Outdoor lighting, as the name implies, refers to lighting equipment exposed in outdoor environments. These lamps are usually designed and installed in combination with surrounding roads, landscapes, buildings, etc., aiming to meet the needs of outdoor visual work and achieve decorative effects at the same time. There are many types of outdoor lighting, including but not limited to road lights, landscape lights, lawn lights, underground lights, wall lights, outdoor spotlights, floodlights, wall washers, etc. These lamps add safety and beauty to the city's nights through their unique design and functions.
Data shows that the global outdoor lighting market size was US$74.44 billion in 2019, and will grow to US$86.32 billion in 2024, with an average annual compound growth rate of 3.0%; by 2028, the overall market size is expected to reach US$116.55 billion, showing a steady expansion trend.
The industry as a whole has entered a steady growth channel, and the market size continues to expand. The driving force mainly comes from the intelligent transformation of existing facilities and the quality upgrade needs of new projects. Economically active regions such as East China have become high-demand areas, leading technical standards and design trends; the central, western and northeastern regions rely on regional development strategies to show strong growth potential. In terms of product form, LED technology has established an absolute dominant position. Its high light efficiency, long life and energy-saving advantages have accelerated the elimination of traditional high-pressure sodium lamps and profoundly changed the industrial ecological chain.
Internet of Things technology drives the lighting system from "single-point control" to "global perception and collaborative decision-making". Smart street lights have become the core carrier, integrating multiple functions such as remote monitoring, energy consumption management, fault warning and even environmental monitoring, information release, etc., significantly reducing urban operation and maintenance costs and improving management efficiency. The integration of multimodal interaction (voice, gesture) and edge computing capabilities has enabled the lighting system to have the "life-like" characteristics of real-time response and scenario adaptation, and the strategic position of intelligent control in outdoor lighting has become increasingly prominent. In 2024, the global outdoor smart lighting market size reached US$22.2 billion, and it is expected that the market size will reach US$38.4 billion in 2028, with a compound annual growth rate of 14.2%, maintaining high growth.
Environmental protection requirements have been internalized from external constraints to the basic threshold of the industry. In the field of material innovation, the application ratio of recyclable aluminum and recycled plastics has increased significantly, leading the green transformation of the design and manufacturing end. In terms of energy supply mode, the wind-solar complementary power supply solution has matured. With technological breakthroughs, solar street lights have overcome the endurance bottleneck in rainy weather. Off-grid lighting systems based on wind-solar-storage synergy have been commercialized in specific scenarios. Light pollution control and eco-friendly design have become new dimensions of product competitiveness.
The current industry is at a critical juncture from quantitative accumulation to qualitative breakthrough. The popularization of LED technology has laid the foundation for efficient energy saving, and the empowerment of the Internet of Things has opened the door to intelligence. However, the real value leap depends on the continuous improvement of the underlying technology and the deep integration of the system level. In the next stage, the focus of competition will shift from the performance competition of a single lamp to the overall solution competition that integrates perception, computing, and decision-making capabilities, as well as the construction of carbon footprint management capabilities throughout the entire life cycle of the product. The trio of technology, ecology, and sustainability will play the main theme of high-quality development of the industry.
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