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Smart Home Landscape of the United States
2,906 Smart Home companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
2,906companies tracked
$28.8Bdisclosed funding
149hiring right now
1,081events · 24 months
Who leads Smart Home in the United States
Tracks 2,906 U.S. Smart Home firms, noting 149 currently hiring and 763 that have disclosed funding rounds, with top hiring firms and best‑funded companies listed.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Insulet13last posted Aug 2026
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Medical Guardian12last posted Jul 2026
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Masimo12last posted Jul 2026
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Resideo11last posted Jun 2026
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Sleep Number11last posted Jun 2026
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Alarm.com11last posted Jul 2026
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Lutron Electronics11last posted Jun 2026
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Dexcom11last posted Jun 2026
149 companies hiring · 2 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
- 01
Peloton$2BPost IPO · Feb 2021
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Jawbone$1.3BSeries F · Jan 2016
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Vivint$1.2BConventional Debt · May 2019
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Whoop$979.4MSeries G · Mar 2026
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Livongo$720.2MPost IPO · Jun 2020
- 07
Root$639.5MSeries E · Aug 2019
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763 companies with disclosed rounds · $28.8B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
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Sonic$3.7BFY2020 filing
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Garmin International$1.8BFY2024 filing
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Roku$1.2BFY2024 filing
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Ooma$273.6MFY2025 filing
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25 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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Plantronics6,500tracked employees
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148 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Hapbee3.4%64 tracked events
1,867 tracked events across 145 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
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Ring Labstop 10kring.com
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Blinktop 100kblinkforhome.com
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Wyzetop 100kwyze.com
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Plaud.aitop 100kplaud.ai
845 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 130 of them sit inside the web’s top million
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How the Smart Home ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Shows yearly company formation counts from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 268 new firms in 2016 and falling to 17 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Smart Home companies in the United States
20162025
peak 268 in 2016
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 165 in 2016
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $4.4B in 2021
Where Smart Home companies in the United States are based
Lists the cities with the most Smart Home companies, led by San Francisco (232) and New York City (132).
Hub 01
San Francisco
232 Smart Home companies
33% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
232companies
$5.2Bdisclosed funding
10hiring now
Hub 02
New York City
132 Smart Home companies
19% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
132companies
$3.2Bdisclosed funding
6hiring now
Hub 03
Los Angeles
79 Smart Home companies
11% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
79companies
$109.4Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 04
San Diego
60 Smart Home companies
9% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
60companies
$2.6Bdisclosed funding
4hiring now
Hub 05
Austin
58 Smart Home companies
8% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
58companies
$259.1Mdisclosed funding
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Hub 06
Boston
53 Smart Home companies
8% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
53companies
$2Bdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Hub 07
San Jose
47 Smart Home companies
7% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
47companies
$688.1Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
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Hub 08
Palo Alto
42 Smart Home companies
6% of the Smart Home companies across these hubs
42companies
$382.1Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
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The Smart Home market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, highlighting consumer digital (2,800 firms) and the most common models such as subscription (1,603 firms).
- Consumer Digital2,800 companies · $27.5B raised · 136 hiring
- IoT in Healthcare1,180 companies · $17B raised · 66 hiring
- Healthtech1,154 companies · $16.8B raised · 63 hiring
- Medical Devices897 companies · $12.4B raised · 57 hiring
- Enterprise Tech848 companies · $7.4B raised · 66 hiring
- IoT in Retail629 companies · $4.5B raised · 32 hiring
- Non-Invasive Health Monitoring Devices519 companies · $8.3B raised · 32 hiring
- Chronic Disease Management451 companies · $8.2B raised · 34 hiring
- At Home Diagnostics449 companies · $8.6B raised · 25 hiring
- Life Sciences420 companies · $9.1B raised · 35 hiring
- Internet First Brands395 companies · $2.6B raised · 18 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce391 companies · $3.8B raised · 18 hiring
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.
Subscription1,603
E-Commerce - Product1,090
Physical Commerce922
Commission on Transaction198
Fee-For-Service167
Advertising94
E-Commerce - Service76
Licensing13
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Smart Home in the United States
Counts 1,081 corporate events over the past two years, including 324 earnings releases, 266 key‑person announcements, and 101 funding rounds.
Earnings 324Leadership 266Funding 101M&A 90Announcement 69Product 44Contracts 38Lawsuit 36Board Updates 26Regulatory 14
- FundingRoadzen Inc. (Nasdaq: RDZN ) (‘Roadzen’ or the ‘Company’), a global leader in AI at the convergence of insurance and mobility, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 4,705,870 ordinary shares at an offering price of $1.70 per share, in a registered direct offering (the ‘Offering’).2026-05-04
- M&AQuext acquires Geokey2026-05-01
- FundingNew York-based Shade develops a private AI-driven file explorer that visually searches and previews terabytes of files.2026-04-27
- M&AArlo Technologies has acquired Aloe Care Health, a medical alert systems manufacturer, in a tech M&A deal.2026-04-20
- FundingNegative Sentiment: HeartBeam closed a $10.0M public offering to fund commercialization and AI initiatives — the cash reduces funding risk but the equity issuance is dilutive and often depresses short‑term share prices. Media coverage noted selling pressure around the offering.2026-04-19
- M&AThe transaction marks the next step in RYSE’s development as part of a broader European platform focused on the built environment.2026-04-09
- M&AProfusa, Inc. (“Profusa” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PFSA), a commercial stage digital health company pioneering the next generation of technology platform enabling the continuous monitoring of an individual’s biochemistry, today announced a strategic expansion into molecular diagnostics through a Letter of Intent to acquire the PanOmics™ multi-omics diagnostics platform from BioInsights LLC (“BioInsights”).2026-04-06
- 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
- FundingWHOOP has now raised a total of $979M in total equity funding and is backed by 2PointZero, Abbott, Accomplice, Affinity Partners, and B-FLEXION.2026-04-06
- FundingSomnee ... raised $10 million last year and counts the NBA among its investors.2026-03-26
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Smart Home 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.9B | Pending | 2026-05-04 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-23 | ||
| Consultancy.eu XPartners | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-07 | |
| BioInsights LLC | $30M | Announced | 2026-04-06 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-03-24 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details notable events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for companies in the sector.
IPO pipeline
8 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
HeartBeamFollow-on Offering · NASDAQ · BEAT · 1 reportApr 2026
Medtronic DiabetesIPO · 1 reportMay 2025
GlucoTrackFollow-on Offering · NASDAQ · GCTK · 1 reportFeb 2025
Leadership moves
68 tracked people moves · last 12 months
BUNNBrad Willis · Appointment → President and Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
Epicore BiosystemsBRIAN REAGAN · Appointment → Chief Commercial OfficerApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Space ConnectNational Mobile Registry (NMR)Mar 2026
ClearcoverDearborn Labs (AI practice)Mar 2026
EvenStrategic Hub 2026Jan 2026
Contract wins
18 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
8 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
16 regulatory events · 30 tracked suits · 24 months
Sunflower Labsapproved to operate across 99% of the U.S. — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Nov 2025
LifeScanapproved for Chapter 11 plan — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of TexasOct 2025
Owletapproved for distribution — Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)Oct 2025
- masimo v u.s. customs and border protectionblood oxygen features restoration · DismissedApr 2026
- masimo v U.S. International Trade Commissionban on Apple WatchesApr 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
37 companies reporting372 company-quarters trackedbeat 112miss 32in line 4
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +12.5%, half slower.
Who is building Smart Home in the United States
Profiles 1,839 founders and CEOs across 1,369 firms, noting frequent alma maters like MIT (49) and prior employers such as Microsoft (18).
Founders and chief executives12 of 1,839, from the best-funded companies on this page
Drake University BSBA 2011
Alarm Com, ex-Microstrategy, ex-Media Cybernetics, university of pennsylvania, 1985
Ex-Petco, Walmart US eCommerce, Venture For America. UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship, University of California…
Co-Founder & CEO Learneo, CEO QuillBot. Cornell University BA 2010
Ex-American Family Insurance, Imbed Biosciences. University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh BS
Earlens, ex-Exploramed, ex-New Enterprise Associates, The University of Connecticut, 1992
Ex-Columbia Engineering, Pursuit. Columbia University BS 2015, Queens College BA 2013
Workshop Venture Partners, ex-Boston Public Schools, ex-Education Resource Strategies, Harvard Business School, 2006
Owner ENT Medical Practice. Hospitals in the Lyon region MD 1984
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 319 of 1,839 founders
Massachusetts Institute of Technology49
Stanford University39
Harvard University32
University of Pennsylvania31
Harvard Business School25
University of California (Berkeley)19
Cornell University18
Carnegie Mellon University15
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 63 of 1,839 founders
Microsoft18
Google11
Apple8
Amazon7
Intel6
Cisco4
McKinsey4
Facebook3
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,570 founders with a profile on this page
16
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders16
- no repeat-founder flag1,554
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 1,641 of 1,839 founders
16%
of matched founders are women
- women258
- men1,383
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 198 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Smart Home in the United States
Records 1,764 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,637 investors, with a typical round size of about $2 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| HHS | 96 | — | Sep 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | 28 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Techstars | 24 | 15 | Mar 2024 |
| HAX | 18 | 11 | Feb 2022 |
| Y Combinator | 17 | 6 | Jan 2026 |
| MassChallenge | 15 | 2 | May 2023 |
| New Enterprise Associates | 14 | 2 | Nov 2022 |
| America’s Seed Fund | 12 | — | Feb 2021 |
| Lux Capital | 11 | 3 | Dec 2024 |
| General Catalyst | 10 | 7 | Jan 2022 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel599
Series A–B559
Series C+ / PE152
Grants, debt & other454
The typical round is $2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Smart Home funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Whoop’s $575 million Series G—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Gmega-round | $575M | Mar 2026 | Collab Fund, 2PointZero, Qatar Investment Authority +19 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $550M | Aug 2018 | TCV, True Ventures, Wellington +7 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $448.1M | Sep 2014 | — | |
| Series Emega-round | $360M | Aug 2019 | Coatue, DST Global, Drive Capital +4 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $325M | May 2017 | Wellington, Fidelity Investments, True Ventures +5 more | |
| Series Amega-round | $286.3M | Jan 2026 | IDG Capital, Walden International, Lens Technology +1 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $250M | Feb 2014 | Rizvi Traverse | |
| Series Emega-round | $250M | Mar 2021 | Dragoneer Investment Group, Cobalt Capital, L Catterton +6 more | |
| Series C | $220M | Feb 2021 | Bling Capital, DCM Ventures, General Catalyst +3 more | |
| Series E | $200M | May 2022 | HPS Investment Partners, Owl Rock Capital, Eastern Bank |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M47
$1–10M81
$10–50M54
$50–250M10
>$250M0
192 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Seed$10MMay 2026
Conventional Debt$50MApr 2026
Series A$23MMar 2026
Seed$5MMar 2026
Series C$1.4MMar 2026
Series BundisclosedMar 2026
Series C$30MFeb 2026
Smart Home jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 9,175 job postings from 286 employers in the last year, with median pay of $84 k and top skills including Python and SQL.
9,175postings · last 12 months
13,301postings tracked overall
286employers advertising
$84kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=1070)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Smart Home 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.
- accounting132▲
- computer skills123▲
- python119▲
- excel89▲
- sql85▲
- salesforce80▲
- typescript60▲
- crm51▲
- gcp49▲
- react49▲
What level are these roles?
Entry211
Intern77
Senior1,059
Lead272
Manager4,289
What they pay, by level
- Manager$112k/yr (n=231)
- Senior$144k/yr (n=113)
- Entry$60k/yr (n=36)
Most advertised titles
- 1,500
- 633
- 629
- 264
- 119
- 102
What Smart Home research in the United States is working on
Indexes 5,209 U.S. academic papers, most of which (3,944) discuss opportunities, while 628 identify problems and 122 issue cautions.
How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Smart Home papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough48.2% · 26.3%1.8×
Promising27.5% · 37.1%0.7×
Problem-identifying11.7% · 9.6%1.2×
Descriptive7.5% · 17.7%0.4×
Comparative2.4% · 3.9%0.6×
Cautionary2.3% · 4.4%0.5×
United States-affiliated Smart Home 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
IoT and Cloud Interoperability
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 managing large data flows.
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
Studies point to persistent security gaps and intrusion detection challenges across IoT deployments.
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 and Wearable Integration
107 papers · 18.2% of this block
▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss obstacles in combining cloud services with wearables, drones, and edge computing.
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 examine key distribution and reliability issues within wireless sensor networks.
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
IoT Privacy Concerns
65 papers · 11.0% of this block
▼ -52% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors raise concerns about data privacy and security 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 Governance
51 papers · 8.7% of this block
▲ +28% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research identifies challenges in handling big data for sustainable urban management.
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 for IoT Supply Chains
24 papers · 4.1% of this block
▼ -33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies explore security and scalability hurdles when applying blockchain to IoT-enabled logistics.
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
IoT in Healthcare Risks
36 papers · 31.0% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Cautionary papers warn of safety and reliability issues when merging IoT with medical services.
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 and Malware
31 papers · 26.7% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research highlights interference problems and malware threats in wireless sensor networks.
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
IoT Supply Chain Trade‑offs
26 papers · 22.4% of this block
▼ -33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses caution about security and integration complexities of IoT within 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 Quality Sensors
23 papers · 19.8% of this block
▲ +97% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies caution on accuracy and reliability of inexpensive pollution monitoring devices.
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 Smart Agriculture
1,002 papers · 26.7% of this block
▼ -8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Opportunities focus on using IoT and cloud services to optimize farming and resource use.
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 Wireless Sensor Networks
724 papers · 19.3% of this block
▼ -34% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research proposes joint data gathering and power provisioning methods for rechargeable sensor networks.
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 Software
715 papers · 19.0% of this block
▲ +62% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers present frameworks for robust, scalable deployment of smart‑city 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
AI‑Driven IoT Intrusion Detection
586 papers · 15.6% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works develop deep‑learning models to detect anomalies and protect IoT infrastructures.
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
Advanced Wearable Sensing
364 papers · 9.7% of this block
▼ -35% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research showcases flexible, high‑sensitivity wearable 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 IoT
185 papers · 4.9% of this block
▲ +7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies explore edge architectures that enhance processing speed and intelligence for IoT systems.
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
Papers propose cryptographic blockchain solutions to strengthen IoT network security and scalability.
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 Governance▲+28%
IoT and Cloud Interoperability▲+5%
Edge and Wearable Integration▲+4%
Blockchain for IoT Supply Chains▼-33%
Wireless Sensor Network Trust▼-44%
IoT Security Vulnerabilities▼-48%
IoT Privacy Concerns▼-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 Quality Sensors▲+97%
IoT in Healthcare Risks▲+5%
IoT Supply Chain Trade‑offs▼-33%
Wireless Interference and Malware▼-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 Software▲+62%
Secure Blockchain IoT Frameworks▲+16%
Edge Computing for IoT▲+7%
IoT for Smart Agriculture▼-8%
Energy‑Aware Wireless Sensor Networks▼-34%
Advanced Wearable Sensing▼-35%
AI‑Driven IoT Intrusion Detection▼-44%
Who files Smart Home patents in the United States
Counts 369,375 patent filings between 2016 and 2025 from roughly 8,000 organizations, led by Qualcomm, IBM, and Microsoft.
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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