The international outdoor lighting market is going through tremendous changes since there are numerous instances where outdoor lights are used for enhancing safety, reducing electricity usage, beautifying urban areas, and even developing eco-friendly cities around the globe. It can be noted that the Outdoor Lighting Market is going through a period of tremendous growth because of the increasing use of smart lighting solutions, LEDs, IoT lighting solutions, and smart solar street lamps.
According to SNS Insider, the global Outdoor Lighting Market was valued at USD 28.23 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 57.32 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 7.34% from 2026 to 2035. Growth is driven by urbanization, infrastructure expansion, smart city projects, and the shift to energy-efficient LED lighting, along with increasing adoption of IoT-enabled and solar-powered smart outdoor lighting solutions.
Top Industry Leaders in LED and Smart Outdoor Lighting Systems:
1. Signify N.V.
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of exterior lighting equipment, Signify provides a wide range of products such as LED street lighting, connected intelligent poles, architectural lighting equipment, floodlights, as well as smart urban lighting systems based on IoT technology. Signify is particularly focused on sustainability, energy efficiency, and smart city infrastructure in various markets.
In 2025, Signify launched the “Aura Floodlight” outdoor LED lighting product in India that is intended to be used for decorative purposes or for professional exterior lighting. Moreover, Signify extended the range of services of their connected lighting system by introducing remote control, adaptive dimming systems, and predictive maintenance solutions.
2. Acuity Brands, Inc.
One leading company that is a key participant in the outdoor lighting industry is Acuity Brands with the help of its wide range of offerings such as intelligent LED lights, intelligent roadway lightings, intelligent control systems, and intelligent lighting platforms.
By 2025, Acuity Brands had diversified its intelligent lighting controls and intelligent cloud-enabled lighting systems to promote energy efficiency and analytics capabilities. Acuity Brands had increased investments in intelligent roadway lighting and sensor-driven smart poles.
3. General Electric Company
The company remains focused on its outdoor lighting strategy by offering superior LED lights, connected city lighting solutions, and industrial outdoor lighting systems. GE has been focusing on being energy-efficient, smart and scalable outdoor lighting systems for cities and businesses.
In February 2025, GE Current unveiled City Glow Pro, an outdoor lighting solution that incorporates intelligent lighting technologies with sensors, connectivity and intelligent optics for use in municipalities, campuses and roadways. The company has also introduced predictive maintenance services for smart lighting ecosystems.
4. Zumtobel Group
The Zumtobel Group is renowned worldwide for providing professional outdoor lighting fixtures, architectural lighting, and smart city illumination technology systems. The main areas of business for this firm include sustainable urban lighting solutions, energy-saving controls, and efficient city lighting systems.
Zumtobel introduced the “TECTON II” continuous row lighting system with a high level of lumen output efficiency of 210 lm/W, enhanced by better longevity, in May 2025. The firm also increased its investment in outdoor lighting systems based on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
5. Osram Licht AG
Osram is one of the major companies in outdoor lighting that specializes in LED modules, smart lighting, automotive exterior lights, and other innovative urban lighting solutions. The company participates in various projects of modernizing the infrastructure by offering efficient lighting solutions.
In 2025, the company has significantly developed a range of LED lights for roads equipped with environmental sensors and adaptive lighting capabilities. Moreover, it enhanced its portfolio of solutions for smart infrastructures in different outdoor settings.
6. Schréder Group
Schréder Group is a leading organization that deals with various lighting solutions, such as smart streetlights, tunnel lights, sports lights, and intelligent urban infrastructure. In the process of operating, Schréder Group strives to minimize the use of energy in cities to promote sustainable living in urban areas through innovative technology in lighting.
By 2025, Schréder has intensified the development of smart city lighting solutions that integrate remote asset management, artificial intelligence analysis, and light adjustment.
7. Hubbell Incorporated
The product line that Hubbell Incorporated provides includes various outdoor and industrial lighting solutions such as LED road lights, flood lights, hazardous location fixtures, as well as intelligent lighting controls. Hubbell is dedicated to lighting for the infrastructure, utilities, transportation, and industries around the globe.
By 2025, Hubbell had widened its range of efficient LED lighting fixtures for the outdoors, introducing improvements to their resistance to adverse weather conditions and intelligent management of the lighting systems.
How Outdoor Lighting Technology Is Transforming Smart Urban Infrastructure
The market for Outdoor Lighting would exhibit considerable long-term growth in the coming years due to various factors like changes in urban lighting owing to the evolution of smart cities. Increased use of LED lights, solar outdoor lighting, adaptive outdoor lighting, and cloud-based lighting systems would help increase market size. Also, developments in outdoor lighting systems, IoT based lighting, predictive maintenance using artificial intelligence, wireless outdoor lighting, and intelligent brightness management technology would provide further efficiencies in operations.
Outdoor lighting technology companies that invest in developing smart outdoor lighting ecosystems, renewable outdoor lighting solutions, and intelligent infrastructure improvements are set to benefit from increased competition. This is mainly because outdoor lighting would increasingly become an essential part of future smart cities.
