The global indoor location-based services market size is expected to reach USD 45.16 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14.1% during the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing use of location-based services in the retail industry for marketing applications in expected to stimulate the growth of the market over the forecast period.
Industry players are increasingly striving towards providing real-time location services to customers, which is expected to stimulate market growth. Moreover, the use of 3D platforms to provide real-time information is allowing companies to improve their productivity. Indoor location-based services are also being implemented for public safety, whereby individuals can inform authorities about their location using their mobile devices.
Increasing penetration of mobile devices across various regions is expected to propel the market. Regions, such as North America and Europe, where smartphone penetration has surpassed 73.0%, are opening lucrative opportunities for companies to promote their products or services via location alerts and push messages on mobile devices. At the same time, developing regions, such as Asia Pacific, are also anticipated to fuel the demand for LBS for marketing initiatives.
Growth in location-based services is expected to benefit the retail industry. Retailers are using LBS to increase customer engagement by providing customers with information about their products and discounts whenever customers get in the vicinity of retail store. Retailers are also using LBS to gain insights on customers’ response to a particular promotional initiative and to tailor their marketing strategies accordingly.
There are several established as well as smaller players that offer location-based services. Larger enterprises focus on innovation and new product development whereas smaller companies provide deployment solutions and product services.
The RFID and NFC segment is expected to emerge as the fastest growing technology segment, expanding at a CAGR of 17.4% over the forecast period. The growth of the segment can be attributed to rising prominence of wireless modes of communication
In 2022, North America accounted for the largest market share with 40.8% in terms of revenue. Prominent players such as Microsoft Corporation and Google Inc., who hold expertise in location-based services, are based in the region
Proximity beacons are anticipated to emerge as the fastest growing product segment, exhibiting a CAGR of 17.9% over the forecast period. Rising use of proximity beacons for marketing and advertising purposes by retailers worldwide is escalating the growth of the segment
Based on application, proximity is projected to be the fastest growing application segment with a CAGR of 17.2% over the forecast period. Increasing usage of internet-enabled mobile devices is poised to fuel the demand for the segment.
In 2022, the retail segment held the largest revenue share of 23.3%. This growth can be attributed to growing competition among retail outlets for engaging larger number of visitors.
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