Smart Textiles Market by Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User 2024-2032
                     Global Smart Textiles 
Market Research and 
Forecast Report 2024-
2032
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Accord ing  t o  t he  la tes t  repor t  by  I MARC Group,  t i t l ed  "Smart  Text i l es  Market :  
G loba l  I ndust ry  T rends ,  Share ,  S ize ,  Grow th ,  Opportun i ty  and  Forecast  2024-
2032, "  t he  g loba l  sm ar t  t ex t i l es  marke t  s i ze  reached US$ 4 . 1  B i l l i on  in  2023 .
Smart Text i les Industry :
Summary:
• The g loba l  smar t  t ex t i l es  marke t  s i ze  reached  USD 4 .1  B i l l i on  i n  2023.
Report • The marke t  i s  expec ted  to  reach  USD 24 .6  B i l l i on  by  2032,  exh ib i t i ng  a  g rowt h  
ra t e  (CAGR)  o f  21 . 5% dur i ng  2024-2032 .
• Nor th  Amer ica  l eads  the  marke t ,  account ing  f o r  t he  la rges t  smar t  t ex t i l es  
Summary marke t  share .
• Ac t i ve  accoun ts  fo r  t he  ma jo r i t y  o f  t he  marke t  sha re  in  t he  p roduc t  t ype  
segment  due t o  i t s  ve rsa t i l i t y  and  innova t i on .
• Energy  ha rves t i ng  ho lds  the  la rges t  share  in  t he  smar t  t ex t i l es  indus t ry .
• M i l i t a r y  and  p ro tec t ion  rema in  a  dominan t  segmen t  in  t he  marke t  due  t o  the i r  
h igh  dem and fo r  f ab r i cs  t ha t  enhance sa f e t y ,  du rab i l i t y ,  and  f unc t iona l i t y  in  
cha l l eng ing  env i ronment s .
• The r i s ing  in te res t  in  wearab le  techno logy is  a  p r imary  d r ive r  o f  the smar t  
tex t i les  market .
• The smar t  tex t i les  marke t  g rowth and forecas t  h igh l ight  a  s ign i f ican t  r ise  
due  to  substant ia l  techno log ica l  advancements  and increas ing  app l ica t ions 
in  the  m i l i ta ry  and  defense sec to rs .
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Summary
Global  Smar t  Text i l es  Market  Trends:
Increas ing demand for  wearable  technology:
The  i n c r eas ing  dem and  f o r  we a r ab le  t e chno lo gy  ac r o ss  t he  g lobe  i s  one  o f  t h e  m a jo r  
f ac t o r s  boos t i ng  t he  sm ar t  t ex t i l es  m ar ke t  sh a r e .  Cons um e r s  a r e  i nc r eas i ng l y  
Industry adop t i ng  w ea r a b le  de v i ces  such  as  f i t ness  t r ack e r s  and  sm a r t wa t ches ,  wh ich  a r e  exp an d ing  t o  i n c lude  c lo t h ing  em bedd ed  w i t h  sens o r s  t h a t  m o n i t o r  hea l t h  m e t r i cs .  
Sm a r t  t ex t i l es  c an  m easu r e  he a r t  r a t e ,  body  t em p er a t u r e ,  an d  even  h yd r a t i on  l eve l s ,  
Trends and p r ov id ing  r e a l - t im e  da t a  f o r  f i t ness  e n t hus ias t s ,  a t h le t es ,  and  hea l t h - c onsc ious  
i nd i v i dua l s .  Th i s  t ech no logy  a l so  app ea ls  t o  t he  hea l t hca r e  i n dus t r y  f o r  pa t i en t  
m on i t o r i ng  a nd  r eha b i l i t a t io n  a pp l i ca t i on s .  A s  w ea r a b le  t ech no logy  be com e s  m or e  
Drivers popu la r  an d  i t s  app l i ca t i on s  g r ow ,  t he  d em an d  f o r  sm ar t  t e x t i l es  t ha t  i n t eg r a t e  t he se  
f ea t u r es  i s  p r ope l l i n g  m ar ke t  g r o w t h .
Advancements  in  mater ia l  sc ience and technology:
The  sm ar t  t e x t i l es  m ar ke t  t r en ds  i nd i ca t e  t ha t  r a p id  adva ncem en t s  i n  m a t e r i a l  
sc ien ce  and  e lec t r on i cs  a r e  con t r i bu t i ng  s ubs t a n t i a l l y  t o  i nd us t r y  ex pans io n .  Th ese  
adv an cem en t s  have  enha nced  t he  de ve lopm en t  o f  sm a r t  t ex t i l es ,  m ak ing  t h em  m or e  
f unc t i ona l ,  d u r ab le ,  and  com f o r t ab le .  I nno va t i o ns  i n  condu c t i ve  f i be r s ,  
m ic r oe lec t r on i c s ,  a nd  na no t ec hno l ogy  en ab le  t ex t i le s  t o  r esp ond  t o  env i r o nm e n t a l  
cha ng es ,  r egu la t e  body  t em per a t u r e ,  and  adap t  t o  ex t e r na l  c ond i t i ons .
These  improvemen ts  have  expanded  the  usab i l i t y  o f  smar t  t ex t i l es  in  va r ious  
sec to rs ,  f rom spor t swear  to  mi l i t a ry  un i fo rms and  med ica l  ga rments .  
Add i t iona l l y ,  new fab r ica t ion  techn iques  a re  reduc ing  p roduc t ion  cos ts ,  mak ing  
smar t  t ex t i les  more  access ib le  to  consumers .  These  techno log ica l  
advancements  a re  enab l ing  manu fac tu re rs  to  deve lop  tex t i les  tha t  a re  
func t iona l ,  aes the t i ca l l y  appea l ing ,  and  a f fo rdab le ,  fu r the r  boos t ing  the  smar t  
tex t i les  demand .
Growing focus on mi l i tary and defense appl icat ions:
Industry The mi l i t a ry  and  de fense  sec to rs  a re  ma jo r  adop te rs  o f  smar t  t ex t i l es ,  as  these  
fab r i cs  enhance  the  func t iona l i t y  and  sa fe ty  o f  un i fo rms and  gear .  Smar t  
Trends and tex t i les  can  p rov ide  so ld ie rs  w i th  v i ta l  in fo rmat ion ,  such  as  body  v i t a l s ,  
env i ronmen ta l  da ta ,  and  in ju ry  a le r t s ,  enab l ing  rea l - t ime  mon i to r ing  in  the  
Drivers f i e ld .  Some  smar t  tex t i l es  a re  des igned  to  w i ths tand  ex t reme cond i t ions ,  improve  camouf lage ,  o r  even  de tec t  hazardous  chemica ls .  Consequen t ly ,  
governments  and  de fense  o rgan iza t ions  a re  inves t ing  in  research  and  
deve lopment  (R&D) to  p roduce  advanced  un i fo rms  tha t  enhance  opera t iona l  
e f fec t i veness  and  so ld ie r  sa fe ty .  Th is  focus  on  incorpora t ing  smar t  tex t i les  
in to  m i l i t a ry  app l i ca t ions  is  d r i v ing  the  smar t  tex t i les  marke t  s i ze ,  as  i t  fos te rs  
innova t ion  and  se ts  the  g roundwork  fo r  w idespread  use  ac ross  o the r  
indus t r ies .
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Breakup by Type:
• Passive Smart Text i le
• Active Smart Text i le
 
Breakup by Functionality:
• Sensing
Report • Energy Harvest ing
• Luminescence and Aesthetics
Segmentation • Thermoelectr ic i ty
• Others
Breakup by End-Use Sector:
• Mil i tary and Protect ion
• Healthcare
• Sports and Fitness
• Fashion and Entertainment
• Transportation
• Architecture
• Others
Breakup by Region:
Report 
• North America
Segmentation • Asia-Pacifi c
• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East and Afr ica
• Adidas AG
• AiQ Smart Clothing Inc.
• Clothing+
• Dupont De Nemours Inc.
• Gentherm Incorporated
Competitive 
• Google LLC
Landscape • Interactive Wear AG
with Key • Ohmatex A/S
• Schoel ler Texti l  AG
Players
• Sensoria Inc.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated
• Textronics
• Vista Medical Ltd.
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