Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030

The Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market is expected to grow from US$8.208 billion in 2025 to US$19.640 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 19.07%.

The market growth of real-time location systems is majorly attributed to the rising adoption, account of the capability of these systems to offer improved real-time tracking of numerous assets of the organization is one of the key factors driving their adoption across numerous industry verticals.

Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market Trends:

These systems are devices attached to people or various things that help to track their location in real-time. The growing adoption of these devices in various industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics, among others, where the real-time location tracking of everything is highly essential in the vicinity, is significantly driving the growth of the market throughout the forecast period.

Furthermore, the use of these systems also leads to increased efficiency, operational excellence, and productivity, which is also leading to increased adoption of these systems. In addition, the growing focus of organizations to utilize their resources optimally, coupled with the growing complexity and diversification of business processes, is also anticipated to propel the market's growth throughout the forecast period. Moreover, the rising focus of healthcare providers, coupled with a significant increase in healthcare expenditure in major emerging economies, also drives the growth of the market.

Moreover, growing investments by companies in the form of mergers and acquisitions to expand their share in the market and gain a competitive edge over other players also show the rising competition in the market, thereby increasing the potential for the growth of the market for the next five years. For instance, in October 2019, GTX Corp, a company that develops miniaturized global positioning system tracking technology and RTLS assistive technology, announced a collaborative agreement with Netobjex, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent and integrated automation platforms for monitoring, tracing, and tracking assets for numerous industry verticals.

Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market Growth Drivers:

• The growing e-commerce logistics industry is anticipated to drive the market growth

The increasing penetration of smartphones, coupled with the availability of the internet and the availability of numerous mobile applications for different e-commerce business owners, is one of the primary factors propelling the growth of the logistics sector. This, combined with increasing investments in the latest and advanced technologies, is also anticipated to propel the growth opportunities for the market for the forecast period and beyond.

Furthermore, this growing smartphone usage has led to multiple e-commerce service providers developing better mobile experiences for their users, thus further augmenting the e-commerce logistics growth. Additionally, multiple local retailers are also developing mobile applications to account for changing consumer behaviors toward an increase in mobile-based purchases, which is also driving the growth of the e-commerce logistics industry. Furthermore, increasing demand for consumer electronics, coupled with additional benefits given by e-commerce businesses, is prompting customers to move towards online shopping.

• The Healthcare industry is expected to rule the market

Based on industry verticals, the global real-time location system market has been classified into healthcare, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and others. The healthcare segment is anticipated to hold a noteworthy share of the market because of the high adoption of these systems by healthcare service providers.

The rising healthcare investments in major emerging economies, coupled with the decent growth of the highly developed healthcare sector of the major developed economies, are all factors that are collectively contributing to the growth of the market for the healthcare sector. According to the World Bank Group, the per capita healthcare expenditure in major growing economies such as India, China, and Indonesia is increasing on account of rising government support for uplifting the healthcare sectors of these countries.

• Increased Investments

Furthermore, increasing investments by players in the market in the form of R&D and the development of state-of-the-art technology solutions for the healthcare industry on account of burgeoning requirements, are also expected to be one of the key factors for the growth of the real-time location systems market for the healthcare industry. For instance, in 2020, Infor, a leading enterprise software company, announced the acquisition of Intelligent Insites, a globally known company, leveraging its real-time location system's software and services for the healthcare industry. The company aims to expand its portfolio of various RTLS services and solutions to healthcare organizations.

Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market Geographical Outlook:

• North America holds a significant market share

Based on geography, the global real-time location systems market is segmented into North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

The North American region is anticipated to hold a considerable share of the market on account of the presence of state-of-the-art healthcare infrastructure in countries such as the United States and Canada.

The consistent increase in investments in the development of healthcare infrastructure supplements the market's growth in this region.

• European region to witness steady growth

Europe is anticipated to show good growth opportunities as the growing focus of the governments of various countries in major countries such as the UK, Germany, and France, is leading to growing investments in the healthcare sector.

The Asia Pacific region is projected to show good growth in the market throughout the forecast period due to rising government support in many countries for boosting the healthcare sector, coupled with the rapidly rising trend of medical tourism. In addition, the presence of a considerably large population base along with the rising disposable income and economic growth and the presence of a strong manufacturing base is supplementing the growth of the manufacturing sector in countries like China, India, and South Korea, which is also projected to positively impact the growth of the market in the APAC region.

Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Companies:

• Ubisense
• TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
• Zebra Technologies Corporation
• Securitas Technology
• Midmark Corporation
• Savi Technology
• Halma PLC
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Pozyx
• ASSA ABLOY

Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Market Segmentation:

By Offering

• Hardware
• Tags
• Badges
• Readers
• Software
• Services

By Technology

• Infrared
• RFID
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• Bluetooth
• Others

By End-User

• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Logistics
• Oil & Gas
• Others

By Geography

• North America
• USA
• Canada
• Mexico
• South America
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Others
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Others
• Middle East and Africa
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Others
• Asia Pacific
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Others