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THE THE UNITED KINGDOM EDITION 2026

the United Kingdom’s
telehealth and remote care industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping telehealth and remote care in the United Kingdom. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

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MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore the United Kingdom’s telehealth and remote care leaders

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

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Telehealth and Remote Care company highlights in the United Kingdom, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Babylonbabylonhealth.com$735M2,573
Ceraceracare.co.uk$571.19M60Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Numannuman.com$159.62M17Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Ovivaoviva.com$113.69M3 roles245$53.92MFYFY2025 filing
Ieso Digital Healthiesohealth.com$107.33M177
PD Neurotechnologypdneurotechnology.com$93.63M32$3.37MFYFY2023 filing
Current healthcurrenthealth.com$79.12M1
Push Doctorpushdoctor.co.uk$77.14M71
Zavazavamed.com5 roles198
Life Streamlife-stream.co.uk4 roles1
Circadiacircadia.health3 roles8
Cloud Pharmacycloudpharmacy.co.uk3 roles
Phlowearephlo.com2 roles49
Yokeruyokeru.io2 roles
Happiohappio.io1 roles
Applied Monitoringappliedmonitoring.co.uk
Connected Healthconnected-health.co.uk380Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Doccladoccla.com31Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Doctor Care Anywheredoctorcareanywhere.com547
Doktorabcdoktorabc.com
HeliosXheliosx.com191
Isansys Lifecareisansys.com20Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Liftedliftedcare.com90
NHS Choicesnhs.uk7,997
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Telehealth and Remote Care industry KPIs in the United Kingdom

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

1 September 2026
Hiring participation2.8%

23 of 827 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation18.9%

156 of 827 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share48.3%

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

Median disclosed round$1.26M

Midpoint of 347 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 48.3% of disclosed capital, while 81.1% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How the United Kingdom telehealth and remote care 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

the United Kingdom telehealth and remote care
$0$191.81M$383.62M$575.43M$767.24M2016: $163.86M20162017: $183.41M20172018: $113.58M20182019: $673.02M20192020: $386.64M20202021: $349.83M20212022: $492.08M20222023: $178.71M20232024: $107.34M20242025: $246.17M2025
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Annual telehealth and remote care funding and company formation in the United Kingdom
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$163.86M4630
2017$183.41M6427
2018$113.58M7331
2019$673.02M7833
2020$386.64M10848
2021$349.83M5436
2022$492.08M3136
2023$178.71M4229
2024$107.34M2814
2025$246.17M811
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Babylon24.2%
  • Cera18.8%
  • Numan5.3%
  • Other companies51.7%

Funding by stage

404 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel232 57.4%
Series A–B106 26.2%
Series C+ / PE10 2.5%
Grants, debt & other56 13.9%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series B08/2021
Numannuman.com$60.1M

Backed by White Star Capital and Novator Partners and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 4 reporting entities from 276 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.

Net profit / loss

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities

None of 4 covered entities.

Top-five concentration

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 4 reporting entities

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THE UNITED KINGDOM · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does telehealth and remote care compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

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

Busiest websites

19 of the 827 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 500,818 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Doktorabcdoktorabc.com3,053,1244983.5%
MedExpressmedexpress.co.uk2,764,6625194.1%
Animaanimahealth.com1,554,2784395.7%
Zavazavamed.com1,299,5356482.8%
Numannuman.com825,8264490.8%
Simple Online Pharmacysimpleonlinepharmacy.co.uk820,7964789.9%
HealthUnlockedhealthunlocked.com799,7475766.8%
Doctifydoctify.com642,8435359.7%
askmyGPaskmygp.uk605,4803589.5%
Peanutpeanut-app.io500,8185476.1%

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

Most-installed apps

139 of these companies (16.8%) publish at least one Android app — 200 apps in all, carrying 40.9M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
NHS AppNHS Choices22.6M3.4Medical
Patient AccessPatient Access3.2M4.6Medical
NHS Couch to 5KNHS Choices3M4.9Health & Fitness
Peanut AppPeanut2.4M3.9Social
NHS Weight Loss PlanNHS Choices1.9MHealth & Fitness
TalkLife: Peer SupportTalkLife1.5M3.6Social
NHS Food ScannerNHS Choices987.7KHealth & Fitness
NHS Active 10 Walking TrackerNHS Choices741.4K4.3Health & Fitness
Oviva Direkt: Gesund AbnehmenOviva485.5KMedical
NHS Quit SmokingNHS Choices483.9K5Health & Fitness

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
Healthcare Booking Platforms10635.5MNHS App 22.6M
Online Health Information2734.3MNHS Couch to 5K 3M
Healthcare It1034.3MPatient Access 3.2M
Online Mom & Baby Care32.8MPeanut App 2.4M
Social Platforms22.4MShift.ms: Your MS Community 22.7K
Fitness & Wellness Tech12887.4KOviva Direkt: Gesund Abnehmen 485.5K
Local Services11552.4KJoii Pet Care 270.6K
Veterinary Healthtech3434.5KPawSquad - Vet in your Pocket 90.5K

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: 52023Q2: 32023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 12023Q32023Q4: 42023Q4: 82023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 42024Q12024Q2: 22024Q2: 42024Q22024Q3: 22024Q3: 42024Q32024Q4: 32024Q4: 92024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 92025Q12025Q2: 52025Q2: 52025Q22025Q3: 32025Q3: 92025Q32025Q4: 72025Q4: 182025Q42026Q1: 62026Q1: 292026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 146 of 200 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The the United Kingdom telehealth and remote care market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Healthtech816
Consumer digital635
Enterprise tech305
Chronic disease management196
Remote patient monitoring158
Loneliness economy155
Enterprise software121
B2c e-commerce107
Non-invasive health monitoring devices88
Iot in healthcare87
Life sciences85
Medical devices84

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

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Healthtech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

816companies
2.7%have hiring activity

22 companies hiring · $3B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

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

Subscription601
Commission on transaction235
E-commerce - service157
Fee-for-service144
Advertising125
E-commerce - product108
Physical commerce30
Freemium9
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 roundsoviva.com ↗

Invested USD 100m for a 13 percent ownership stake in Oviva, a leading profitable European provider of digital care for weight-related and chronic illnesses.

Mergers & acquisitionsmedica.co.uk ↗

As UCare winds down operations, the insurer is selling its Medicaid and ACA assets to Medica.

Funding roundstidalsense.com ↗

We've also invested in Tidalsense, which has developed an AI-driven device for assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mergers & acquisitionsiesohealth.com ↗

Mindler acquires UK-based ieso Digital Health: In late August, the Swedish digital therapy scale-up Mindler acquired UK-based ieso Digital Health in a deal estimated to be worth over £20 million.

Funding roundsnuman.com ↗

Digital health startup Numan has raised $57 million to support its international expansion, driven by rising demand for weight loss medications.

Mergers & acquisitionscurrenthealth.com ↗

Best Buy has sold the remote patient monitoring provider back to co-founder and former CEO Christopher McGhee.

Funding roundspercihealth.com ↗

Perci Health has closed a £3 million round, doubling its original target of £1.5m and raising a total of £7.7m in funding to support its plan to scale its AI-powered virtual cancer clinic.

Mergers & acquisitionszavamed.com ↗

Hims & Hers Health announced Tuesday it will acquire European telehealth platform Zava.

Mergers & acquisitionseconsult.net ↗

Huma’s latest acquisition follow the purchase of GP online consultation and digital triage start-up eConsult for an undisclosed amount in October 2024.

Mergers & acquisitionsnhshealthcall.co.uk ↗

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the business of Health Call Solutions Limited

Full recorded event mix

Top 8 categories among 73 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
23
Company announcements
13
Leadership moves
11
Mergers & acquisitions
10
New products
8
Incorporation
4
Capital infusions
3
Earnings
1
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Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Cera ↗
Ami

AI Agent

Cera ↗
GenieConnect

Robot Technology Platform

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
hims & hersZava ↗Completed2026-02-20Not stated in snapshot
MedicaUCare Medicaid and ACA assetsAnnounced2025-12-12Not stated in snapshot
mindlerIeso Digital Health ↗Announced2025-08-31Not stated in snapshot
best buyCurrent health ↗Completed2025-06-26$400.0M
Christopher McGheeCurrent health ↗Announced2025-06-26Not stated in snapshot
Huma TherapeuticseConsult ↗Completed2025-05-19Not stated in snapshot

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

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.

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Most advertised job titles

No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.

0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

365 founders and chief executives across 277 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

58 profiles with education records.

University of Cambridge
17
Imperial College London
9
University College London
7
University of Oxford
6
INSEAD
5
University of Edinburgh
3
Harvard Business School
3
University of Warwick
3

Prior employers

15 profiles with prior-work records.

McKinsey
6
Boston Consulting Group
2
Bain
2
Goldman Sachs
2
Salesforce
1
Amazon
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Uber
1

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Telehealth and Remote Care research is working on

52,577 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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52,577papers
52,577worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
17,391
Problem-identifying
13,966
Descriptive
10,936
Cautionary
4,244
Breakthrough
3,266
Comparative
2,522
Critical
252

Contribution mix

Empirical
28,753
Reviews
10,892
Methods-led
7,316
Position pieces
5,505
Theoretical
111

Tone counts: 46,211 positive · 2,661 neutral · 3,705 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
14,218 papers · 27.0% of this field
  • Telemedicine6,201 papers
  • Health care4,654 papers
  • Telehealth4,411 papers
  • Pandemic3,111 papers
  • Coronavirus disease 20191,808 papers
  • Digital health1,372 papers
  • Psychological intervention1,211 papers
  • Mental health806 papers

Landmark: Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19

Cautions
4,244 papers · 8.1% of this field
  • Telemedicine1,896 papers
  • Telehealth1,287 papers
  • Health care998 papers
  • Pandemic792 papers
  • Coronavirus disease 2019568 papers
  • Psychological intervention449 papers
  • Digital health300 papers
  • Telerehabilitation241 papers

Landmark: Impact of mHealth Chronic Disease Management on Treatment Adherence and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Opportunities
20,657 papers · 39.3% of this field
  • Telemedicine8,059 papers
  • Telehealth5,307 papers
  • Health care4,735 papers
  • Psychological intervention1,931 papers
  • Intervention1,652 papers
  • Pandemic1,586 papers
  • Telerehabilitation1,390 papers
  • Digital health1,374 papers

Landmark: The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: a systematic review based on current evidence

Leading institutions

Harvard University
19,369
The University of Queensland
9,749
Johns Hopkins University
7,886
University of California, San Francisco
7,625
University of Toronto
7,050
Imperial College London
7,008

Leading researchers

Ateev Mehrotra
6,113
Anthony C Smith
5,627
Lori Uscher‐Pines
4,053
Clemens Scott Kruse
3,770
Judd E. Hollander
3,752
Centaine L. Snoswell
3,548
Trevor Russell
3,494
Brendan G. Carr
3,041

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Advancements in Noncontact, Multiparameter Physiological Measurements Using a Webcam1,463 citations
  • Automatic diagnosis of the 12-lead ECG using a deep neural network720 citations
  • Mobile Phone Based Clinical Microscopy for Global Health Applications701 citations
  • Development of the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ)624 citations
  • Telemedicine: Opportunities and Developments in Member States: Report on the Second Global Survey on eHealth 2009 (Global Observatory for eHealth Seri420 citations

Common problems researchers identify

13,102 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Telemedicine Adoption BarriersCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Telemedicine Adoption Barriers

1,297 papers

21.6% of this theme group

Researchers highlight challenges in implementing telemedicine for chronic disease management and emergency care.

Telemedicine (1,220) · Health care (617) · Medical emergency (131) · Teledermatology (45)

Adopting Telemedicine for the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review

Telemedicine: The Status and Development Prospects

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2022623.6
2023559.2
2024594.8
2025321.3
Telehealth Perception IssuesCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Telehealth Perception Issues

1,061 papers

17.7% of this theme group

Studies examine patient and provider experiences, revealing obstacles to widespread telehealth use.

Telehealth (928) · Telemedicine (476) · Nursing (121) · Health care (306)

Opportunities and challenges for telehealth within, and beyond, a pandemic

Patients’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of telehealth use and online health information use in chronic disease manag

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20221645.3
20231572.6
20241320.3
2025734.9
Remote Intervention GapsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Remote Intervention Gaps

951 papers

15.8% of this theme group

Analyses identify unmet needs in cardiac rehab and diabetes technology adoption.

Health care (342) · MEDLINE (143) · Psychological intervention (143) · Intervention (60)

A New Era in Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery: Research Gaps, Questions, Strategies, and Priorities

A Systematic Review of Patient-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to the Adoption and Use of Remote Health Technology to Manage Diabetes an

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20221100.6
20231110.4
2024997.5
20251316.7
Pandemic‑Driven Telehealth ConcernsCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Pandemic‑Driven Telehealth Concerns

888 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Work explores how rapid shifts during COVID‑19 exposed disparities and workflow challenges.

Pandemic (638) · Telehealth (374) · Telemedicine (386) · Health care (318)

The Transition of Academic Mental Health Clinics to Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Telemedicine and health disparities: Association between patient characteristics and telemedicine, in-person, telephone and message-based ca

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2022773.4
2023558.9
2024328.9
2025209.4
Digital Health InequitiesCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Digital Health Inequities

854 papers

14.2% of this theme group

Reviews discuss how mHealth and eHealth tools can widen access gaps.

Digital health (405) · mHealth (216) · Health care (454) · eHealth (155)

Inequities in Health Care Services Caused by the Adoption of Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review

Improving Healthcare Access through Digital Health: The Use of Information and Communication Technologies

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2022105.3
2023116.6
2024115.3
2025162.6
COVID‑19 Telemedicine LimitsCommon problems researchers identify · 06

COVID‑19 Telemedicine Limits

713 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Investigations focus on access inequalities and specialty care constraints during the pandemic.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (689) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (183) · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (135) · Pandemic (533)

Telemedicine and health access inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Telemedicine Evaluations in Neuro-Ophthalmology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient and Physician Surveys

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YearShare index
2022167.8
2023109.8
2024128.4
202558.3
Telerehabilitation Effectiveness QuestionsCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Telerehabilitation Effectiveness Questions

236 papers

3.9% of this theme group

Literature surveys the state of remote physical therapy and its clinical outcomes.

Telerehabilitation (167) · Rehabilitation (137) · Physical therapy (38) · Physical medicine and rehabilitation (28)

Telerehabilitation: State-of-the-Art from an Informatics Perspective

Telerehabilitation in Subjects With Respiratory Disease: A Scoping Review

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YearShare index
2022961.6
2023935.2
2024872.3
2025680.4

Cautions

3,929 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Telemedicine Safety ConsiderationsCautions · 01

Telemedicine Safety Considerations

895 papers

22.8% of this theme group

Analyses weigh patient, clinician, and institutional risks and benefits of remote care.

Telemedicine (793) · Health care (296) · Medical emergency (111) · Teledermatology (55)

Telemedicine Application in the Care of Diabetes Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Potential advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine: A literature review from the perspectives of patients, medical personnel, and hospit

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YearShare index
2022623.6
2023559.2
2024594.8
2025321.3
Telehealth Service ImpactCautions · 02

Telehealth Service Impact

712 papers

18.1% of this theme group

Systematic reviews assess how telehealth influences hospital utilization and heart failure management.

Telehealth (626) · Telemedicine (281) · Nursing (63) · Health care (163)

The Effect of Telehealth on Hospital Services Use: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Comparative Systematic Review of Telehealth Delivery Models, Intervention Content, and Outcomes in Heart Failure Care

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YearShare index
20221645.3
20231572.6
20241320.3
2025734.9
mHealth Intervention RisksCautions · 03

mHealth Intervention Risks

613 papers

15.6% of this theme group

Evaluations examine adherence challenges and integration hurdles for mobile health programs.

Psychological intervention (185) · mHealth (108) · Intervention (99) · Randomized controlled trial (87)

The role of mHealth for improving medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

An Internet-Based Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease Management Integrated With Primary Care Electronic Health Records: Mixed Methods E

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YearShare index
2022733.6
2023774.6
2024668.1
2025843.5
Pandemic Telehealth ChallengesCautions · 04

Pandemic Telehealth Challenges

523 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Scoping studies outline obstacles and uncertainties encountered during COVID‑19 telehealth expansion.

Pandemic (329) · Telehealth (248) · Telemedicine (250) · Health care (137)

Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Telehealth and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Telehealth Use, Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities during COVID-19 Pandemic

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YearShare index
2022773.4
2023558.9
2024328.9
2025209.4
COVID‑19 Telemedicine Adoption IssuesCautions · 05

COVID‑19 Telemedicine Adoption Issues

517 papers

13.2% of this theme group

Research highlights professional reluctance and practical barriers to telemedicine during the outbreak.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (506) · Pandemic (358) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (116) · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (91)

Opportunities for using telemedicine based on the COVID-19 pandemic

Exploring Ophthalmologists’ Adoption of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study

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YearShare index
2022779.6
2023545.9
2024334.0
2025184.6
Digital Health Outcome UncertaintyCautions · 06

Digital Health Outcome Uncertainty

438 papers

11.1% of this theme group

Reviews discuss mixed evidence on wearable technologies and patient outcome improvements.

Digital health (157) · Health care (269) · Wearable computer (48) · eHealth (58)

Perception, willingness, and practices of telemedicine in patients with chronic diseases: implication of digital health in patients' perspec

An impact of digital technologies on healthcare and patient outcomes: A review

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YearShare index
2022108.2
2023122.3
2024122.7
2025178.5
Telerehabilitation Evidence GapsCautions · 07

Telerehabilitation Evidence Gaps

231 papers

5.9% of this theme group

Systematic reviews question the consistency of remote exercise benefits for various patient groups.

Telerehabilitation (196) · Rehabilitation (106) · Physical therapy (84) · Physical medicine and rehabilitation (51)

The effect of telerehabilitation on improving the physical activity of patients with osteoarthritis: A systematic review

The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions Supported by Telerehabilitation For Recently Hospitalized Adult Medical Patients: A Systematic R

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YearShare index
2022961.6
2023935.2
2024872.3
2025680.4

Opportunities

18,883 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Telemedicine Clinical PotentialOpportunities · 01

Telemedicine Clinical Potential

1,363 papers

22.7% of this theme group

Papers propose expanded use of telemedicine for chronic care monitoring and emergency response.

Telemedicine (1,191) · Health care (449) · Teledermatology (94) · Medical emergency (148)

Prospects for the use of telemedicine technologies for the prevention, treatment and dynamic monitoring of patients with chronic non-communi

Evaluating the Impact of Telemedicine on Patient Care and Health Outcomes with Data-Driven Approaches in Remote Health Monitoring Systems

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YearShare index
2022623.6
2023559.2
2024594.8
2025321.3
Telehealth for Mental and Cancer CareOpportunities · 02

Telehealth for Mental and Cancer Care

1,105 papers

18.4% of this theme group

Studies explore innovative telehealth interventions supporting mental health and oncology rehabilitation.

Telehealth (973) · Telemedicine (359) · Intervention (164) · Psychological intervention (174)

A qualitative exploration of the experience and attitudes of exercise professionals using telehealth for people with mental illness

Moving Forward With Telehealth in Cancer Rehabilitation: Patient Perspectives From a Mixed Methods Study

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YearShare index
2022792.2
2023825.4
2024707.7
2025866.9
Technology‑Enabled Caregiver SupportOpportunities · 03

Technology‑Enabled Caregiver Support

896 papers

14.9% of this theme group

Research demonstrates how digital tools can assist families caring for dementia and postoperative patients.

Psychological intervention (177) · Intervention (161) · Randomized controlled trial (113) · Mental health (93)

Supporting Family Caregivers With Technology for Dementia Home Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Real-Time Interactive Digital Health Care System for Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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YearShare index
20221590.8
20231613.2
20241457.1
20251582.6
IoT and Wearable MonitoringOpportunities · 04

IoT and Wearable Monitoring

859 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Works describe real‑time patient tracking using connected devices and remote monitoring platforms.

Health care (404) · Internet of Things (111) · Wearable computer (160) · Remote patient monitoring (73)

Wearable technology. Health-care solutions for a growing global population.

IoT-enabled health monitoring system for real time patient care: Design and evaluation

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YearShare index
2022177.5
2023169.3
2024156.7
2025159.2
Pandemic‑Driven Telehealth GrowthOpportunities · 05

Pandemic‑Driven Telehealth Growth

748 papers

12.5% of this theme group

Analyses report rising patient satisfaction and evolving care models during COVID‑19.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (417) · Pandemic (394) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (72) · Telemedicine (424)

Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Systematic Review

Trends in telehealth and in‐person transitional care management visits during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic

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YearShare index
2022779.6
2023545.9
2024334.0
2025184.6
Telerehabilitation for Stroke RecoveryOpportunities · 06

Telerehabilitation for Stroke Recovery

515 papers

8.6% of this theme group

Evidence suggests remote rehabilitation can aid post‑stroke functional improvement and caregiver support.

Telerehabilitation (395) · Rehabilitation (254) · Physical therapy (184) · Physical medicine and rehabilitation (110)

Telerehabilitation—A Viable Option for the Recovery of Post-Stroke Patients

Telerehabilitation for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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YearShare index
2022961.6
2023935.2
2024872.3
2025680.4
Mobile Health Self‑ManagementOpportunities · 07

Mobile Health Self‑Management

514 papers

8.6% of this theme group

Studies highlight mHealth applications improving chronic disease self‑care and treatment adherence.

mHealth (281) · Digital health (133) · eHealth (98) · Psychological intervention (127)

Using a mobile health application to support self-management in COPD: a qualitative study

Impact and efficacy of mobile health intervention in the management of diabetes and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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YearShare index
2022105.3
2023116.6
2024115.3
2025162.6

How this field compares with the research baseline

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

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising33.1%37.3%
Problem-identifying26.6%9.5%
Descriptive20.8%17.8%
Cautionary8.1%4.4%
Breakthrough6.2%26.2%
Comparative4.8%3.8%
Critical0.5%1.0%

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 & surveillancemHealth for mental health: Integrating smartphone technology in behavioral healthcare.1,9844.2%995 (50.2%)4.2%
Safety & misuseImpact of Rumors and Misinformation on COVID-19 in Social Media600.13%29 (48.3%)0.13%
Bias & fairnessEvaluating and mitigating unfairness in multimodal remote mental health assessments80.02%3 (37.5%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-Enabled UAV Healthcare Logistics: Environmental, Social, and Governance Implications from a PRISMA-ScR Re30.01%1 (33.3%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeSustainable AI-Enabled UAV Healthcare Logistics: Environmental, Social, and Governance Implications from a PRISMA-ScR Re20.0%1 (50.0%)0.0%
Labour & data workCOVID-19 ends longest employment expansion in CES history, causing unprecedented job losses in 202020.0%0 (0.0%)0.0%
Concentration of compute powerDemonopolizing Medical Knowledge20.0%1 (50.0%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%

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

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — the United Kingdom

Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the telehealth and remote care categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-07-01 to 2026-07-01Against 2024-07-01 to 2025-07-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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8 the United Kingdom demand signals compared with mapped telehealth and remote care supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Mental health ↗Disease Burden78.625.0+53.6+41.2%
Cancer burden ↗Disease Burden42.90.0+42.9-9.3%
Air pollution ↗Environmental Driver14.350.0-35.7+6.7%
Ageing & elder care ↗Disease Burden28.675.0-46.4+4.8%
Diabetes, hypertension & cardiac burden ↗Disease Burden42.9100.0-57.1+30.8%
Infectious outbreaks ↗Disease Burden28.6No matching category+13.7%
Maternal & child health ↗Disease Burden71.4No matching category+33.0%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure92.9No matching category+37.0%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Kent382.4

Maternal & child health · Infectious outbreaks · Cancer burden

Somerset265.0

Maternal & child health · Mental health · Cancer burden

Lancashire238.2

Maternal & child health · Layoffs & income shocks · Cancer burden

North Carolina177.9

Cancer burden · Maternal & child health · Layoffs & income shocks

Birmingham170.5

Mental health · Layoffs & income shocks · Ageing & elder care

North Yorkshire159.3

Maternal & child health · Cancer burden · Layoffs & income shocks

Bristol144.5

Cancer burden · Layoffs & income shocks · Maternal & child health

Northern Ireland127.3

Cancer burden · Layoffs & income shocks · Mental health

Cornwall124.0

Cancer burden · Ageing & elder care · Diabetes, hypertension & cardiac burden

Surrey118.8

Air pollution · Mental health · Maternal & child health

Colorado116.3

Layoffs & income shocks · Mental health · Maternal & child health

Leeds111.6

Maternal & child health · Layoffs & income shocks · Diabetes, hypertension & cardiac burden

Inside the leading signals

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DISEASE BURDENMental health+53.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Mental-health pressure can pull counselling and tele-psychiatry demand where it surfaces.

12.45mentions per 10,000 articles+41.2%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

  • Loneliness Economy155

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04913172024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 102024Q42025Q1: 72025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 142025Q32025Q4: 112025Q42026Q1: 112026Q12026Q2: 112026Q2
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Mental health in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31617.27
2024Q422210.25
2025Q12007.91
2025Q220410.09
2025Q336214.95
2025Q419311.1
2026Q122211.19
2026Q29911.05

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Birmingham65.1 / 10,000
Somerset54.1 / 10,000
DISEASE BURDENCancer burden+42.9percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Cancer burden can pull screening, diagnostics and oncology capacity demand.

17.01mentions per 10,000 articles-9.3%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

  • Life Sciences85

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

061218242024Q3: 142024Q32024Q4: 182024Q42025Q1: 212025Q12025Q2: 202025Q22025Q3: 172025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 152026Q12026Q2: 172026Q2
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Cancer burden in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q332114.5
2024Q440718.78
2025Q153321.08
2025Q241420.48
2025Q342017.35
2025Q430717.66
2026Q131615.93
2026Q215417.19

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

North Carolina93.9 / 10,000
Bristol60.6 / 10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERAir pollution-35.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Sustained air-quality stress can pull respiratory and cardiac care demand with it.

5.8mentions per 10,000 articles+6.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

  • Chronic Disease Management196

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024792024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 52024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 62025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 42025Q42026Q1: 42026Q12026Q2: 52026Q2
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Air pollution in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31175.28
2024Q41155.31
2025Q11194.71
2025Q21346.63
2025Q31887.77
2025Q4824.72
2026Q1874.39
2026Q2515.69

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

DISEASE BURDENAgeing & elder care-46.4percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

An ageing base can shift demand toward geriatric, home and chronic care.

8.78mentions per 10,000 articles+4.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

  • Chronic Disease Management196
  • Remote Patient Monitoring158

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

03710132024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 102024Q42025Q1: 82025Q12025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 112025Q32025Q4: 52025Q42026Q1: 82026Q12026Q2: 92026Q2
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Ageing & elder care in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31285.78
2024Q421910.11
2025Q12158.5
2025Q21869.2
2025Q327611.4
2025Q4975.58
2026Q11638.22
2026Q2829.15

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Birmingham24.7 / 10,000
DISEASE BURDENDiabetes, hypertension & cardiac burden-57.1percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Chronic cardiometabolic burden can turn into decades of management demand per patient.

7.63mentions per 10,000 articles+30.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

  • Chronic Disease Management196
  • Remote Patient Monitoring158
  • Medical Devices84

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0358102024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 82025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 92025Q42026Q1: 62026Q12026Q2: 62026Q2
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Diabetes, hypertension & cardiac burden in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31125.06
2024Q41064.89
2025Q11335.26
2025Q21708.41
2025Q31827.52
2025Q41589.09
2026Q11376.91
2026Q2606.7

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

DISEASE BURDENInfectious outbreakssupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Outbreak pressure can pull testing, surveillance and rapid-care demand at short notice.

6.01mentions per 10,000 articles+13.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s telehealth and remote care market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024682024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 62024Q42025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 52025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 52025Q42026Q1: 52026Q12026Q2: 42026Q2
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Infectious outbreaks in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3743.34
2024Q41336.14
2025Q11455.74
2025Q21205.94
2025Q31767.27
2025Q4905.18
2026Q11145.75
2026Q2434.8

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Kent90.0 / 10,000
DISEASE BURDENMaternal & child healthsupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Maternal and child burden can pull immunisation, nutrition and pediatric care demand.

14.8mentions per 10,000 articles+33.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s telehealth and remote care market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

061319252024Q3: 112024Q32024Q4: 132024Q42025Q1: 92025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 222025Q32025Q4: 92025Q42026Q1: 102026Q12026Q2: 132026Q2
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Maternal & child health in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q325411.47
2024Q428813.29
2025Q12429.57
2025Q221010.39
2025Q353322.02
2025Q41699.72
2026Q121510.84
2026Q212513.95

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Kent143.9 / 10,000
Lancashire121.6 / 10,000
Somerset108.2 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shockssupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

27.56mentions per 10,000 articles+37.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped telehealth and remote care categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s telehealth and remote care market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

091828372024Q3: 182024Q32024Q4: 172024Q42025Q1: 222025Q12025Q2: 212025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 232025Q42026Q1: 312026Q12026Q2: 272026Q2
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Layoffs & income shocks in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q341418.7
2024Q438517.77
2025Q157022.55
2025Q242821.18
2025Q366327.39
2025Q440023.01
2026Q163431.96
2026Q224327.12

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Colorado81.1 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

the United Kingdom telehealth and remote care coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2021

Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study

BMJ

1,387 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study

The Lancet

1,270 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study.

1,226 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study

BMJ

692 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
vaccine misinformation impact10523479.2%
continuing education immunization12127468.6%
vaccination-induced herd protection8622396.0%
pediatric catch-up vaccinations18962286.8%
exercise oncology674780.9%
blood pressure reduction rate413073.4%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

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

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Telehealth and Remote Care in the United Kingdom: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

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: 1 September 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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