The Battery Market for IoT is projected to grow from USD 9.2 billion in 2020 to USD 15.9 Billion in 2025, at a CAGR of 11.6% between 2020-2025.

The increasing adoption of wearable devices is leading the growth of the battery market for IoT. Wearable devices include eyewear, such as smart and virtual reality wearable glasses; footwear, such as athletic, fitness, and sports shoes; and wristwear, such as smartwatches and wristbands. People wear wearable devices to keep track of their daily activities, as well as their body movement and heart rate. Wearable devices are available in different shapes and forms. Most wearable applications require li-ion or li-polymer and ultra-thin durable batteries, creating a significant market demand for micro batteries. The application areas of wearable devices are growing from consumer electronics and medical devices to wireless communication devices.

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Based on type, the Lithium Batteries segment held the largest share of the market in 2019
By type, lithium batteries held the largest market share. Lithium-ion batteries are majorly used in consumer electronic devices. For IoT applications, small lithium-ion are being produced. Lithium batteries have many applications in IoT devices such as wearables, home automation devices, retail, aerospace, and defense. Moreover, features such as high energy density is key factor completing its growth among other batteries.

Based on rechargeability, the Secondary Batteries segment held the largest share of the market in the forecast period
By rechargeability, the secondary battery segment held a larger share in 2019. Most adopted batteries— lithium, thin film, and solid state chip batteries—are generally secondary batteries. Rechargeable batteries with long lifespans are used in wearable devices, medical devices, wireless sensor nodes, and consumer electronics. With the advancement in technologies used in wearable and medical devices, manufacturers are continuously making efforts to develop innovative designs suitable for their devices. This, in turn, is increasing the need for high-capacity rechargeable batteries that can last long. Therefore, the demand for secondary micro batteries in the applications mentioned above is high and is expected to increase rapidly during the forecast period.

Based on Industry, the home automation segment to dominate the Battery Market for IoT in the year 2019
The demand for energy-efficient solutions, enhanced security, increased venture capital funding, and the constant need to improve the living standards of individuals has led to the development of the battery market for IoT in home automation. Building automation, which started with wired technology, has now entered the era of wireless technology with technologies such as ZigBee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Smart revolutionizing the market. The growing awareness toward energy conservation, stringent legislations and building directives, promotion of numerous smart grid technologies, and the availability of several open protocols are further driving the growth of the building automation market.

North America to hold the largest market share during the forecast period
North America held the largest IoT battery market share in 2019. Favorable economic conditions and technological advancements in IoT applications have fueled the demand for IoT in North America, thereby leading to the battery market growth for IoT. Demand for smart packaging is expected to drive the development of the thin-film and printed batteries segments of the battery market for IoT in North America. The increased penetration of IoT in medical devices and the miniaturization of wireless devices are expected to increase the demand for thin-film and printed batteries in North America.

Key Market Players:
Some of the Major players in the Battery Market for IoT are Cymbet (US), STMicroelectronics (Switzerland), Enfucell (Finland), Samsung SDI (South Korea), and LG Chem (South Korea). These players have adopted various growth strategies such as contracts, joint ventures, partnerships & agreements, acquisitions, and new product launches to expand their presence in the Battery Market for IoT.

Cymbet manufactures and provides solid-state energy storage technologies. The company offers its products under the brand name EnerChip. It offers solid-state thin-film rechargeable batteries with integrated power management capabilities that can be configured with integrated circuits (ICs), sensors, industrial controls, RFID tags, communication systems, medical devices, and portable electronic devices. Besides, the company also provides products under its EnerChip RTC (real-time clock) family and EnerChip Evaluation Kit, which provides access to EnerChip RTC through a USB stick. Cymbet was among the first companies to offer surface-mounted packaged energy storage solutions for embedded systems.

STMicroelectronics designs, develop, manufactures, and markets a wide range of semiconductor integrated circuits and discrete devices. The company operates through 3 segments: Automotive and Discrete Group (ADG), Analog MEMS and Sensors Group (AMS), Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group (MDG), and Others. The company offers dedicated automotive ICs (both digital and analog) and discrete and power transistor products through its ADG. It provides low-power, high-end analog ICs both customized and general purpose) for all markets, smart power products for the industrial, computer, and personal electronics markets through its AMS segment. STMicroelectronics offers general purpose and secure microcontrollers, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) solutions, digital application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and aerospace and defense products, including components for microwave and millimeter wave through its MDG segment.