Global intelligent infrastructure monitoring market seen topping $19.6B by 2030

The global intelligent infrastructure monitoring market is expected to nearly double by 2030 as cities and operators invest more in predictive maintenance, remote asset monitoring and real-time performance management. North America led the market in 2025, while Asia-Pacific is projected to grow fastest.

Why it matters: - Intelligent infrastructure monitoring is becoming a core tool for managing aging assets, reducing safety risks and improving maintenance planning across critical infrastructure. - The market’s projected rise to $19.58 billion by 2030 points to sustained demand for digital systems that can detect faults earlier and improve asset performance. - Smart city spending and infrastructure modernization are pushing adoption of sensors, IoT networks, AI analytics and real-time data platforms.

What happened: - The Business Research Company published its Global Market Report 2026 on the intelligent infrastructure monitoring market. - The report estimates the market will grow from $9.32 billion in 2025 to $10.84 billion in 2026. - The report forecasts the market will reach $19.58 billion by 2030. - The report is titled The global intelligent infrastructure monitoring Global Market Report 2026 – Market Size, Trends, And Forecast 2026-2035. - A free sample report is available here. - The full report is available here.

The details: - The market is expected to expand at a 16.3% CAGR from 2025 to 2026. - The report projects a 15.9% CAGR through 2030. - Past growth has been driven by deteriorating infrastructure assets, stronger demand for visibility into infrastructure conditions, higher maintenance needs, safety concerns and investment in infrastructure modernization. - Future growth is tied to predictive maintenance, early fault detection, remote asset monitoring, infrastructure lifecycle optimization and real-time infrastructure performance management. - Key trends include wider deployment of real-time monitoring systems, broader use of predictive maintenance, more automated anomaly detection, multimodal sensing and centralized asset-condition monitoring platforms. - Intelligent infrastructure monitoring uses connected technologies and advanced monitoring tools to collect, analyze and assess data on the condition, functionality and operational status of infrastructure assets. - The approach is designed to support early fault detection, predictive maintenance and better visibility, safety and efficiency across infrastructure networks. - The report says North America held the largest market share in 2025. - The report says Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region over the forecast period. - Other regions covered include South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East and Africa. - The report adds market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrices, Excel-based forecasting dashboards, market hotspot infographics, and updated graphics and tables.

Between the lines: - The forecast suggests the market is shifting from a niche monitoring category to a broader infrastructure operations layer. - Smart city budgets appear to be a major demand driver, which links the market’s growth to public-sector digital infrastructure spending. - The regional split suggests mature markets are still leading on scale, while faster urbanization and infrastructure buildout are creating more growth runway in Asia-Pacific. - Patent Professional Corporation said global IoT infrastructure spending for smart cities rose from $130 billion in 2023 to $200 billion by 2025, an approximate annual growth rate of 25%.

What's next: - Vendors are likely to keep focusing on predictive analytics, multimodal sensing and centralized monitoring platforms as buyers look for faster fault detection and lower lifecycle costs. - Regional demand will likely track smart city investment, infrastructure renewal programs and adoption of AI-enabled operations tools. - The market’s next milestone will be whether real-time monitoring shifts from early adoption to standard practice across utilities, transport and other critical infrastructure sectors.