The LoRa Alliance, the open, non-profit organization defining, evolving and promoting the LoRaWAN standard, announced at The Things Conference that LoRaWAN-connected devices have reached 150 million globally. The figure is growing at a rate of 25% CAGR.
The growth spans utilities, buildings, industry and user devices. LoRaWAN connects utility infrastructure, industrial sensors, agriculture and user devices, including smart padlocks, tracked pallets, bikes, panic buttons and staff safety badges.
“LoRaWAN has grown into an important part of the wireless connectivity landscape, working alongside Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular,” said Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. “This range reflects the original promise of IoT and we continue to see new applications emerge as more industries look for practical, low-power ways to connect their devices.”
LoRaWAN has the highest accessibility, most robust ecosystem and widest adoption of any LPWAN IoT technology. In addition to connecting more than 150 million devices worldwide, it supports the largest number of LPWAN applications.
The LoRa Alliance has more than 340 member organizations, with 45 joining so far in 2026. There are more than 695 certified devices and close to 1,000 products available through the LoRa Alliance Marketplace.
Individual member deployments include:
- ZENNER Connect operates more than 11.6 million sensors and over 174,000 gateways across 15 countries.
- Netmore reports 11.2 million active devices on its network.
- The Things Industries reports 6 million devices connected through its network.
- Veolia currently has more than 4 million active smart meters across France.
- RAKwireless has shipped more than 2 million LoRaWAN modules, powering deployments across agriculture, asset tracking and industrial monitoring.
- CENTEGIX reports more than 800,000 people wearing its CrisisAlert wearable panic button badge daily, across schools and workplaces.
