About 50 billion IoT-connected devices by 2020

As many as 50 billion devices, ranging from smartphones and TVs to watches, pipelines and trucks, will be connected by 2020, a new report said. According to a report by global research organisation Software.org: the BSA Foundation, Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to drive huge economic gains, generating up to $11.1 trillion a year by 2025 in global economic impact. “Innovators are taking everyday things and making them infinitely better by adding computing power and software, and connecting them to the Internet. These devices open the door to smarter ways to grow our economy,” said Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director of Software.org: the BSA Foundation, in a statement.