Top 12 IoT applications and examples in business

<p>The world now has twice as many connected devices as humans, and the number of <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/iotagenda/definition/Internet-of-Things-IoT">IoT</a>-enabled endpoints is expected to climb even more exponentially in the years ahead.</p> <p>In a May 2025 report, German data collection and visualization firm Statista put the number of IoT devices worldwide at 19.8 billion in 2025 and predicted it would hit 40.6 billion by 2034.</p> <p&g