun 2026
187 companies hiring · 10 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
- 01
Budderfly$1.1BConventional Debt · Mar 2026
- 02
Divergent$995MVenture Debt · Sep 2025
- 03
Samsara$915MSeries F · May 2020
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Cambridge Mobile Telematics$852.5MSeries D · Mar 2026
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Carbon$742.4MSeries E · Nov 2025
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Hadrian$730.5MSeries C · Dec 2025
- 07
GoMotive$717.3MSeries F · May 2025
- 08
CalAmp$627.2MPost IPO · Jul 2018
638 companies with disclosed rounds · $27.1B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
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PTC$774.3MFY2024 filing
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LSI Industries$150.5MFY2022 filing
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Proto Labs$139.3MFY2024 filing
- 07
PowerFleet$113.5MFY2025 filing
- 08
PDF Solutions$60.1MFY2024 filing
26 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
- 01
ifm8,750tracked employees
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Modine3,253tracked employees
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Element1,036tracked employees
191 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Velo3D4.5%84 tracked events
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Netradyne3.6%67 tracked events
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1,859 tracked events across 184 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
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Omnitracstop 100komnitracs.com
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Wialontop 100kwialon.com
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Advantage GPStop 500kadvantagegps.com
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Snapmakertop 500ksnapmaker.com
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598 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 67 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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ERP3,834articles in the window
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Blue Mountain239articles in the window
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Raritan122articles in the window
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Fictiv87articles in the window
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Desktop Metal86articles in the window
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Holo83articles in the window
199 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Industrial IoT ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Lists the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, noting the peak of 122 new firms in 2018 and 20 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Industrial IoT companies in the United States
20162025
peak 122 in 2018
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 136 in 2018
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $3B in 2022
Where Industrial IoT companies in the United States are based
Ranks U.S. cities by the count of sector companies, with San Francisco leading at 106 firms followed by New York City, Austin, San Diego, and Boston.
Hub 01
San Francisco
106 Industrial IoT companies
28% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
106companies
$3.8Bdisclosed funding
17hiring now
Hub 02
New York City
54 Industrial IoT companies
14% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
54companies
$974.1Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Hub 03
Austin
44 Industrial IoT companies
12% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
44companies
$739.7Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
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Hub 04
San Diego
39 Industrial IoT companies
10% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
39companies
$861.6Mdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Hub 05
Boston
37 Industrial IoT companies
10% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
37companies
$843.1Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 06
Los Angeles
33 Industrial IoT companies
9% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
33companies
$823.5Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Hub 07
Houston
32 Industrial IoT companies
9% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
32companies
$65.1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 08
Chicago
31 Industrial IoT companies
8% of the Industrial IoT companies across these hubs
31companies
$330.8Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
The Industrial IoT market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, showing enterprise tech (2,013 firms) and subscription models (1,392 firms) as the largest groups.
- Enterprise Tech2,013 companies · $26B raised · 181 hiring
- Industry 4.01,045 companies · $14B raised · 104 hiring
- Enterprise Software839 companies · $9.9B raised · 79 hiring
- SaaS714 companies · $9.3B raised · 75 hiring
- Deep Tech556 companies · $9.5B raised · 63 hiring
- Smart Buildings352 companies · $4B raised · 28 hiring
- Manufacturing SaaS316 companies · $3.8B raised · 37 hiring
- Internet of Vehicles310 companies · $5.7B raised · 26 hiring
- Consumer Digital255 companies · $1.5B raised · 15 hiring
- Telematics Based Fleet Management232 companies · $4.3B raised · 21 hiring
- Fleet Management222 companies · $4.6B raised · 19 hiring
- Robotics in Manufacturing149 companies · $2B raised · 20 hiring
Monetization
How Industrial IoT companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Subscription1,392
Physical Commerce438
Fee-For-Service292
E-Commerce - Product283
Commission on Transaction64
Advertising34
E-Commerce - Service32
Licensing22
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Industrial IoT in the United States
Counts 1,198 corporate events over the past two years, including earnings releases, key‑person announcements, mergers and acquisitions, funding rounds, and new product launches.
Earnings 263Leadership 226M&A 181Funding 140Product 119Announcement 95Contracts 57Capital 28Assets 28Lawsuit 13
- M&Atoday announced the acquisition of Moove Connected Mobility2026-05-05
- M&AIFM said on Wednesday that it will acquire the stake from Trafigura Renewables Sarl to grow Nala as its 100% owned renewables platform.2026-04-29
- IPOCantor Fitzgerald... acting as sole book-runner on a $50 million stock raise by Velo3D ... selling new shares, pricing 3.57 million shares at $14 each.2026-04-29
- M&AUS life sciences services firm Blue Mountain has acquired Cork-based CompuCal Calibration for an undisclosed sum.2026-04-22
- M&APrometheus Group has acquired Tamarack, expanding into procurement and supply chain services for asset-intensive industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.2026-04-22
- FundingBoulder Imaging has received a growth investment from Lime Rock New Energy.2026-04-14
- FundingCrosby has now raised a total of $85.8M in total equity funding and is backed by 01 Advisors, Bain Capital Ventures, Elad Gil, Index Ventures, and Lux Capital.2026-04-06
- M&ATulip acquired Salesfloor to expand its omnichannel retail customer experience capabilities and strengthen its position in associate-led selling.2026-03-26
- M&AOctopus Energy acquired a majority stake in Uplight to strengthen its technology-driven energy platform and customer engagement capabilities.2026-03-26
- M&AQualcomm sold Omnitracs to Vista Equity for $800m in cash.2026-03-25
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Industrial IoT company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-05 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-29 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-23 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-23 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-22 | ||
| $325M | Completed | 2026-04-16 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for companies in the sector.
IPO pipeline
6 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
EskerIPO · Paris Stock Exchange · 2 reportsMar 2025
CardioMEMSIPO · NASDAQ · SENS · 3 reportsFeb 2025
Leadership moves
53 tracked people moves · last 12 months
POWWRMartin Eade · Appointment → Chief Operating OfficerApr 2026
UplightLuis D’Acosta · Resignation → President of Schneider Electric Mexico & Central AmericaApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Raise3dPA Next (SLS powder material)Apr 2026
Pegasus TransTechTransflo Express self-service scan station kiosksMar 2026
CHAMPSCargo spot-neo (End‑to‑End Cargo Platform)Jan 2026
Contract wins
48 customer wins · last 24 months
Inkbitwon Stratasys DirectApr 2026
Axtra3Dwon multistationApr 2026
Gecko Roboticswon U.S. NavyMar 2026
Workforce actions
5 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
6 regulatory events · 6 tracked suits · 24 months
Mark Forgedapproved for all regulatory filings required pursuant to the merger agreement except for its filing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States — Committee on Foreign Investment in the United StatesJan 2025
- Hayden Artificial AI Technologies Inc. v seon, safe fleettrade secrets and copyright infringement · OngoingApr 2026
- eastpack, apata group, Maori Growers Forum, punchbowl, Orang v New Zealand governmentnegligence claim over kiwifruit disease Psa entry · OngoingOct 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
33 companies reporting297 company-quarters trackedbeat 70miss 10in line 7
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +16.0%, half slower.
Who is building Industrial IoT in the United States
Profiles 1,369 founders and CEOs across 1,035 firms, noting top alma maters like Stanford (53) and common prior employers such as Google (12).
Founders and chief executives12 of 1,369, from the best-funded companies on this page
CoFounder Luke Vincent Powers Foundation, ex-Swoop, CSO Access 360 Media, Westwood One. Boston University 1991
Carbon, ex-University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, ex-North Carolina State University, Virginia Tech MBA, 1990
Ex-ADSC, Open Lunar Foundation, Ento.com
Co-Founder & CEO-Motive · Ex-AdMob, Google · LSE BSc 2006
Ex-Accenture. James Madison University BS, University of Virginia MBA
Mit Department Of Mechanical Engineering, ex-Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, ex-University Of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Ex-Dudek, Black & Veatch. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur BE 1998, University at Buffalo MS 2000
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, ex-Higharc, ex-Onshape, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management, 2006
Xometry, ex-Zfi Capital, ex-Granite Capital, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), 1993
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 266 of 1,369 founders
Stanford University53
Massachusetts Institute of Technology45
University of California (Berkeley)20
University of Pennsylvania16
Columbia University16
Carnegie Mellon University16
Duke University12
Harvard University9
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 61 of 1,369 founders
Google12
Microsoft11
Amazon7
McKinsey7
Cisco6
Intel5
Apple5
Facebook3
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,211 founders with a profile on this page
14
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders14
- no repeat-founder flag1,197
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 1,262 of 1,369 founders
7%
of matched founders are women
- women85
- men1,177
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 107 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Industrial IoT in the United States
Records 1,574 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,491 investors, with a typical round size of $3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTI | 60 | — | May 2025 |
| HHS | 49 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Europa | 33 | — | Jan 2024 |
| Y Combinator | 32 | 8 | Jan 2026 |
| National Science Foundation | 32 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Eclipse | 20 | 9 | Feb 2026 |
| Plug and Play Tech Center | 16 | 13 | Nov 2025 |
| Insight Partners | 15 | 8 | Jan 2026 |
| New Enterprise Associates | 15 | 7 | Nov 2025 |
| Founders Fund | 15 | 5 | Dec 2025 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel436
Series A–B573
Series C+ / PE186
Grants, debt & other379
The typical round is $3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Industrial IoT funding rounds in the United States
Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, the biggest being Cambridge Mobile Telematics’s $500 million Series C.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Cmega-round | $500M | Dec 2018 | SoftBank Vision Fund | |
| Series Fmega-round | $400M | May 2020 | AllianceBernstein, General Atlantic, Warburg Pincus +6 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $355.6M | Jul 2022 | Fontinalis Partners, Simkins, Standard Industries +5 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $350M | Mar 2026 | TPG, Allianz X, State Farm | |
| Series Fmega-round | $300M | Sep 2019 | Tiger Global Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz +1 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $260M | Jun 2019 | Madrone Advisors, Baillie Gifford, Temasek +6 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $260M | Jun 2025 | Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter Capital +5 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $250M | Sep 2025 | Rochefort | |
| Series D | $230M | Nov 2023 | Hexagon | |
| Series D | $220M | Feb 2026 | Eclipse, 1789 Capital, Washington Harbour Partners +2 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M41
$1–10M91
$10–50M61
$50–250M25
>$250M2
220 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Series A$1MMay 2026
Series AundisclosedMay 2026
Series A$60MApr 2026
Series A$28MApr 2026
Series A$28MApr 2026
Seed$19MApr 2026
Series A$10MApr 2026
Series A$475kApr 2026
What the news says about Industrial IoT in the United States
Counts 2,908,377 news articles in the last year and identifies the most covered subjects, including administrative divisions and geopolitical topics.
News volume
Industrial IoT coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q2
peak 1,531,225 in 2025Q3 · 2,908,377 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 33% → 34%, negative 22% → 29% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Industrial IoT news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,311,022▲+17%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas319,470▲+30%
- International and transnational geographic entities319,300▲+30%
- International political relations225,608→+2%
- Security and defense policies161,054▲+16%
- International relations and diplomacy105,224→-7%
- Trade policies and agreements85,166▼-25%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology81,445▲+383%
- Human rights advocacy reports74,947▼-27%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets70,037→+5%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
- 3,834
- 668
- 239
- 132
- 122
- 87
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- 83
- 76
- 74
199 Industrial IoT companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Industrial IoT coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
oil price volatility+80%commodity trading+90%export sanctions+182%countries+100%opec policies+186%stablecoin fx impact+56%tanker routing+714%aframax tankers+540%etf trading+126%suezmax tankers+380%
tariff negotiations-40%free trade deals-38%preferential tariff-33%economic slowdown-47%trade enforcement-39%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Industrial IoT coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
2,567,027 articles touch this dimension · 42.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
560,941 articles touch this dimension · 41.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: investment deal, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies
Growth ▲ rising
744,141 articles touch this dimension · 35.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: earnings report, vehicle sales forecasts, quarterly results
Industrial IoT jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 3,784 job postings from 252 employers in 12 months, highlighting common skills like Python and AWS and a median salary of $109 k per year.
3,784postings · last 12 months
5,433postings tracked overall
252employers advertising
$109kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=468)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Industrial IoT employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python163▲
- excel138▲
- word103▲
- outlook75▲
- aws74▲
- microsoft office73▲
- java73▲
- c++69▲
- salesforce63▲
- sql52▲
What level are these roles?
Entry26
Intern79
Senior775
Lead261
Manager1,135
What they pay, by level
- Manager$141k/yr (n=126)
- Senior$131k/yr (n=72)
- Lead$150k/yr (n=39)
Most advertised titles
- 54
- 37
- 36
- 31
- 31
- 30
What Industrial IoT research in the United States is working on
Summarizes 5,209 U.S.‑affiliated academic papers, with most focusing on opportunities (3,944 papers) and fewer on cautions (122 papers).
How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Industrial IoT papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough48.2% · 26.3%1.8×
Promising27.5% · 36.8%0.7×
Problem-identifying11.7% · 9.9%1.2×
Descriptive7.5% · 18.0%0.4×
Comparative2.4% · 3.7%0.6×
Cautionary2.3% · 4.4%0.5×
United States-affiliated Industrial IoT literature runs 1.8× more “breakthrough” than science at large (48.2% vs 26.3% baseline).
How the work is done
Methods-led69.0%
Reviews14.0%
Empirical11.4%
Position pieces4.7%
Theoretical0.9%
How the research reads
94% positive · 1% neutral · 5% negative, across 5,209 papers.
The institutions doing the work · United States
- 17k
- 13k
- 11k
- 10k
- 10k
- 10k
ranked by how often their work is cited
Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work
Mohsen Guizani · Ala Al‐Fuqaha · Mehdi Mohammadi · Moussa Ayyash · Mohammed Aledhari · Li Da Xu · Taewoo Nam · Rodolfo Milito
The most-cited breakthroughs
- XORs in the Air: Practical Wireless Network Coding · 2k cites
- De-anonymizing Social Networks · 1k cites
- Mobile Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Energy-Efficient Internet of Things Communications · 1k cites
- TinyECC: A Configurable Library for Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Wireless Sensor Networks · 921 cites
- Minimizing age of information in vehicular networks · 898 cites
Common problems researchers identify589 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Interoperability and Data Management
136 papers · 23.1% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight difficulties linking IoT devices with cloud platforms and handling massive data streams.
Internet of Things · Cloud computing · Interoperability · Big data
“Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges, Opportunities, and Directions”
136 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
IoT Security Vulnerabilities
117 papers · 19.9% of this block
▼ -48% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers point to persistent threats and weaknesses in IoT authentication and intrusion detection.
Internet of Things · Computer security · Intrusion detection system · Vulnerability
“A Survey of Machine and Deep Learning Methods for Internet of Things (IoT) Security”
117 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Edge Devices and Wearables
107 papers · 18.2% of this block
▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies discuss challenges of deploying cloud services on drones, wearables, and other constrained nodes.
Cloud computing · Wearable computer · Drone · Wearable technology
“Mobile crowdsensing: current state and future challenges”
107 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Wireless Sensor Network Trust
89 papers · 15.1% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works emphasize key distribution and reliability problems within sensor network communications.
Wireless sensor network · Computer network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks
“A Survey of Intrusion Detection Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks”
89 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Privacy and Data Protection
65 papers · 11.0% of this block
▼ -52% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors raise concerns about personal data exposure and privacy breaches in IoT ecosystems.
Internet privacy · Information privacy · Computer security · Internet of Things
“A Comprehensive Study of Security of Internet-of-Things”
65 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Smart City Data Integration
51 papers · 8.7% of this block
▲ +28% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research notes obstacles in merging big data, sustainability goals, and governmental frameworks for smart cities.
Smart city · Big data · Sustainability · Government
“Understanding Smart Cities: An Integrative Framework”
51 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Blockchain Adoption Hurdles
24 papers · 4.1% of this block
▼ -33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers identify technical and security challenges when applying blockchain to IoT supply chains.
Blockchain · Computer security · Internet of Things · Supply chain
“Applications of Blockchains in the Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey”
24 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions116 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Healthcare IoT Reliability
36 papers · 31.0% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Cautionary studies warn about robustness and safety of IoT systems in medical contexts.
Internet of Things · Health care · Cloud computing · Emerging technologies
“Assuring assistance to healthcare and medicine: Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence of Things”
36 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Wireless Interference Risks
31 papers · 26.7% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works caution that coexistence of wireless standards can cause reliability and malware propagation issues.
Wireless · Computer network · Wireless sensor network · Malware
“A Comprehensive Analysis of the MAC Unreliability Problem in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Networks”
31 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Supply Chain Integration Risks
26 papers · 22.4% of this block
▼ -33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors advise careful assessment of security and operational threats when merging IoT with supply chains.
Internet of Things · Computer security · Supply chain · Blockchain
“Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains”
26 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Low‑Cost Air Monitoring Limits
23 papers · 19.8% of this block
▲ +97% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies highlight accuracy and sustainability concerns of inexpensive sensors for pollution tracking.
Sustainability · Particulates · Air pollution · Smart city
“Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project: evaluation of low-costsensor performance in a suburban environment in the southeastern Uni”
23 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities3,754 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
IoT for Agriculture and Infrastructure
1,002 papers · 26.7% of this block
▼ -8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research showcases IoT’s potential to optimize farming practices and monitor urban resources.
Internet of Things · Embedded system · Cloud computing · Agriculture
“Smart Infrastructure: Leveraging IoT and AI for Predictive Maintenance in Urban Facilities”
Opportunities · theme 02
Energy‑Aware Sensor Networks
724 papers · 19.3% of this block
▼ -34% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers propose joint data collection and power provisioning strategies for rechargeable sensor deployments.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Computer network
“Joint Mobile Data Gathering and Energy Provisioning in Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks”
Opportunities · theme 03
Scalable Smart‑City Services
715 papers · 19.0% of this block
▲ +62% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works explore robust, large‑scale software deployment techniques for urban IoT applications.
Software deployment · Smart city · Scalability · Robustness
“Efficient Multisensor Localization for the Internet of Things: Exploring a New Class of Scalable Localization Algorithms”
Opportunities · theme 04
Advanced IoT Intrusion Detection
586 papers · 15.6% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies develop deep‑learning and explainable models to detect anomalies across IoT networks.
Internet of Things · Intrusion detection system · Computer security · Anomaly detection
“DL‐IDS: a deep learning–based intrusion detection framework for securing IoT”
Opportunities · theme 05
Next‑Generation Wearable Sensors
364 papers · 9.7% of this block
▼ -35% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research presents flexible, triboelectric‑based devices for continuous health monitoring.
Wearable computer · Wireless · Wearable technology · Triboelectric effect
“A highly sensitive and multiplexed wireless sensing system with skin-like compliance and stretchability for wearable applications”
Opportunities · theme 06
Edge Computing for Smart Grids
185 papers · 4.9% of this block
▲ +7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers illustrate how edge intelligence can enhance real‑time control of energy distribution.
Edge computing · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Edge device · Cloud computing
“Design and Simulation of a Hybrid Smart Grid Energy System Using Edge Computing and IoT-Based Control Architectures”
Opportunities · theme 07
Secure Blockchain IoT Frameworks
178 papers · 4.7% of this block
▲ +16% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works introduce cryptographic schemes to strengthen IoT security and scalability via blockchain.
Blockchain · Internet of Things · Supply chain · Cryptography
“Hybrid Blockchain Framework for Secure and Scalable Internet of Things (IoT) Networks (HB-IoT): A Novel Approach”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Smart City Data Integration▲+28%
Interoperability and Data Management▲+5%
Edge Devices and Wearables▲+4%
Blockchain Adoption Hurdles▼-33%
Wireless Sensor Network Trust▼-44%
IoT Security Vulnerabilities▼-48%
Privacy and Data Protection▼-52%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Low‑Cost Air Monitoring Limits▲+97%
Healthcare IoT Reliability▲+5%
Supply Chain Integration Risks▼-33%
Wireless Interference Risks▼-44%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Scalable Smart‑City Services▲+62%
Secure Blockchain IoT Frameworks▲+16%
Edge Computing for Smart Grids▲+7%
IoT for Agriculture and Infrastructure▼-8%
Energy‑Aware Sensor Networks▼-34%
Next‑Generation Wearable Sensors▼-35%
Advanced IoT Intrusion Detection▼-44%
Who files Industrial IoT patents in the United States
Reports 369,375 patent filings from 2016‑2025 by 8,000 organisations, with Qualcomm, IBM, and Microsoft as the top filers.
369,375 filings 2016–20258,000 assigneespeak 43,051 in 2020
Filing momentum
patents published / year
20162025
Who files the most
- Qualcomm51,986
- IBM27,040
- Microsoft24,209
- Intel18,299
- Apple15,099
- Google14,743
- Cisco10,414
- AT & T IP I LP8,075
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