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Smart Home Industry Landscape of China 879 Smart Home companies in China, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and where the research is going. Updated September 2026.
879 companies tracked
$3B disclosed funding
4 hiring right now
88 events · 24 months
Who leads Smart Home in China Shows the top Smart Home firms in China by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage; 879 companies are tracked, with 4 currently hiring and 93 having disclosed a funding round.
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How the Smart Home ecosystem in China grew, 2016–2025 Displays the annual count of new Smart Home companies founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 71 startups in 2016 and only 2 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Smart Home companies in China
2016: 71 2017: 58 2018: 41 2019: 40 2020: 35 2021: 20 2022: 12 2023: 5 2024: 9 2025: 2 2016 2025
peak 71 in 2016
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
2016 2025
peak 21 in 2018
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 225,891,096 2017: 308,840,055 2018: 364,306,526 2019: 204,398,188 2020: 118,806,021 2021: 254,673,580 2022: 461,308,400 2023: 115,584,200 2024: 78,800,674 2025: 33,743,200 2016 2025
peak $461.3M in 2022
Where Smart Home companies in China are based Lists the Chinese cities with the most Smart Home firms, led by Shenzhen with 329 companies followed by Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai.
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Shenzhen
329 Smart Home companies
52% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
329 companies
$845M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
Hub 02
Hong Kong
70 Smart Home companies
11% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
70 companies
$43.2M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
Hub 03
Beijing
59 Smart Home companies
9% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
59 companies
$501.8M disclosed funding
Hub 04
Hangzhou
45 Smart Home companies
7% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
45 companies
$324.3M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
Hub 05
Shanghai
39 Smart Home companies
6% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
39 companies
$128.2M disclosed funding
Hub 06
Guangzhou
38 Smart Home companies
6% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
38 companies
$20.3M disclosed funding
Hub 07
Dongguan
31 Smart Home companies
5% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
31 companies
$58.1M disclosed funding
Hub 08
Haidian
16 Smart Home companies
3% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
16 companies
$486.5M disclosed funding
The Smart Home market map of China: what these companies actually do Breaks down the product sub‑categories built by Smart Home firms and their primary revenue models, noting 830 consumer digital products and 558 e‑commerce product sales.
Consumer Digital 830 companies · $2.8B raised · 4 hiring Enterprise Tech 340 companies · $1.1B raised · 2 hiring IoT in Healthcare 214 companies · $731.6M raised · 2 hiring Healthtech 214 companies · $727.1M raised · 2 hiring Medical Devices 125 companies · $458.3M raised · 1 hiring IoT in Retail 122 companies · $833.5M raised At Home Diagnostics 94 companies · $187.8M raised · 1 hiring Non-Invasive Health Monitoring Devices 86 companies · $330.7M raised · 2 hiring Fitness Trackers 86 companies · $263.7M raised Smart Watches 86 companies · $315.8M raised · 1 hiring B2C E-Commerce 79 companies · $432.4M raised Fitness Bands 77 companies · $259M raised Monetization
How Smart Home 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.
E-Commerce - Product 558
Physical Commerce 503
Subscription 282
Commission on Transaction 37
Fee-For-Service 28
Advertising 26
E-Commerce - Service 24
Licensing 7
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Smart Home in China Counts corporate events over the past two years, totaling 88 events, with new product announcements (31) and earnings releases (18) being the most common types.
Product 31 Earnings 18 Announcement 8 Funding 7 Buyback 4 Regulatory 4 Assets 4 Layoffs 3 IPO 3 Lawsuit 2
IPO XREAL has filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, seeking a main-board listing that would place one of the most prominent dedicated smart-glasses companies into the public markets at a pivotal moment for the extended-reality industry. 2026-04-10 Funding Guangli , a smart eyewear brand, has secured close to RMB 100 million in a pre-Series B round from Hangzhou Hi-tech Innovation Group. 2026-03-24 Funding Seveno Capital has announced a strategic investment in PointFit, a company developing a skin patch wearable for non-invasive and real-time biomarker monitoring through sweat, valuing the business at US $10 million, in a move that underscores growing investor conviction in next-generation wearable technology that goes beyond existing heart-rate wearable devices. 2026-03-09 Funding Peak XV has invested in five early-stage AI companies at Impact AI PitchFest, held as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026. 2026-02-17 Funding Starting with the investment, RayNeo stated China Unicom subsidiary Unicom Innovation Capital and China Mobile’s CM Beijing Fund and CM Shanghai Fund poured an undisclosed amount of cash into its operations. 2026-01-05 Funding Vinci raises $36M Series A for Chip Simulation Software. 2025-12-02 M&A Baker McKenzie has advised DBS Asia Capital Limited, acting as financial adviser to the offeror, Victory III Co., Ltd, in connection with the privatization of Vesync Co., Ltd. 2025-05-08 IPO On January 27, 2025, Venture conducted its IPO, selling 70 million shares at $24.00 per share. 2025-03-20 Announcement Hikvision has released its 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, marking the eighth consecutive year of transparent sustainability reporting. 2026-04-28 Product "VIOMI, a leading global brand specializing in AI-driven water purification technology, officially launched its latest countertop AI water purifier, "inno", in Malaysia." 2025-10-30 Mergers and acquisitions Deals from the last 24 months where a Smart Home company in China 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 victoryVesync undisclosed Completed 2025-05-07 Vinci E+HPS undisclosed Announced 2024-06-20 Vinci Budapestundisclosed Announced 2024-06-07 Vinci Helios Nordic Energyundisclosed Announced 2024-05-31 Vinci edinburgh airportundisclosed Completed 2024-04-18 Vinci crosswind developmentsundisclosed — 2024-04-18
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work Provides detailed information on specific corporate events such as product launches, IPO filings, leadership changes and contract wins.
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
4 companies reporting18 company-quarters tracked
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +3.8% , half slower.
Who is building Smart Home in China Profiles founders and CEOs of 206 Smart Home companies, showing 250 individuals and their most frequent alma maters and prior employers.
Founders and chief executives 12 of 250, from the best-funded companies on this page
→ Ex-Magic Leap, NVIDIA. University of Minnesota Ph.D. 2014, Zhejiang University B.S 2007
Ex-MicroStrategy, Population Action International. Wuhan University 2006, University of Maryland 2008
ex- Sony. Beijing Information and Technology Institute 2004, Tsinghua University 2007
Ex-Quanta Computer. China University of Mining 2003, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2008
Director China Youth Enterprise Club, Zhejiang Zhenghe Island. Zhejiang University
Co-Founder & CTO
Nhan Tran
ex- Photron Vietnam Technical Center, Artel Electronics. Kyung Hee University 2007, The University of Melbourne PhD 2011
Ex-Alcatel-Lucent. Ocean University of China 2008
Founder & CEO
Jordan Cheng
repeat founder Founder Mad Mobile Application Development. The Chinese University of Hong Kong BSc 2008, MSc 2012
Ex-Huawei P, Co-Founder Black Shark, Coolpad. CEIBS MBA
Futurus, ex-Horizon X, ex-Liteon Mobile, Nanjing University, 2018
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Mike Bailey
Xim Industry, ex-Qualcomm, ex-Naspers, University of San Diego
Ex-SWT Holdings, IAG international audio. New York Massey University MBA 2004
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 13 of 250 founders
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 4
Tsinghua University 3
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 2
Harvard Business School 1
Harvard University 1
INSEAD 1
Zhejiang University 1
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 4 of 250 founders
Intel 2
Microsoft 1
Morgan Stanley 1
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 151 of 250 founders
13%
of matched founders are women
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 99 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Smart Home in China Summarizes investment activity with 222 funding rounds since 2016 from 245 investors, noting an average round size of $12 million.
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel 76
Series A–B 102
Series C+ / PE 38
Grants, debt & other 6
The typical round is $12M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Smart Home funding rounds in China Highlights the largest disclosed funding deals, including Mobvoi’s $180 million Series D round, and lists ten major recent rounds.
Company Round Size When Backers Mobvoi Series D $180M Apr 2017 Volkswagen China Orvibo Series D $157.3M Jan 2022 Suofeiya Home Collection , Fusenmei , Pingxiang +2 more RayNeo Series C $143M Jan 2026 China Mobile , Chinaunicom XREAL Series D $100M Jan 2026 — LUMI United Series B $100M Nov 2019 Cathay Capital , Joy Capital , Grand Flight Investment Kaadas Series C $94M Mar 2022 Cowin Capital , CoStone Capital , Morgan Stanley +1 more Kaadas Series C $94M Mar 2022 Asia Investment Fund , Morgan Stanley , CoStone Capital +2 more Lockin Series D $87M Dec 2018 Baidu , Shunwei Capital , K2VC +1 more XREAL Series C $60M Jan 2024 Alibaba , NIO Capital , Sequoia Capital +2 more iQiyi Intelligent Technology Series C $59M Jan 2023 Verity Ventures , Qingdao Economic Control Group
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
What Smart Home research is working on Counts academic papers on Smart Home topics, totaling 53,452, and categorizes them into identified problems, cautions, and opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Smart Home papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough 40.9% · 26.6% 1.5×
Promising 34.9% · 37.2% ≈ par
Problem-identifying 10.1% · 9.6% ≈ par
Descriptive 9.3% · 17.2% 0.5×
Comparative 2.7% · 4.0% 0.7×
Cautionary 1.9% · 4.5% 0.4×
Smart Home literature runs 1.5× more “breakthrough” than science at large (40.9% vs 26.6% baseline).
How the work is done
Methods-led 67.7%
Reviews 14.0%
Empirical 13.7%
Position pieces 4.0%
Theoretical 0.6%
How the research reads
95% positive · 1% neutral · 4% negative , across 53,452 papers.
The institutions behind the field
Chinese Academy of Sciences 22k Cisco Systems 18k Georgia Institute of Technology 17k Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 16k Qatar University 15k National University of Singapore 15k ranked by how often their work is cited
Researchers who shaped it
Mohsen Guizani · Ala Al‐Fuqaha · Michele Zorzi · Li Da Xu · Mehdi Mohammadi · Moussa Ayyash · Lorenzo Vangelista · Mohammed Aledhari
The most-cited breakthroughs
Smart Cities in Europe · 3k cites XORs in the Air: Practical Wireless Network Coding · 2k cites Effective Heart Disease Prediction Using Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques · 2k cites Internet of Things: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications · 2k cites Learning IoT in Edge: Deep Learning for the Internet of Things with Edge Computing · 2k cites Common problems researchers identify 4,994 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Problems · theme 01
IoT Foundations and Integration
1,322 papers · 26.5% of this block
2022: 1,906 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,786 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,409 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 620 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,906 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,786 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,409 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 620 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -68% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Papers discuss core IoT technologies, standards, and integration challenges across devices and networks.
Internet of Things · Embedded system · World Wide Web · Industrial Internet
“Wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT), Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges: A Survey”
Problems · theme 02
IoT Security and Privacy
1,051 papers · 21.0% of this block
2022: 1,595 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,615 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 799 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,595 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,615 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 799 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -50% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research highlights vulnerabilities, intrusion detection, and privacy concerns inherent to connected devices.
Computer security · Internet of Things · Internet privacy · Intrusion detection system
“Understanding Security Requirements and Challenges in Internet of Things (IoT): A Review”
Problems · theme 03
Computing Continuum for IoT
953 papers · 19.1% of this block
2022: 1,351 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,315 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,421 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,351 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,315 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,421 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +5% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Works examine cloud, edge, and big‑data processing limits for scalable intelligent IoT services.
Cloud computing · Emerging technologies · Big data · Edge computing
“Empowering Things With Intelligence: A Survey of the Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence of Things”
Problems · theme 04
Wireless Sensor Network Constraints
530 papers · 10.6% of this block
2022: 1,427 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 983 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 947 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,427 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 983 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 947 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -34% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Studies address reliability, key distribution, and communication issues in sensor‑based monitoring systems.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Wireless network
“Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring”
Problems · theme 05
Smart City Governance
517 papers · 10.4% of this block
2022: 117 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 140 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 117 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 140 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +20% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Analyses focus on urban planning, governance, and environmental management enabled by IoT infrastructures.
Smart city · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Architectural engineering
“Smart City Development: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Urbanization”
Problems · theme 06
Healthcare Wearables Challenges
369 papers · 7.4% of this block
2022: 186 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 171 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 196 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 186 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 171 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 196 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +6% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Papers explore technical, security, and standardization hurdles for IoT‑enabled medical and wearable devices.
Health care · Internet of Things · Wearable computer · Wearable technology
“Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare: Technologies, Challenges, and Opportunities”
Problems · theme 07
Agricultural IoT Adoption
252 papers · 5.0% of this block
2022: 95 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 145 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 95 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 145 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +52% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research outlines obstacles to precision farming, food security, and sensor deployment in agriculture.
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Internet of Things · Food security
“A Survey on the Role of IoT in Agriculture for the Implementation of Smart Farming”
Cautions 892 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Cautions · theme 01
Interoperability Across Sectors
231 papers · 25.9% of this block
2022: 256 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 278 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 273 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 256 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 278 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 273 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 323 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +26% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Works caution about integration difficulties among IoT, healthcare, and agricultural supply chains.
Internet of Things · Agriculture · Health care · Interoperability
“Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains”
Cautions · theme 02
Energy and Routing Limits
168 papers · 18.8% of this block
2022: 2,047 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,907 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,445 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,152 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,047 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,907 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,445 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,152 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -44% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Studies warn of power consumption and routing inefficiencies in wireless sensor networks.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Computer network · Wireless network
“Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications”
Cautions · theme 03
Privacy‑Centric Security Risks
165 papers · 18.5% of this block
2022: 1,595 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,615 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 799 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,595 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,615 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 799 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -50% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research stresses the need for privacy‑preserving mechanisms in IoT deployments.
Internet of Things · Computer security · Internet privacy · Intrusion detection system
“Privacy-preserving security of IoT networks: A comparative analysis of methods and applications”
Cautions · theme 04
Robustness of Wearable Systems
124 papers · 13.9% of this block
2022: 33 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 34 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 29 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 38 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 33 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 34 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 29 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 38 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +17% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Papers examine resilience of digital health and wearable technologies against attacks and failures.
Robustness · Resilience · Wearable technology · Digital health
“Smart Defenders: An Empirical Analysis of Adversary System Resilience in Cybersecurity”
Cautions · theme 05
Urban Planning and Governance Risks
107 papers · 12.0% of this block
2022: 117 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 140 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 117 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 107 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 140 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +20% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Analyses highlight governance, planning, and ethical concerns when embedding IoT in cities.
Smart city · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Urban planning
“Smart city concept: Integrating technology into municipal governance”
Cautions · theme 06
Blockchain Integration Challenges
55 papers · 6.2% of this block
2022: 1,568 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,605 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,543 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,055 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,568 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,605 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,543 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,055 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -33% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Works discuss scalability, security, and adoption barriers for blockchain‑IoT solutions in logistics.
Blockchain · Internet of Things · Computer security · Supply chain
“Blockchain technology for security issues and challenges in IoT”
Cautions · theme 07
Edge Computing Viability
42 papers · 4.7% of this block
2022: 325 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 326 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 349 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 325 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 326 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 284 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 349 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +7% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research questions the performance and data‑rate constraints of edge devices for IoT workloads.
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Edge computing · Edge device · Internet of Things
“Role of Edge Computing in IoT”
Opportunities 36,998 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Opportunities · theme 01
Scalable Wearable Computing
1,227 papers · 20.4% of this block
2022: 444 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 457 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 307 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 742 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 444 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 457 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 307 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 742 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +67% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Papers propose robust, large‑scale deployment strategies for wearable devices in health and mobility.
Wearable computer · Software deployment · Scalability · Robustness
“Enhancing Fall Risk Detection in Intelligent Healthcare System: A <scp>6G</scp> ‐Enabled Integrated Communication, Sensing, and Computing Ap”
Opportunities · theme 02
Energy‑Efficient Smart City IoT
1,208 papers · 20.1% of this block
2022: 1,561 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,464 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 655 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,561 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,464 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 655 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -58% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Studies present methods to reduce power consumption while maintaining real‑time performance in urban IoT.
Internet of Things · Smart city · Computer network · Edge computing
“Energy efficient resource management for real-time IoT applications”
Opportunities · theme 03
Real‑Time Embedded IoT Systems
1,057 papers · 17.6% of this block
2022: 2,247 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,900 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 874 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 2,247 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 2,239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,900 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 874 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -61% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research showcases integrated hardware and software designs for instantaneous monitoring and control.
Internet of Things · Embedded system · Computer security · Real-time computing
“Integrated IoT System for Real-Time Electrical Load Monitoring”
Opportunities · theme 04
Optimized Wireless Sensor Deployments
986 papers · 16.4% of this block
2022: 1,427 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 983 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 947 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,427 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 983 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 947 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -34% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Works explore efficient sensor placement and low‑power communication techniques for network longevity.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Wireless network
“Efficient Placement and Dispatch of Sensors in a Wireless Sensor Network”
Opportunities · theme 05
Advanced IoT Intrusion Detection
646 papers · 10.8% of this block
2022: 192 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 265 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 192 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 265 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +38% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Papers develop machine‑learning models to identify anomalies and mitigate denial‑of‑service attacks.
Intrusion detection system · Internet of Things · Anomaly detection · Denial-of-service attack
“A Novel Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks”
Opportunities · theme 06
Secure Blockchain‑IoT Frameworks
459 papers · 7.7% of this block
2022: 666 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 707 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 742 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 723 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 666 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 707 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 742 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 723 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +9% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Research introduces decentralized authentication and encryption schemes for trustworthy smart city applications.
Blockchain · Internet of Things · Encryption · Authentication
“A blockchain‐ and artificial intelligence‐enabled smart IoT framework for sustainable city”
Opportunities · theme 07
Precision Agriculture Automation
417 papers · 7.0% of this block
2022: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 118 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 124 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 147 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 118 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 124 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 147 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +48% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Studies present IoT‑driven monitoring and irrigation systems to improve farming efficiency and sustainability.
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Internet of Things · Irrigation
“IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Automated Irrigation System for Efficient Farming”
Which of these themes are growing fastest Tracks how the share of research themes within the global Smart Home literature has shifted between 2022 and 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
Agricultural IoT Adoption ▲+52%
Smart City Governance ▲+20%
Healthcare Wearables Challenges ▲+6%
Computing Continuum for IoT ▲+5%
Wireless Sensor Network Constraints ▼-34%
IoT Security and Privacy ▼-50%
IoT Foundations and Integration ▼-68%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
Interoperability Across Sectors ▲+26%
Urban Planning and Governance Risks ▲+20%
Robustness of Wearable Systems ▲+17%
Edge Computing Viability ▲+7%
Blockchain Integration Challenges ▼-33%
Energy and Routing Limits ▼-44%
Privacy‑Centric Security Risks ▼-50%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
Scalable Wearable Computing ▲+67%
Precision Agriculture Automation ▲+48%
Advanced IoT Intrusion Detection ▲+38%
Secure Blockchain‑IoT Frameworks ▲+9%
Optimized Wireless Sensor Deployments ▼-34%
Energy‑Efficient Smart City IoT ▼-58%
Real‑Time Embedded IoT Systems ▼-61%
Who files Smart Home patents in China Reports 116,627 patent filings from 2016‑2025 by about 8,000 organisations, with Huawei, ZTE and OPPO among the top filers.
116,627 filings 2016–20258,000 assigneespeak 13,765 in 2022
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patents published / year
2016: 7,172 2017: 9,256 2018: 9,472 2019: 10,891 2020: 12,545 2021: 13,528 2022: 13,765 2023: 13,569 2024: 13,370 2025: 13,059 2016 2025
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Huawei TECH 52,928 ZTE 17,732 Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunicat 9,482 Tencent TECH Shenzhen 5,964 Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software 5,197 VIVO Mobile Communication 4,296 Huawei Device 2,082 Xiaomi 2,015 Prism
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