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THE GERMANY EDITION 2026

Germany’s
internet of things - industry applications industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping internet of things - industry applications in Germany. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

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MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Germany’s internet of things - industry applications leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Internet of Things - Industry Applications company highlights in Germany, snapshot 31 August 2026
Company
1 COMMA 5°1komma5.com$665.56M
INFARMinfarm.com$604.11M223
tado°tado.com$245.02M158
Kinexonkinexon.com$147.75M66
KONUXkonux.com$136.67M70
Blackline Safetyblacklinesafety.com$120.94M10 roles477
Twaicetwaice.com$102.13M68Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
NavVisnavvis.com$97.79M188
Etalyticsetalytics.com10 roles19
IGEL Technologyigel.com10 roles400
Yunex Trafficyunextraffic.com9 roles939
othermoothermo.de9 roles5
Aedifionaedifion.com8 roles20
ONIQoniq.com7 roles15
gridXgridx.ai7 roles59
4 Screen4screen.com110
Carlymycarly.com34Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Comgycomgy.io120
Digadesdigades.de163Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Dryad Networksdryad.net39
EMILemil.de14Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Eveevehome.com42
FreeStyle Librefreestylelibre.de
Fruitcore Roboticsfruitcore-robotics.com69Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

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No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Internet of Things - Industry Applications industry KPIs in Germany

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

31 August 2026
Hiring participation9.4%

92 of 980 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation20.6%

202 of 980 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share46.2%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.45M

Midpoint of 266 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 46.2% of disclosed capital, while 79.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Germany internet of things - industry applications has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Germany internet of things - industry applications
$0$194.12M$388.24M$582.36M$776.47M2016: $76.25M20162017: $65.72M20172018: $299.25M20182019: $235.68M20192020: $304.99M20202021: $681.12M20212022: $576.43M20222023: $464.43M20232024: $238.1M20242025: $146.74M2025
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Annual internet of things - industry applications funding and company formation in Germany
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$76.25M6824
2017$65.72M7421
2018$299.25M7332
2019$235.68M6027
2020$304.99M5922
2021$681.12M4829
2022$576.43M2829
2023$464.43M1626
2024$238.1M910
2025$146.74M312
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • 1 COMMA 5°20.3%
  • INFARM18.4%
  • tado°7.5%
  • Other companies53.8%

Funding by stage

388 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel127 32.7%
Series A–B102 26.3%
Series C+ / PE20 5.2%
Grants, debt & other139 35.8%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
8 rounds

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Series A04/2026
Patronus Group $12.86M

Backed by 3TS Capital Partners and Grazia Equity and others.

Series A04/2026
CONXAI $5.77M

Backed by BayBG Venture Capital and Capricorn Partners and others.

Seed04/2026
brainjo $2.35M

Backed by HTGF and Andreas W and others.

Seed04/2026
ENVIOTECH $1.17M

Backed by Jurgen Fitschen and Joachim Drees.

Seed03/2026
Noxon

Backed by HTGF and Bayern Kapital and others.

Venture Debt02/2026
Twaice $28.3M

Backed by European Investment Bank.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series D12/2021
INFARMinfarm.com$200M

Backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Hanaco Ventures and others.

Series C01/2021
KONUXkonux.com$80M

Backed by Sanno Capital and New Enterprise Associates and others.

Series D04/2021
Tinktink.de$47.67M

Backed by Cadence Growth Capital and Rocket Internet and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Germany identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: designated German registry identities do not carry the LEI or ISIN used by bundesanzeiger facts; legal-name matching is prohibited.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Germany companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

14 of the 980 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.4%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 178,132 visits.

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

203 of these companies (20.7%) publish at least one Android app — 367 apps in all, carrying 35.5M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
The Metronome by SoundbrennerSoundbrenner6.7M4.6Music & Audio
Home ConnectHome Connect6.5M3.6Lifestyle
calimoto Motorcycle NavigationCalimoto4.3M4.3Maps & Navigation
SnoreClock - Do you snore?Ralph\'s Apps2.1M4.7Health & Fitness
Carly — OBD2 car scannerCarly1.8M3.6Auto & Vehicles
tado°tado°1.4M3.8Lifestyle
BloodPressure DB – BP TrackerBlutdruckDaten1.1M3.7Medical
Homematic IPeQ-3853.8K3.6House & Home
Silencio: Measure Noise & EarnSilencio668.3K3.6Travel & Local
ryd: fuel, charge & washRYD634.5KAuto & Vehicles

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Smart Homes12413.5MHome Connect 6.5M
Wearable Technology7012.2MThe Metronome by Soundbrenner 6.7M
Connected Vehicles507.7Mcalimoto Motorcycle Navigation 4.3M
Consumer Electronics E-Commerce76.8Maudifon 16.6K
Geographic Information Systems114.9MNATIX Drive& (discontinued) 174.8K
Disease Self Management404.5MSnoreClock - Do you snore? 2.1M
Energy Efficiency Tech583.5Mtado° 1.4M
Fitness & Wellness Tech72.1MTRACKTICS football 19.5K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 92023Q2: 32023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 102023Q32023Q4: 42023Q4: 52023Q42024Q1: 32024Q1: 72024Q12024Q2: 62024Q2: 82024Q22024Q3: 42024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 52024Q4: 152024Q42025Q1: 92025Q1: 122025Q12025Q2: 142025Q2: 182025Q22025Q3: 52025Q3: 342025Q32025Q4: 52025Q4: 572025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1: 492026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 278 of 367 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Germany internet of things - industry applications market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech620
Consumer digital384
Consumer internet of things330
Enterprise software227
Saas186
Energy tech155
Healthtech136
Iot in healthcare136
Smart buildings133
Internet of vehicles124
Industrial internet of things118
Industry 4.0114

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

620companies
12.4%have hiring activity

77 companies hiring · $2.15B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription637
E-commerce - product254
Physical commerce245
Commission on transaction86
Fee-for-service79
E-commerce - service32
Advertising30
Licensing10
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsbrainjo.de ↗

brainjo raised €2M seed round for VR ADHD Therapy.

Funding roundsconxai.com ↗

Conxai, a Munich, Germany-based provider of a construction tech platform, raised $5.8m in Series A funding.

Mergers & acquisitionsblacklinesafety.com ↗

Blackline Safety has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Francisco Partners, valued at up to $850 million.

Mergers & acquisitionsscantinel.com ↗

Luminar is MicroVision’s second recent acquisition. It finalized its purchase of Germany-based Scantinel Photonics in January after announcing a deal to acquire the company in November.

Funding roundstwaice.com ↗

Munich-headquartered TWAICE obtained €24 million in EIB financing to expand predictive battery analytics for energy storage systems.

Funding roundsevehome.com ↗

Eve, Embraer's subsidiary, announced the hiring of US$ 150 million over five years, with the participation of Itaú, Banco do Brasil, Citibank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

Funding roundsetalytics.com ↗

each raising €16 million to scale enterprise energy‑management and optimisation technologies.

Mergers & acquisitionsrysta.de ↗

Climaid acquires Rysta, an IoT‑based indoor climate and building monitoring systems maker, to expand its smart‑building technology portfolio.

Funding roundsecog.io ↗

EcoG, a Munich-based B2B charging company, has raised €16 million in funding. The round was led by GET Fund, Extantia Capital, and Bayern Kapital.

Funding roundsalphago.de ↗

AlphaGo, a São Paulo, Brazil‑based AI‑driven marketing platform, has secured $2 million in pre‑seed funding.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 161 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
49
Earnings
29
Leadership moves
22
Contracts
17
Mergers & acquisitions
12
Capital infusions
8
Company announcements
7
New products
7
Asset acquisitions
3
Layoffs
2
7 activity cards

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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

Ista ↗

Follow-on Offering · NASDAQ2 reports

Leadership moves

7 tracked people moves

Sterling Wilson

Appointment Global Field Chief Technology Officer

ProGlove ↗
Marcel Kars

Appointment Chief Revenue Officer

ProGlove ↗
Konstantin Brunnbauer

Appointment Managing Director

ProGlove ↗
Stefan Lampa

Resignation Advisor

Vasi Philomin

Appointment Board Member

Umovity ↗
Andy Myers

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Umovity ↗
Christian U. Haas

Resignation Advisory Board Member

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

G8

Wearable safety device

KONUX ↗
CoBrix platform

Rail infrastructure management

Aicas ↗
EdgeSuite

modular edge-to-cloud infrastructure

Workforce actions

2 companies with reported reductions

Elektrobit ↗

480 rolesR&D workforce optimization

Preh ↗

400 roles

Litigation

1 tracked suits

Company
chris v amazon

injury compensationCivil · Settled

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

3companies
30period observations
17.5%median reported growth

Median across 16 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
francisco partnersBlackline Safety ↗2026-04-13$850.0M
microvisionSCANTINEL PHOTONICS ↗Completed2026-02-24Not stated in snapshot
climaidRYSTA ↗Announced2025-12-02Not stated in snapshot
kpit technologiesMicroFuzzy ↗2025-05-06Not stated in snapshot
Anite GroupElektrobit ↗Pending2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot
assa abloySimonsVoss ↗Announced2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1,601 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 3,404-posting snapshot covers 64 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Ausbildung Elektroniker:In Für Betriebstechnik 2026351
Ausbildung Zugverkehrssteuerer 2026 (W/M/D)198
Ausbildung Mechatroniker:In 2026151
Ausbildung Gleisbauer:In 2026145
Ausbildung Industriemechaniker:In 202692
Ausbildung It Systemelektroniker:In 202686
1 internship postings

30 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

389 postings specify a level.

unspecified
3,015
manager
188
senior
115
lead
46
entry
29
intern
11

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 3,404 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Manufacturing
2
B2B Software Marketing
2
Ai
2
Sales Enablement
1
Landing Pages
1
Content Strategy
1
Content Engineering
1
Sales Calls
1
Case Studies
1
Production Methodologies
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

788 founders and chief executives across 531 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

41 profiles with education records.

Harvard University
4
RWTH Aachen University
4
University of Cambridge
3
Stanford University
3
Imperial College London
3
Harvard Business School
3
University of Chicago
2
Technical University of Munich
2

Prior employers

10 profiles with prior-work records.

McKinsey
2
Bain
2
Cisco
1
eBay
1
Apple
1
Boston Consulting Group
1
Intel
1
Amazon
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

480,111 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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480,111articles in the measured year
98,766articles in 2026Q1
47.8%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across Germany · articles per complete quarter

053,279106,557159,836213,1152021Q2: 79,9372021Q22021Q3: 88,2012021Q4: 74,2652022Q1: 95,4512022Q2: 89,4692022Q22022Q3: 87,0842022Q4: 105,3632023Q1: 108,7252023Q2: 99,8112023Q22023Q3: 110,1262023Q4: 94,5092024Q1: 118,4782024Q2: 130,9162024Q22024Q3: 125,5112024Q4: 128,9742025Q1: 182,4982025Q2: 113,3372025Q22025Q3: 185,3172025Q4: 93,3502026Q1: 98,7662026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q279,937
2021Q388,201
2021Q474,265
2022Q195,451
2022Q289,469
2022Q387,084
2022Q4105,363
2023Q1108,725
2023Q299,811
2023Q3110,126
2023Q494,509
2024Q1118,478
2024Q2130,916
2024Q3125,511
2024Q4128,974
2025Q1182,498
2025Q2113,337
2025Q3185,317
2025Q493,350
2026Q198,766

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
137,343 positive · 35,170 neutral · 88,746 negative
2022
186,373 positive · 53,865 neutral · 136,690 negative
2023
230,002 positive · 67,780 neutral · 114,960 negative
2024
251,660 positive · 103,777 neutral · 147,833 negative
2025
274,156 positive · 158,029 neutral · 141,876 negative

Leading coverage topics

Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across Germany · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,311 articles in the full recorded period
108,094 recent · 81,371 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,306 articles in the full recorded period
108,092 recent · 81,371 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,259 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,361 prior
International Political Relations61,905 articles in the full recorded period
14,543 recent · 13,575 prior
Security And Defense Policies42,559 articles in the full recorded period
10,496 recent · 8,683 prior
International Sports Competitions36,135 articles in the full recorded period
5,913 recent · 10,292 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy26,063 articles in the full recorded period
6,809 recent · 5,825 prior
Professional League Updates20,160 articles in the full recorded period
4,887 recent · 4,426 prior
Olympic Games Coverage19,164 articles in the full recorded period
3,132 recent · 6,143 prior
Athlete Transfer Rumors14,841 articles in the full recorded period
4,131 recent · 2,946 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across Germany

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,1931,858126%
multilateral diplomacy1,6081,07250%
national security strategy97763155%
study overseas65437276%
overseas study59434274%
quarterly financials55337647%
semester abroad53430774%
aerial bombardments529194173%
oil price volatility509173194%
financial report49534046%
europa league4772,463-81%
olympic team selections7931,949-59%
nationalist composers21,900-100%
aleatoric music91,470-99%
quarterfinals3801,381-72%

Event and signal lenses

Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across Germany

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

791,785 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, countries

24.5% critical · 16.0% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

88,182 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, eur/usd

39.5% critical · 45.0% positive
Rising

Growth

205,979 classified articles

gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

29.5% critical · 46.6% positive

Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across Germany. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Internet of Things - Industry Applications research is working on

53,452 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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53,452papers
53,452worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Breakthrough
21,841
Promising
18,651
Problem-identifying
5,399
Descriptive
4,956
Comparative
1,438
Cautionary
1,003
Critical
164

Contribution mix

Methods-led
36,187
Reviews
7,462
Empirical
7,332
Position pieces
2,136
Theoretical
335

Tone counts: 50,916 positive · 649 neutral · 1,887 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
5,563 papers · 10.4% of this field
  • Internet of Things3,046 papers
  • Computer security670 papers
  • Smart city453 papers
  • Cloud computing443 papers
  • Wireless sensor network433 papers
  • Software deployment304 papers
  • Wireless279 papers
  • Big data271 papers

Landmark: Internet of Things in Industries: A Survey

Cautions
1,003 papers · 1.9% of this field
  • Internet of Things446 papers
  • Computer security102 papers
  • Wireless sensor network80 papers
  • Smart city74 papers
  • Software deployment68 papers
  • Scalability62 papers
  • Wireless54 papers
  • Cloud computing52 papers

Landmark: Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications

Opportunities
40,492 papers · 75.8% of this field
  • Internet of Things18,037 papers
  • Wireless sensor network5,616 papers
  • Wireless3,484 papers
  • Scalability3,083 papers
  • Cloud computing2,688 papers
  • Computer security2,431 papers
  • Software deployment1,922 papers
  • Intrusion detection system1,795 papers

Landmark: Fog computing and its role in the internet of things

Leading institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences
21,893
Cisco Systems
18,490
Georgia Institute of Technology
17,309
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
15,953
Qatar University
15,385
National University of Singapore
15,129

Leading researchers

Mohsen Guizani
13,606
Ala Al‐Fuqaha
12,169
Michele Zorzi
11,065
Li Da Xu
10,605
Mehdi Mohammadi
9,118
Moussa Ayyash
8,393
Lorenzo Vangelista
8,239
Mohammed Aledhari
8,137

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Smart Cities in Europe3,247 citations
  • XORs in the Air: Practical Wireless Network Coding2,264 citations
  • Effective Heart Disease Prediction Using Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques1,805 citations
  • Internet of Things: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications1,652 citations
  • Learning IoT in Edge: Deep Learning for the Internet of Things with Edge Computing1,555 citations

Common problems researchers identify

4,994 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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IoT Foundations and Industrial IntegrationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

IoT Foundations and Industrial Integration

1,322 papers

26.5% of this theme group

Papers discuss core IoT concepts, embedded systems, and the industrial internet’s role in connecting devices and services.

Internet of Things (1,181) · Embedded system (72) · World Wide Web (73) · Industrial Internet (47)

Wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT), Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges: A Survey

A Review of Academic and Patent Progress on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for Enhanced Environmental Solutions

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YearShare index
20221901.2
20231781.5
20241404.9
2025615.2
Security and Privacy Challenges in IoTCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Security and Privacy Challenges in IoT

1,051 papers

21.0% of this theme group

Research highlights vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, and intrusion detection needs across IoT deployments.

Computer security (510) · Internet of Things (912) · Internet privacy (189) · Intrusion detection system (87)

Understanding Security Requirements and Challenges in Internet of Things (IoT): A Review

Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies in Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities

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YearShare index
20221598.2
20231617.3
20241495.3
2025793.5
Computing Continuum for Connected ThingsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Computing Continuum for Connected Things

953 papers

19.1% of this theme group

Works examine cloud, edge, and big‑data processing models that support intelligent IoT applications.

Cloud computing (145) · Emerging technologies (80) · Big data (76) · Edge computing (50)

Empowering Things With Intelligence: A Survey of the Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence of Things

A Survey on the Computing Continuum and Meta-Operating Systems: Perspectives, Architectures, Outcomes, and Open Challenges

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YearShare index
20221349.3
20231312.1
20241236.7
20251419.2
Wireless Sensor Network LimitationsCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Wireless Sensor Network Limitations

530 papers

10.6% of this theme group

Studies address reliability, key distribution, and security issues within wireless sensor infrastructures.

Wireless sensor network (366) · Wireless (220) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (53) · Wireless network (82)

Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

Machine Learning for Wireless Sensor Networks Security: An Overview of Challenges and Issues

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YearShare index
20221421.2
20231312.7
2024978.5
2025939.7
Smart City Governance and PlanningCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Smart City Governance and Planning

517 papers

10.4% of this theme group

Articles explore how IoT influences urban management, sustainability, and architectural decision‑making.

Smart city (377) · Corporate governance (66) · Environmental planning (41) · Architectural engineering (38)

Smart City Development: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Urbanization

THE INTERNET OF THINGS IN SMART CITIES: NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

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YearShare index
2022159.4
2023163.0
2024150.8
2025220.8
Healthcare Wearables and IoT IntegrationCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Healthcare Wearables and IoT Integration

369 papers

7.4% of this theme group

Research surveys wearable technologies, standards, and security aspects for smart health monitoring.

Health care (197) · Internet of Things (271) · Wearable computer (66) · Wearable technology (50)

Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare: Technologies, Challenges, and Opportunities

Internet of Things (IoT): A Review of Its Enabling Technologies in Healthcare Applications, Standards Protocols, Security, and Market Opport

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YearShare index
2022185.1
2023189.2
2024169.9
2025195.4
IoT in Precision AgricultureCommon problems researchers identify · 07

IoT in Precision Agriculture

252 papers

5.0% of this theme group

Papers focus on IoT‑enabled farming techniques that aim to improve productivity and food security.

Agriculture (140) · Precision agriculture (45) · Internet of Things (172) · Food security (26)

A Survey on the Role of IoT in Agriculture for the Implementation of Smart Farming

Smart Farming: Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Sustainable Agriculture

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YearShare index
202295.1
2023113.5
2024118.9
2025144.1

Cautions

892 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Interoperability Risks Across SectorsCautions · 01

Interoperability Risks Across Sectors

231 papers

25.9% of this theme group

Works caution about integration hurdles when IoT spans supply chains, agriculture, and healthcare.

Internet of Things (185) · Agriculture (22) · Health care (23) · Interoperability (16)

Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains

Smart Infrastructure Systems: A Review of IoT-Enabled Monitoring and Automation in Civil and Agricultural Engineering

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YearShare index
2022255.9
2023277.8
2024272.4
2025324.0
Energy and Routing Constraints in SensorsCautions · 02

Energy and Routing Constraints in Sensors

168 papers

18.8% of this theme group

Studies warn of power consumption and routing challenges that limit wireless sensor network performance.

Wireless sensor network (76) · Wireless (40) · Computer network (23) · Wireless network (11)

Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications

Routing Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks - A Survey

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20222038.9
20231899.8
20241439.0
20251142.5
Privacy‑Preserving Security MeasuresCautions · 03

Privacy‑Preserving Security Measures

165 papers

18.5% of this theme group

Research emphasizes the need for robust privacy techniques to protect IoT data and devices.

Internet of Things (131) · Computer security (71) · Internet privacy (25) · Intrusion detection system (20)

Privacy-preserving security of IoT networks: A comparative analysis of methods and applications

Securing IoT Devices in Smart Cities: A Review of Proposed Solutions

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YearShare index
20221598.2
20231617.3
20241495.3
2025793.5
Robustness of Wearable Health SystemsCautions · 04

Robustness of Wearable Health Systems

124 papers

13.9% of this theme group

Papers examine resilience of wearable technologies against adversarial attacks and system failures.

Robustness (14) · Resilience (11) · Wearable technology (8) · Digital health (5)

Smart Defenders: An Empirical Analysis of Adversary System Resilience in Cybersecurity

Towards Trustworthy Wi-Fi Sensing: Systematic Evaluation of Deep Learning Model Robustness to Adversarial Attacks

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202233.1
202334.0
202429.2
202538.6
Governance and Planning UncertaintiesCautions · 05

Governance and Planning Uncertainties

107 papers

12.0% of this theme group

Works discuss the ambiguous impact of IoT on municipal governance and urban planning processes.

Smart city (60) · Corporate governance (19) · Environmental planning (15) · Urban planning (7)

Smart city concept: Integrating technology into municipal governance

AI-Driven Smart Cities: Improving Urban Infrastructure and Services

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2022159.4
2023163.0
2024150.8
2025220.8
Blockchain Integration ChallengesCautions · 06

Blockchain Integration Challenges

55 papers

6.2% of this theme group

Research points out security and scalability issues when combining blockchain with IoT in logistics.

Blockchain (46) · Internet of Things (41) · Computer security (14) · Supply chain (7)

Blockchain technology for security issues and challenges in IoT

Exploring Blockchain–IoT Convergence for Logistics Traceability: A Systematic Review and Future Outlook

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20221570.3
20231606.2
20241540.1
20251048.0
Edge Computing Adoption BarriersCautions · 07

Edge Computing Adoption Barriers

42 papers

4.7% of this theme group

Studies highlight technical and deployment obstacles for edge devices supporting IoT workloads.

Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (19) · Edge computing (12) · Edge device (8) · Internet of Things (25)

Role of Edge Computing in IoT

Federated Learning for Sustainable Development Using IoT/Edge Computing System

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2022323.9
2023324.2
2024283.4
2025346.8

Opportunities

36,998 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Scalable Wearable Computing PlatformsOpportunities · 01

Scalable Wearable Computing Platforms

1,227 papers

20.4% of this theme group

Papers propose robust, large‑scale wearable solutions for health monitoring and beyond.

Wearable computer (102) · Software deployment (102) · Scalability (126) · Robustness (72)

Enhancing Fall Risk Detection in Intelligent Healthcare System: A <scp>6G</scp> ‐Enabled Integrated Communication, Sensing, and Computing Ap

Empowering Autonomous Driving: Adaptive AI–Orchestrated Distributed System Framework for Balancing Perception Accuracy and Latency

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2022442.9
2023456.4
2024306.8
2025742.1
Energy‑Efficient IoT Resource ManagementOpportunities · 02

Energy‑Efficient IoT Resource Management

1,208 papers

20.1% of this theme group

Research presents methods to reduce power use while maintaining performance in smart city IoT networks.

Internet of Things (910) · Smart city (84) · Computer network (105) · Edge computing (59)

Energy efficient resource management for real-time IoT applications

Efficient Utilization of Energy in IoT Devices Using Machine Learning Algorithms

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20221597.4
20231499.4
20241173.0
2025731.5
Real‑Time Embedded IoT SystemsOpportunities · 03

Real‑Time Embedded IoT Systems

1,057 papers

17.6% of this theme group

Works showcase integrated IoT designs for instantaneous monitoring and control in various environments.

Internet of Things (858) · Embedded system (198) · Computer security (185) · Real-time computing (80)

Integrated IoT System for Real-Time Electrical Load Monitoring

Implementation of an Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Air Quality Monitoring System for Enhancing Indoor Environments

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20222246.8
20232238.1
20241895.6
2025868.1
Optimized Wireless Sensor DeploymentsOpportunities · 04

Optimized Wireless Sensor Deployments

986 papers

16.4% of this theme group

Studies suggest efficient sensor placement and data acquisition techniques for low‑power networks.

Wireless sensor network (736) · Wireless (351) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (66) · Wireless network (101)

Efficient Placement and Dispatch of Sensors in a Wireless Sensor Network

Energy-Efficient Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Compressed Sensing

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20221421.2
20231312.7
2024978.5
2025939.7
Advanced Intrusion Detection for IoTOpportunities · 05

Advanced Intrusion Detection for IoT

646 papers

10.8% of this theme group

Papers develop machine‑learning approaches to identify anomalies and mitigate denial‑of‑service threats.

Intrusion detection system (202) · Internet of Things (412) · Anomaly detection (103) · Denial-of-service attack (45)

A Novel Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks

Optimized Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks Using Machine Learning for Enhanced Security

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2022191.5
2023197.2
2024189.1
2025264.3
Secure Blockchain‑IoT FrameworksOpportunities · 06

Secure Blockchain‑IoT Frameworks

459 papers

7.7% of this theme group

Research outlines blockchain‑based authentication and encryption schemes to protect smart city infrastructures.

Blockchain (148) · Internet of Things (257) · Encryption (60) · Authentication (63)

A blockchain‐ and artificial intelligence‐enabled smart IoT framework for sustainable city

The Convergence of Blockchain and <scp>IoT</scp> in Secure Smart Cities: A Survey of Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

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2022662.6
2023704.2
2024739.2
2025717.5
IoT‑Driven Precision AgricultureOpportunities · 07

IoT‑Driven Precision Agriculture

417 papers

7.0% of this theme group

Works present automated monitoring and irrigation solutions that enhance farming efficiency and sustainability.

Agriculture (145) · Precision agriculture (81) · Internet of Things (283) · Irrigation (39)

IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Automated Irrigation System for Efficient Farming

Utilizing IoT and AI for Soil Health Monitoring and Enhancement in Sustainable Agriculture

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YearShare index
202299.3
2023117.3
2024124.0
2025146.4

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Breakthrough40.9%26.5%
Promising34.9%37.2%
Problem-identifying10.1%10.0%
Descriptive9.3%17.5%
Comparative2.7%3.8%
Cautionary1.9%4.2%
Critical0.3%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceA Survey on Security and Privacy Issues in Internet-of-Things3,0116.25%757 (25.1%)6.25%
Energy & datacenter footprintEnergy management in wireless sensor networks with energy-hungry sensors2820.59%26 (9.2%)0.59%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainIoT and Smart City Solutions for Sustainable Waste Management520.11%8 (15.4%)0.11%
Safety & misuseWeaponized IoT: A Comprehensive Comparative Forensic Analysis of Hacker Raspberry Pi and PC Kali Linux Machine520.11%7 (13.5%)0.11%
Bias & fairnessSecurity, Privacy, and Fairness in Fog-Based Vehicular Crowdsensing180.04%0 (0.0%)0.04%
Concentration of compute powerBig Tech kontra Gemeinwohl130.03%3 (23.1%)0.03%
Carbon & emissions of computeEcoAIoT: A Survey on Ecological and Sustainable AIoT Systems with Energy Harvesting90.02%1 (11.1%)0.02%
Water useDeep Learning Approaches for Forecasting Water Demand in IoT-Based Water Systems30.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Labour & data workAnalysis of the Labour Market for IT Leadership Competences in the Field of AI and IoT20.0%0 (0.0%)0.0%

Research orientation and citation rankings describe the covered collection. Its recorded publication dates do not support an overall publication-volume trend.

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

INNOVATION SIGNALS

Who files Internet of Things - Industry Applications patents in Germany

Published patent filings in the recorded source window.

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25,708filings 2016–2025
8,000assignees
3,121peak annual filings

Filing momentum

08971,7952,6923,5892016: 1,93020162017: 2,2852018: 2,61120182019: 2,8592020: 3,12120202021: 2,9862022: 2,72920222023: 2,4772024: 2,42720242025: 2,2832025

Who files the most

Siemens
5,649
Robert Bosch
2,746
Deutsche Telekom
2,254
Volkswagen
1,947
SAP SE
1,599
Bayerische Motoren Werke
1,258
AUDI
1,201
Fraunhofer GES Forschung
908
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Internet of Things - Industry Applications in Germany: key questions

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What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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