A report by Forbes estimates that the smart home market will grow to $ 6.94bn by 2019 in the UK . The Technavio report states that 24.3 million households, accounting for 91% of total UK households have internet service provider connections. According to the report , 24.3 million households in the UK have internet connections , or 91 % of the total population in the UK . The national smart home roll - out , under which all households must have a smart meter by 2020 , is expected to boost the smart home market as well .
A report by Forbes estimates that the smart home market will grow to $ 6.94bn by 2019 in the UK . According to the report , 24.3 million households in the UK have internet connections , or 91 % of the total population in the UK . The national smart home roll - out , under which all households must have a smart meter by 2020 , is expected to boost the smart home market as well .