The LoRa Alliance has released its 2025 End of Year Report, highlighting a pivotal year in which LoRaWAN transitioned from widespread adoption to becoming a foundational connectivity layer for massive IoT across utilities, smart cities, buildings, industry, agriculture, and critical infrastructure worldwide. According to the report, LoRaWAN reached 125 million deployed devices globally in 2025, reflecting a 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and demonstrating accelerating adoption and sustained market momentum. Large-scale deployments continue to expand, with multi-million-device networks operated by Alliance members, including ZENNER, Actility, Netmore, The Things Industries, and Veolia. High-volume, single-use deployments, including agriculture tracking and safety systems, are also driving growth.
Utilities remain the largest deployment vertical, led by smart water applications. The report also notes that LoRaWAN has emerged as the leading wireless technology for smart building and facility management, signaling its evolution from emerging technology to proven infrastructure. Progress in non-terrestrial network (NTN) LoRaWAN connectivity continued in 2025, supported by regulatory advancements in Europe and increased collaboration between terrestrial and satellite network operators.
The LoRa Alliance ecosystem expanded to 360 members, with 57 new organizations joining in 2025. The Alliance also surpassed 625 certified devices, alongside ongoing enhancements to certification, interoperability testing, and self-certification programs designed to support larger device portfolios and accelerate time-to-market.
The report outlines the continued evolution of the LoRaWAN standard to improve scalability, efficiency, and regulatory alignment. Developments include new data rates to increase network capacity and extend battery life, expanded regional spectrum support, and enhanced interoperability across public, private, community, and satellite-enabled networks.
“2025 marked a clear inflection point for LoRaWAN,” said Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. “We are now seeing sustained, exponential growth driven by real-world deployments at scale. LoRaWAN has firmly established itself as essential infrastructure for massive IoT, complementing cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.”
Additional highlights from the 2025 End of Year Report include:
- The launch of the LoRaWAN Success Story Database creates the industry’s most comprehensive public repository of real-world LoRaWAN deployments and reinforces market confidence through proof, not promises.
- Expanded regulatory engagement, including European approval for satellite-to-low-power device communications and continued advocacy to protect critical unlicensed spectrum globally.
- Strong global engagement, with the Alliance’s digital community exceeding 90,000 followers and subscribers, amplifying member successes and accelerating ecosystem visibility worldwide.
Looking ahead, the LoRa Alliance plans to focus on scaling deployments, strengthening regulatory alignment, improving interoperability, and deepening ecosystem collaboration as LoRaWAN continues to establish itself as a core element of the global connectivity stack.
Click here to view the LoRa Alliance 2025 End of Year Report.
