Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market Report 2026

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market Overview

• Automated External Defibrillators (AED) market size has reached to $1.98 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $2.67 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% • Growth Driver: Rising Incidence of Cardiac Arrests Drives Growth of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Market • Market Trend: Increasing Focus On Technological Advancements To Provide Reliable Services To Their Customers • North America was the largest region in 2025 and Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market?

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable medical device designed to analyze the electrical activity of the heart and deliver an electrical shock to the heart in the event of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). It is used in cases of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and provide a better chance of receiving help from a heart attack before an ambulance arrives to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The main types of automated external defibrillators are wearable and non-wearable. A wearable automated external defibrillator is used to detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically deliver an electric shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm. The various technology types include semi-automatic, and fully automatic with various size types such as standard, and pediatric that are used by various patient types such as adults, and children and also by various end-users such as hospitals, public access settings, homecare settings, pre-hospital care, emergency medical service providers, and others.

What Is The Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market Growth Forecast?

The automated external defibrillators (aed) market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.67 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expansion of smart healthcare infrastructure, rising demand for wearable aed devices, increasing government mandates for public access aeds, technological advancements in automated defibrillation, growing awareness programs for cardiac emergency response. Major trends in the forecast period include rising integration of AI guided defibrillation assistance, increasing adoption of connected and smart aed devices, growing use of remote monitoring and cloud based analytics, advancements in battery efficiency and rapid charging systems, expansion of automated emergency response technologies.

Global Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Wearable, Non-Wearable 2) By Technology Type: Semi-Automatic, Fully Automatic 3) By Size Type: Standard, Pediatric 4) By Patient Type: Adults, Children 5) By End-User: Hospitals, Public Access Settings, Homecare settings, Pre-Hospitals Care, Emergency Medical Service Providers, Other End-Users Subsegments: 1) By Wearable: Wearable AED Devices For Personal Use, Wearable AED Devices For Medical Use 2) By Non-Wearable: Manual AED Devices, Semi-Automatic AED Devices, Fully Automatic AED Devices

What Is The Driver Of The Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market?

The rising incidence of cardiac arrests is expected to propel the growth of the automated external defibrillator (AED) market going forward. Cardiac arrest is a sudden, life-threatening medical condition in which the heart stops beating or beats irregularly, preventing it from effectively pumping blood to the rest of the body. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) devices are used for treating cardiac arrests by giving an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm when abnormal rhythm occur. For instance, in September 2024, according to a report published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), a UK-based charity that funds research and raises awareness about heart and circulatory diseases, approximately 7.6 million individuals in the UK are affected by heart and circulatory diseases. By 2030, the number of people living with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK could increase by 1 million, and by 2040, this figure may rise by 2 million, an addition to the present figures Therefore, the rising incidence of cardiac arrest is driving the growth of the automated external defibrillator (AED) market.

Key Players In The Global Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market

Major companies operating in the automated external defibrillators (aed) market are Koninklijke Philips N.V., Asahi Kasei Corporation, Nihon Kohden Corporation, Schiller AG, Stryker Corporation, Biotronik SE & Co. KG, BPL Medical Technologies, CU Medical System Inc., Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd, ViVest Medical Technology Co. Ltd, AMI Italia S.r.l., Physio-Control Corporation, CardiAid Inc., Kestra Medical Technologies Inc., DefiSign Life Systems Inc., Progetti S.r.l., MRL Inc., HeartSine Technologies Inc., M&B Electronic Instruments Inc., Instramed Inc., Metrax GmbH

Global Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the automated external defibrillators (AED) market are focused on technological advancements such as REALConnect technology with cellular, WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth connectivity to provide reliable services to the customers. REALConnect plays a significant role in automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as a software platform that uses cellular, WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth connectivity technologies, which act as wireless communications that enable devices to connect and communicate with each other. For instance, in January 2023, Avive Solutions Inc., a US-based technology company that develops automated external defibrillators, launched Avive Connect automated external defibrillator (AED), approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a US-based federal agency. Avive Connect AED is an automatic handheld device that combines cellular and WiFi connectivity, GPS technology, remote maintenance, and extreme portability to treat people with cardiac arrest.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market?

In March 2023, SafeLife Inc., a Sweden-based company that provides automated external defibrillators acquired Coro Medical LLC for an undisclosed amount. With this acquistion, SafeLife Inc. aims to integrate advanced automated external defibrillator (AED) management services into its portfolio and expands its operations in the United States strengthen its position in the life-saving equipment sector across the country. Coro Medical LLC is a US-based customer-centric company that provides automated external defibrillators.

Regional Outlook

North America was the largest region in the automated external defibrillator market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

What Defines the Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Market?

The automated external defibrillator (AED) market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as maintenance and monitoring, emergency response planning and deployment services, and rental services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The automated external defibrillator (AED) market also includes sales of HeartStart automated external defibrillator (AED), Cardiac Science automated external defibrillator (AED), and HeartSine automated external defibrillator (AED). Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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