In 2020, there were *** billion machine to machine (M2M) connections globally. That was a ** percent increase from 2019. The forecasted compound annual growth rate of connections from 2018 to 2023 is ** percent. According to the source, by 2023, there will be **** billion M2M connections worldwide.
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Cisco Systems. (March 9, 2020). Machine to machine connections from 2018 to 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190391/m2m-connection-growth-worldwide/
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