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Bulb Industry Statistics

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Bulb Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The bulb industry at a glance

The bulb industry is now LED-led: LED replacement lamps represented 65% of the $16.3 billion global lamp market in 2019, while newer lighting markets continue shifting toward smart and energy-efficient products.

$16.3B[64]
Global lamp market, 2019
65%[64]
LED replacement-lamp share, 2019
68%[65]
LED unit-sales share, 2024
39.8%[12]
Asia-Pacific lighting share, 2025
Market size
The U.S. Department of Energy reported global lamp revenue of $16.3 billion in 2019, including $10.3 billion from LED replacement lamps. Broader lighting-market estimates place the global market on a substantially larger basis because they include luminaires and lighting systems as well as bulbs.[64][12]
Forecast & CAGR
The global lighting market is forecast to reach $225.6 billion by 2033, expanding at a 6.1% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Asia-Pacific general lighting is forecast to grow at 5.9% annually through 2035, according to a separate market estimate.[12][66]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 39.8% of global lighting-market revenue in 2025, making it the leading region. In the Northwest U.S. nonresidential distributor market, LED products represented 68% of unit sales in 2024, illustrating the high penetration of LED technology in a mature market.[12][65]
Segmentation
The industry is segmented by light source, application, and end use. LED held the largest lighting-market revenue share in 2025; indoor lighting was the leading application, residential lighting the leading end-use segment, and smart lighting the fastest-growing application in the cited market estimate.[12]
Key players & concentration
The market includes global lighting companies such as Signify, LEDVANCE, Acuity Brands, and regional and specialist manufacturers. Publicly available sources reviewed did not provide a reliable current global concentration ratio such as CR4 or HHI for the bulb-only market.[67][12]
Pricing
Public sources reviewed did not provide a reliable, current global average price for light bulbs. Pricing varies substantially by wattage, lumen output, color quality, connected features, form factor, brand, and sales channel; the available evidence supports structural consumer savings from LED energy efficiency rather than a single industry price benchmark.[64]
Trends, drivers & challenges
LED conversion, energy-efficiency programs, smart-home adoption, urbanization, and public-infrastructure investment are the principal growth drivers. Saturation is also becoming a challenge: Northwest U.S. lighting unit sales fell 12% in 2024, while LED unit sales declined 10%, consistent with longer LED replacement cycles.[65][12]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumers are shifting from incandescent and fluorescent products toward LED bulbs because of lower energy use, longer service life, and falling operating costs. Competition is increasingly based on efficacy, color quality, dimming, connected controls, design, availability, and total cost of ownership rather than only purchase price.[64][12]
M&A
M&A remained active across specialist and architectural lighting in 2025 and 2026. Examples include LEDVANCE’s January 2025 acquisition of German lighting company loblicht, Lutron’s June 2025 acquisition of Orluna LED Technologies, and Schréder’s April 2026 acquisition of NLS Lighting.[68][69][70]
Regulation
In the European Union, ecodesign rules for light sources and separate control gears are mandatory for manufacturers and importers, and the rescaled energy label uses an A-to-G scale. In the United States, DOE standards and shipment analyses continue to shape general-service LED lamp requirements, with approximately 566 million LED lamps sold across product classes in 2024 in the cited analysis.[71][72]
Latest news
The most recent major transaction identified in the reviewed sources was Schréder’s April 9, 2026 acquisition of NLS Lighting, a U.S. manufacturer of specification-grade outdoor LED lighting. The deal reinforces the industry’s move toward higher-performance LED systems and expanded North American coverage.[70][73]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Bulb Industry

The leading companies in the bulb industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Acuity Brands leads Gitnux's 2026 bulb ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with revenue growth 6.8% and operating margin 15.4%. Satco is the highest-ranked bulb and LED lamp manufacturer at 8.9, with a privately held lighting focus on bulbs, LED lamps and fixtures across North America.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in lighting controls

    Acuity Brands

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.4 · Lighting controls

    Why we picked it: It sells LED lamps, luminaires, and lighting controls, with 2025 operating-margin data cited.

    See in ranking ↓Visit acuitybrands.com ↗

  2. Leader in LED lamps & bulbs

    Satco

    US

    Ranked #2 · 8.9 · LED lamps & bulbs

    Why we picked it: It offers residential, commercial, and industrial bulbs and LED lamps across North America as a private manufacturer.

    See in ranking ↓Visit satco.com ↗

  3. Leader in general lighting equipment

    Panasonic Holdings

    JP

    Ranked #4 · 8.7 · General lighting equipment

    Why we picked it: Its group companies produce and sell electrical equipment and lighting products globally, cited as lighting activity.

    See in ranking ↓Visit holdings.panasonic ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the bulb industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Acuity Brands

Lighting controls · US

9.4
2

Satco

LED lamps & bulbs · US

8.9
3

ams OSRAM

LED lamps & bulbs · AT

8.7
4

Panasonic Holdings

General lighting equipment · JP

8.7
5

GE Lighting

LED lamps & bulbs · US

8.6
6

Signify

Consumer, professional and connected lighting · NL

8.4
7

OPPLE Lighting

Residential, commercial and smart lighting · CN

8.2
8

MaxLite

LED lamps and energy-efficient lighting · US

8.2
9

MLS

LED packages, lamps and global lighting brands · CN

8.1
10

Current Lighting

Commercial LED lamps and lighting systems · US

7.8

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the bulb industry. In Bulb Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/bulb-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Breakdown

U.S. installed lighting units by end-use sector

Residential holds the largest share at 80%.

80%
Residential
20%
Commercial
source-verifiedenergy.gov

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

We see connected control penetration tied to bulbs in commercial facilities, alongside smart-lighting market projections. The bulb side is linked to digitized deployments that extend beyond switching hardware.

Automation in the bulb industry

  • 12% of bulbs in U.S. commercial facilities were operated by automated lighting controls such as dimmers, occupancy sensors, timers or light sensors in 2012.[1]
  • 18% of bulbs in U.S. commercial facilities were controlled through energy-management systems in 2012.[1]

Digital Transformation in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 92% of energy companies planned digital technology investments, while 27% were retraining and reskilling existing employees, according to a 2024 survey.[2]
  • 73% of power and utilities companies said their organizational culture impeded digital-technology adoption in a global survey conducted in late 2024.[2]
  • 84% of energy and utilities organizations were investing in digital modernization in 2026, while 20% had begun reorganizing engineering operations.[3]
  • 100% of utilities globally had initiated digital transformation, while 20% had completed it, according to a global survey conducted in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 79% of power and utilities organizations were using cyber-threat monitoring and intelligence platforms covering IT and operational technology in 2024.[2]
  • 78% of power and utilities organizations were using advanced analytics in 2024, according to EY’s global Future of Energy Survey.[2]
  • 73% of power and utilities organizations were using artificial intelligence, generative AI or machine learning in 2024, based on a global industry survey.[2]
  • 62% of power and utilities organizations were using robotic process automation in 2024, according to a global survey of industry executives and employees.[2]

Cloud Computing in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 41% of energy companies allowed any department head or IT manager to deploy new cloud infrastructure, software or applications in an Infosys study.[5]
  • 79% of power and utilities organizations were using cloud computing in 2024, according to a global EY survey.[2]
  • 63% of power and utilities organizations were using cloud computing while developing improvements or new applications in 2024.[2]
  • 45% of energy companies used only the cloud capacity and functions they had committed to, according to an Infosys industry study published in 2024.[5]
  • 32% of power and utilities organizations using cloud computing planned improvements or new uses during the following five years in 2024.[2]

Big Data in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 41% of utilities said advanced-metering-infrastructure data was fully embedded and scalable across daily workflows in 2026.[6]
  • 86% of utilities used advanced-metering-infrastructure data enterprise-wide or in specific workflows in 2026, according to a global utility executive survey.[6]
  • 78% of power and utilities organizations were using advanced analytics in 2024, a sector-specific proxy for big-data adoption in EY’s global survey.[2]
  • 25% of utilities reported extensive use of analytics for business intelligence and billing or revenue analysis in a survey of 190 organizations.[7]
  • 20% of electric utilities had already implemented big-data analytics, while 32% were implementing it, in a survey covering 10 countries.[8]

IoT in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 33% of utilities respondents had deployed IoT projects for vehicle tracking in 2024, according to Viasat’s industry survey.[9]
  • 75% of power and utilities organizations were using Internet of Things technologies in 2024, according to a global EY survey.[2]
  • 55% of utilities respondents had a formal IoT strategy in 2024, up from 48% in 2021, according to Viasat’s global sector survey.[9]
  • 80% of power and utilities organizations surveyed were IoT adopters, and 75% had at least one project reaching the use stage.[10]
  • 34% of utilities respondents had deployed IoT projects for energy generation in 2024, the highest deployment category in Viasat’s survey.[9]

Innovation in the bulb industry

  • 32% was Signify’s target for circular revenues by the end of 2025 under its sustainability and innovation program.[11]
  • $24.4 billion is the projected global smart-lighting market size for 2026.[12]
  • 15.5% is the projected compound annual growth rate of the global smart-lighting market from 2026 to 2033.[12]
  • $66.7 billion is the projected global smart-lighting market size for 2033.[12]
  • 138 million smart-light components are forecast to ship globally for installation in smart buildings in 2030.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We see large connected-light-point footprints used for monitoring and service delivery, with 167 million points cited for Signify’s network by end-2025. Data governance and integration maturity appear as practical constraints.

Business intelligence in the bulb industry

  • 167 million connected light points were installed in Signify’s network at the end of 2025.[11]
  • 160 million connected lighting points gave Signify a global installed base for connected-lighting business intelligence in 2025.[11]
  • 22 million indoor connected light points were reported by Signify as connected assets capable of generating operational information.[11]
  • 7 million connected streetlights were part of Signify’s outdoor connected-lighting data infrastructure worldwide.[11]
  • 5,500 outdoor connected-lighting projects were reported by Signify as deployed connected assets worldwide.[11]
  • 95,000 indoor connected-lighting projects supplied Signify with a broad operational-data footprint worldwide.[11]

Data analytics in the bulb industry

  • 22 million indoor connected light points were reported by Signify worldwide, enabling building-level lighting data and controls.[11]
  • Up to 80% energy savings compared with conventional lighting are associated by Signify with connected lighting and its monitoring capabilities.[11]
  • 7 million connected streetlights were reported by Signify worldwide, enabling outdoor asset monitoring and control.[11]
  • 167 million connected light points were available in Signify’s installed base for connected-lighting data collection at the end of 2025.[11]
  • 160 million connected lighting points were reported by Signify in 2025 across homes, cities and workplaces.[11]
  • 2,783 research-and-development employees at ams OSRAM worked in 2024 on technologies including software, algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence.[14]

Data Quality in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across electric utilities surveyed, 77% reported no erosion in data quality over time.[15]
  • Across water utilities, 19% of respondents rated asset characteristics information as very good in 2026.[16]
  • Across water utilities, 7% of respondents rated asset information in EAM or CMMS as very good in 2026.[16]
  • Across electric utilities surveyed, 69% reported user confidence in data accuracy, compared with 77% for completeness.[15]
  • Across water utilities, 8% of respondents rated asset O&M cost information as very good in 2026.[16]
  • Across water utilities, 10% of respondents rated asset condition and performance information as very good in 2026.[16]

Data Governance in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across utilities surveyed, 56% had some form of inventory covering data sources and data-quality, integration, and analytics tools in 2020.[17]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 50% estimated they were still three to five years away from enterprise-level data governance in 2020.[17]
  • Across power and utility executives surveyed, 57% assessed data-governance maturity as developing or initial in 2021; none reported advanced practices.[2]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 9% had fully implemented an enterprise-wide data-governance program in 2020.[17]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 6% reported fully traceable data from original source to decision-making or business processes in 2020.[17]
  • Across energy and utilities organizations, 65% reported that all or nearly all of their data was governed in 2026.[18]

KPIs in the bulb industry

  • 14% of Signify employees worked in innovation and research and development in 2025.[11]
  • 8.9% was Signify’s adjusted EBITA margin in 2025.[11]
  • EUR 440 million was Signify’s free cash flow in 2025.[11]
  • EUR 255 million was Signify’s 2025 sustainable-innovation KPI, representing 96% of research-and-development spending.[11]
  • EUR 5,765 million was Signify’s full-year 2025 sales KPI.[11]
  • EUR 180 million was the cost-reduction-program target initiated by Signify in 2025.[11]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

We see evidence of LED product mix and connected opportunity framing, including Signify’s 31 billion light points addressable opportunity in 2024. Company examples show channel and gross-margin shifts toward LED.

Growth in the bulb industry

  • 33.8% was Orion Energy Systems’ LED Lighting gross margin in fiscal 2026, compared with 26.6% in fiscal 2025.[19]
  • 7% growth lifted LSI Industries’ Lighting Segment net sales to $266.2 million in fiscal 2026, driven by national-account penetration and stronger outdoor-area-lighting demand.[19]
  • $55.9 million was Orion Energy Systems’ LED Lighting revenue in fiscal 2026, up from $47.7 million in fiscal 2025.[19]
  • 31 billion light points worldwide represented Signify’s estimated addressable opportunity for more efficient lighting products and systems in 2024.[20]
  • €3,933 million was Signify Professional’s 2024 sales, after comparable sales declined 5.8% year over year.[21]
  • €2,095 million was Signify’s United States revenue in 2024, down 5.3% year over year but outperforming the company’s broader regional decline.[22]

Differentiation in the bulb industry

  • Acuity Brands combined luminaires with drivers and a controls platform to differentiate its lighting solutions through connectivity and integrated functionality in 2025.[19]
  • 23 lighting and controls brands were listed in Acuity Brands Lighting’s portfolio, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, nLight, SensorSwitch, and Peerless.[19]
  • 90% of Signify’s sales came from LED products in 2024, differentiating its portfolio from conventional lamp technologies.[20]
  • 33.8% was Orion Energy Systems’ LED Lighting gross margin in fiscal 2026 after targeted pricing increases, cost reductions, and sourcing initiatives.[19]
  • $55.9 million of Orion Energy Systems’ fiscal 2026 revenue came from LED Lighting, including larger projects and activity through ESCO and electrical-distribution channels.[19]
  • 124 million connected lighting points formed Signify’s global connected-lighting installed base in 2024.[20]

Mergers and acquisitions in the bulb industry

  • $141 million was the revenue attributed to Fluence at the time of Signify’s 2022 acquisition, according to industry reporting on the transaction.[22]
  • $3.9 million of acquisition-related costs were recorded by LSI Industries in fiscal 2025 as it expanded through acquisitions.[19]
  • 50% of the same strategic e-commerce lighting website was acquired through the Belami acquisition, completing ownership of the platform in 2023.[19]
  • Ligman Lighting USA was acquired by Schréder in 2024 as part of its North American expansion before Schréder acquired NLS Lighting in 2026.[23]
  • $1.7 billion was the revenue attributed to Cooper Lighting at the time of Signify’s 2020 acquisition, according to industry reporting on the transaction.[22]
  • 8 employees joined Bell & McCoy’s Birmingham operations when it acquired Lighting Partnership of Alabama in 2024.[22]

Strategic partnerships in the bulb industry

  • Approximately 50 lighting brands were represented on Lighting Partnership of Alabama’s line card when Bell & McCoy acquired the agency in 2024.[22]
  • 8 manufacturing sites operated in Latin America and 8 in the United States in both 2022 and 2023 in Signify’s reported footprint.[22]
  • 2 manufacturing sites operated in Canada in both 2022 and 2023 in Signify’s reported Americas footprint.[22]
  • 8 active territories were operated by the Lighting Partners franchise network in 2025, with more than 10 additional markets open for recruitment.[24]
  • 5 active territories formed the Lighting Partners network in 2023 before expansion to eight states in 2024.[24]
  • 70% to 85% was the annual rebooking rate reported by Lighting Partners for its holiday-lighting franchise operations.[24]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

We see workforce signals tied to hybrid and remote work patterns for U.S. utilities, alongside ongoing digital transformation adoption. These inputs support how operational teams take up connected lighting and data workloads.

Hiring in the bulb industry

  • 0.5% was the employment growth reported by U.S. electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturers in 2025.[25]
  • 1,600+ electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturers operated in the United States in 2025.[25]
  • 108,000+ workers were employed by U.S. electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturers in 2025.[25]

Employee retention in the bulb industry

  • 36 was Signify’s employee Net Promoter Score in 2022.[11]
  • 97% of Signify employees were active learners in 2022.[11]

Remote Work in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • U.S. utilities employees worked 22.32% of paid days from home in 2026.[26]
  • Among U.S. utility employers recruiting new graduates, 9.3% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[27]
  • U.S. utilities employees worked 31.42% of paid days from home in 2024.[26]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 18.2% of employees worked fully remotely in November 2024.[28]

Hybrid Work in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. utilities, 32.5% of employees worked in hybrid arrangements in November 2024.[28]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 51% of full-time employees worked either hybrid or fully from home during September–December 2024.[29]
  • Among U.S. utility employers recruiting new graduates, 43.4% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[27]
  • U.S. utilities had 28% of full-time employees in hybrid arrangements during September–December 2024.[29]

Employee Engagement in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. utilities, 70% of employees were engaged in the July 2025–June 2026 benchmark period.[30]
  • Among U.S. energy and utility organizations, 54% reported that frontline disengagement affected productivity in 2023.[31]
  • Among frontline energy and utilities workers, 57% said workplace communication tools were designed for desk workers rather than them in 2025.[32]
  • At Southern California Edison, 82% of employees gave a favorable overall engagement response in 2022.[33]

DEI in the bulb industry

  • 3% of U.S. electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturers were women-owned in 2025.[25]
  • 71.7% of workers in the U.S. electric lighting and related electrical-component manufacturing industry were men in 2024.[34]
  • 34% was Signify’s target for women in leadership positions by the end of 2025.[11]
  • 28% of Signify’s leadership were women in 2022.[11]
  • 27% of Signify leadership positions were held by women at the end of 2025.[11]

Change Management in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among utility organizations surveyed by Eaton, 51% were executing a digital-transformation strategy in 2023.[35]
  • Only 15% of utility companies said they were leaders in actively listening to employees in 2020.[36]
  • Across utilities with active listening programs, 91% of employees said they could adapt to change, compared with 41% without such programs.[36]
  • Among utilities surveyed globally, 100% had initiated digital transformation and 20% had completed it in 2024.[37]
  • Among utilities surveyed globally, change management was cited as a digital-transformation barrier by 30% of respondents in 2024.[37]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience in the bulb industry

  • 126 was the 2019 U.S. consumer-importance score for bulb technology.[38]
  • 150 was the 2019 U.S. consumer-importance score for energy-bill cost savings from a bulb.[38]
  • 148 was the 2019 U.S. consumer-importance score for light appearance.[38]
  • 1,800 U.S. adults who recently purchased light bulbs participated in a 2019 consumer-purchasing survey.[39]
  • 76 was the 2019 U.S. consumer-importance score for bulb warranty length.[38]

Customer retention in the bulb industry

  • 54% was the increase in repeat purchases by new designer-program members for a lighting-products manufacturer.[40]
  • 55% of Poplight’s revenue came from retention after six months using unified email and SMS journeys, up from 16%.[41]
  • 16% of Poplight’s revenue came from retention before its unified email and SMS program.[41]

Customer acquisition in the bulb industry

  • 43% was the increase in first purchases by new designer-program members for a lighting-products manufacturer.[40]
  • 2,139 was the net increase in designer-program members, rising from 1,180 to 3,319 during the campaign.[40]
  • 3,319 designers belonged to the lighting manufacturer’s program at the end of the campaign, compared with 1,180 at the start.[40]
  • 68% was the increase in designer-program signups for a lighting-products manufacturer using targeted digital and direct outreach.[40]

Customer loyalty in the bulb industry

  • 13% of Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll respondents selected a smart-light brand not listed in the poll.[42]
  • 43% was the increase in new-member purchases after a lighting-products manufacturer launched a direct-buy designer program.[40]
  • 27% of Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll respondents selected Philips Hue as their smart-light brand.[42]
  • 54% was the increase in repeat purchases among new members of a lighting-products manufacturer’s designer program.[40]

Lead generation in the bulb industry

  • 68% was the increase in designer signups generated by an omnichannel campaign for a lighting-products manufacturer.[40]
  • 1,180 customers were enrolled in a lighting-products manufacturer’s designer program at the campaign’s outset.[40]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

We see measurement on creator and social outcomes tied to lighting brands, including GE Lighting creator ads with a 4.95% average click-through rate. These figures support how connected lighting is communicated and tested.

Marketing in the bulb industry

  • 247% was Poplight’s increase in email revenue after consolidating email and SMS marketing journeys.[41]
  • 274% was Poplight’s increase in SMS revenue after consolidating email and SMS marketing journeys.[41]
  • 55% of Poplight’s revenue came from retention after six months of unified email and SMS marketing.[41]

Digital marketing in the bulb industry

  • 274% was Poplight’s increase in SMS revenue after migrating its lighting brand’s SMS program to a unified platform.[41]
  • 68% was the increase in designer signups generated through targeted digital ads, paid social, email and other channels.[40]
  • 247% was Poplight’s increase in email revenue after migrating its lighting brand’s email program to a unified platform.[41]

Branding in the bulb industry

  • 6% of respondents in Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll selected Wiz as the brand they used.[42]
  • 27% of respondents in Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll selected Philips Hue as the brand they used.[42]
  • 6% of respondents in Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll selected IKEA as the brand they used.[42]
  • 7% of respondents in Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll selected Kasa as the brand they used.[42]
  • 6% of respondents in Android Authority’s 2024 smart-lighting poll selected Yeelight as the brand they used.[42]

Social media in the bulb industry

  • 255% was GE Lighting’s increase in social-media impressions from July through December 2025 versus the prior six months.[43]
  • 4.95% was the average click-through rate for GE Lighting creator advertisements.[43]
  • 1,055.8% was GE Lighting’s increase in video views from July through December 2025 versus the prior six months.[43]
  • 300% or more was the increase in video views from GE Lighting’s 12 Days of Christmas campaign compared with the previous month.[43]
  • 246.2% was GE Lighting’s increase in net social-media followers from July through December 2025 versus the prior six months.[43]

Influencer Marketing in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 55% were using influencers in 2025, while another 29% planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year.[44]
  • Across B2B companies, authenticity and credibility were the top influencer-selection criteria for 58% of marketers in 2025.[44]
  • Across B2B companies, 28% of marketers ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025.[44]
  • Across B2B companies, influencer marketing was associated with a 39-percentage-point advantage in brand-awareness goal attainment in 2025.[44]
  • Across B2B companies, 76% of marketing leaders believed creator collaborations build brand authenticity in 2025.[44]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

We see operational concentration in bulb-flower production and seasonality, with Bloomia earning 70%+ of annual revenue in the first half of fiscal 2026. This affects planning and provisioning for bulb supply.

Operational efficiency in the bulb industry

  • 70% of bulbs produced globally are consumed by the cut-flower industry, while potted plants account for 10% and landscape plantings 20%, according to an industry review published in 2016.[45]
  • Over 70% of Bloomia Holdings’ annual revenue was earned during the six months from January through June in fiscal 2026, reflecting strong seasonality in bulb-flower operations.[19]

Supply chain in the bulb industry

  • 83% of EU exports of orchids, hyacinths, narcissi and tulips in growth or flower came from the Netherlands in 2024, worth €82 million.[46]
  • £88 million of bulbs were imported into the United Kingdom in 2023, compared with £8 million of exports.[47]
  • €98.9 million was the value of EU exports of orchids, hyacinths, narcissi and tulips in growth or flower in 2024, compared with €4.7 million of imports.[46]
  • £94 million of bulbs were imported into the United Kingdom in 2025, while UK bulb exports were valued at £6 million.[47]
  • €30.1 million of other plant bulbs, tubers, corms, crowns and rhizomes in growth or flower were exported by the EU in 2024.[46]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 88% of power and utilities executives surveyed planned to rely more on vendors and contractors than previously, in a 2025 global energy survey.[2]
  • 68.4% of U.S. utilities surveyed outsourced bill printing in 2026, based on responses from 95 utilities across 18 states.[48]
  • 54% of U.S. solar companies surveyed outsourced most solar maintenance in 2025, compared with 60% in Germany and 48% in the United Kingdom.[49]
  • 55% of surveyed solar OEMs, technicians and installers across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain outsourced most solar maintenance in 2025.[49]
  • 40% of U.S. power and utilities executives surveyed said they would outsource some business functions to external contractors, according to a 2025 survey.[2]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

We see retail bulb pricing quantified for the U.S., including $7.65 average per bulb unit during four weeks ending March 24, 2024. Bloomia’s fiscal 2026 gross margin fell to 16.4%, showing cost pressure sensitivity.

Pricing strategy in the bulb industry

  • $7.65 was the average U.S. retail price per bulb unit during the four weeks ending March 24, 2024, up 2.1% from the comparable period a year earlier.[50]
  • 12% was the approximate price increase Bloomia implemented in fiscal 2026 to offset higher bulb costs and other production pressures.[19]
  • $5.12 was the average U.S. retail bulb price during the four weeks ending January 29, 2023, down 17.1% year over year.[50]
  • 38.8 U.S. cents was the average wholesale price per tulip stem in 2021, compared with 38.4 cents in 2020.[51]

Cost reduction in the bulb industry

  • $0.6 million was the one-time U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that partially offset Bloomia’s fiscal 2026 cost challenges.[19]
  • Costs to procure, sort, pick, cool and transport bulbs made up the primary components of Bloomia’s cost of sales in fiscal 2026.[19]
  • 6% was the year-over-year increase in the euro exchange rate reported by Bloomia for fiscal 2026, further increasing the dollar cost of bulbs.[19]
  • 21% was the year-over-year increase in Bloomia’s average bulb price in fiscal 2026, increasing cost pressure on production.[19]

Profitability in the bulb industry

  • $7.9 million was Bloomia’s gross profit for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $10.1 million in the prior fiscal year.[19]
  • 16.4% was Bloomia’s gross margin for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, down from 20.9% in the twelve months ended June 30, 2025.[19]
  • $11.5 million was Bloomia’s operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with operating profit of $2.5 million in the same period of 2025.[19]
  • 21.1% was Bloomia’s gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with 23.3% in the same quarter of 2025.[19]

Financial planning in the bulb industry

  • Fiscal 2027 bulb prices contracted by Bloomia were expected to be near fiscal 2025 rates, supporting management’s expectation of improved margins.[19]
  • $11.1 million of non-cash goodwill impairment was recognized by Bloomia in the three months ended June 30, 2026.[19]
  • $2.5 million or more was Bloomia’s estimated fiscal 2026 loss of potential sales value from excess greenhouse waste during the highest-demand quarter.[19]
  • $2.0 million of non-cash intangible-asset impairment was recognized by Bloomia in the three months ended June 30, 2026.[19]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

We see durability benchmarks and product innovation signals, including 50,000 hours industry-average indoor durability and 100,000 hours outdoor durability for 2025/26. Connected-light-point scale supports service delivery claims.

Product development in the bulb industry

  • 20,400 patents were held by Signify in 2025 across its global LED-lighting portfolio.[11]
  • 41 global development sites supported ams OSRAM’s lighting, sensing and visualization innovation activities in 2024.[14]
  • EUR 255 million was invested in sustainable innovation by Signify in 2025, equal to 96% of its research-and-development spending worldwide.[11]
  • EUR 419 million, or 12% of revenue, was spent on research and development by ams OSRAM in 2024.[14]
  • 11 Red Dot Awards and 8 iF Awards were received by Signify for product innovation in 2025.[11]

Product lifecycle in the bulb industry

  • 54% of Zumtobel Group products had recyclable content in 2025/26.[21]
  • 89,774 hours was the reported durability of Zumtobel Group light sources in 2025/26.[21]
  • 50,000 hours was the 2025/26 industry-average durability reported for indoor lighting products.[21]
  • 100,000 hours was the 2025/26 industry-average durability reported for outdoor lighting products.[21]
  • 76,839 hours was the reported durability of Zumtobel Group control units and sensors in 2025/26.[21]

After-sales in the bulb industry

  • 78% or more of surveyed customers in four states reported being somewhat or very satisfied with CFLs in surveys from 2009 to 2012.[52]
  • 22 million indoor connected light points were reported by Signify across more than 95,000 indoor projects.[11]
  • 167 million connected light points formed Signify’s installed base at the end of 2025, supporting remote monitoring and service delivery.[11]
  • 7 million connected streetlights were included in Signify’s worldwide connected-lighting deployments reported in 2025.[11]
  • 83% of surveyed Connecticut LED customers reported being satisfied with LED lamps in a 2012 study.[52]

Value proposition in the bulb industry

  • Bulb lifetime ranked among the five most important factors in U.S. consumers’ light-bulb purchasing decisions in 2019.[39]
  • 97.6% of Signify’s 2025 revenue came from the manufacture of electric lighting equipment.[11]
  • Purchase price was the most important factor in a 2019 U.S. survey of consumers choosing light bulbs.[39]
  • EUR 5.765 billion was Signify’s total revenue in 2025 from lighting products, systems and services.[11]
  • 91% of Signify’s sales came from LED products in 2025, demonstrating the company’s value proposition around energy-efficient lighting.[11]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

We see audit and training coverage tied to compliance, including 100% mandatory online training for new Zumtobel employees. Manufacturing waste recycling is cited at 89.6% for Signify in 2024.

Sustainability in the bulb industry

  • 100% of Signify’s operational electricity came from renewable sources in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 33% of Signify’s 2024 revenue came from Brighter Lives products and services, globally.[11]
  • 59,513 hours was the expected durability of Zumtobel Group indoor-lighting products placed on the market in fiscal 2024/25.[53]
  • 10.5 million people had been reached through Signify’s lighting-access programs since 2017 by the end of 2024.[11]
  • 83,118 hours was the expected durability of Zumtobel Group drivers placed on the market in fiscal 2024/25.[53]

ESG in the bulb industry

  • 36% of Orion Energy Systems’ management was female and diverse in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 44% of Orion Energy Systems’ workforce was female in fiscal 2024, in the United States and internationally.[54]
  • 60% of Orion Energy Systems’ outside board of directors was female in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 96% of Signify suppliers met its sustainability-performance requirements in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 29,459 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Signify at the end of 2024, globally.[11]

Ethics in the bulb industry

  • 137 quality audits were conducted by Zumtobel Group in fiscal 2024/25.[21]
  • 46 sustainability audits were conducted by Zumtobel Group in fiscal 2024/25, covering ethics, labor rights, safety and environmental management.[21]
  • 100% of new Zumtobel Group employees complete mandatory online training on compliance issues and the Code of Conduct.[21]

CSR in the bulb industry

  • 130,084 tons of carbon-dioxide reductions were attributed to Orion Energy Systems’ customers in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 986 tons of sulfur-dioxide reductions were attributed to Orion Energy Systems’ customers in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 7,747 pounds of mercury reductions were attributed to Orion Energy Systems’ customers in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 10.5 million people had been reached by Signify’s social lighting-access initiatives since 2017 by the end of 2024.[11]
  • 1,295 tons of nitrogen-oxide reductions were attributed to Orion Energy Systems’ customers in fiscal 2024.[54]

Circular economy in the bulb industry

  • 35,817 metric tonnes of manufacturing waste were generated by Signify in 2024.[11]
  • 64% of Zumtobel Group packaging contained recyclable material in fiscal 2024/25.[53]
  • 89.6% of Signify’s manufacturing waste was recycled in 2024, globally.[11]
  • 7.96% of lighting waste reported by EucoLight members was LED waste in Europe in 2023.[55]
  • 65% of Zumtobel Group products contained recyclable material in fiscal 2024/25.[53]

Carbon footprint in the bulb industry

  • 31% was Signify’s reduction in operational greenhouse-gas emissions from 2019 to 2023, globally.[11]
  • 505 million tonnes of cumulative value-chain carbon-dioxide-equivalent reductions were reported by Signify for 2022–2024 against its Paris-aligned pathway.[11]
  • 130,084 tons of carbon dioxide were avoided through Orion Energy Systems customer projects in fiscal 2024.[54]
  • 77% was Signify’s reduction in operational greenhouse-gas emissions from 2010 to 2023, globally.[11]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

We see geographic concentration in reported revenue, including 34.1% of Signify’s global revenue from the United States in 2024. The cited footprint spans manufacturing in about 25 countries and sales in more than 60.

Globalization in the bulb industry

  • 34.1% of Signify’s global revenue came from the United States in 2024, making it the company’s largest reported national market.[22]
  • 97% of Signify’s 2024 revenue came from the manufacture of electric lighting equipment, indicating that lighting remained the company’s core global activity.[20]
  • €6.14 billion was Signify’s total revenue from lighting-related activities in 2024, with operations and employees distributed globally across the Americas, Europe, and Central and Southeast Asia.[20]
  • Manufacturing facilities operated in approximately 25 countries and sales organizations existed in more than 60 countries in Philips Lighting’s reported global footprint.[19]
  • Approximately 7% of LSI Industries’ consolidated net sales came from outside the United States in fiscal 2026, including Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean.[19]

Supplier management in the bulb industry

  • 4.34% of Signify’s revenue was invested in research and development in 2024, supporting product development and market expansion across its lighting value chain.[21]
  • Signify reported 20,250 patents in 2024, reflecting the technological depth supported by its lighting-component and supplier ecosystem.[20]
  • Signify used supplier-account-manager discussions to align supplier performance with business-allocation decisions in 2024.[21]
  • More than 3,000 product and component suppliers had direct business relationships with Signify in the reported supplier network.[11]
  • Suppliers with more than €1 million in spend were included in Signify’s high-risk supplier sustainability-audit process in 2024.[20]

Distribution channels in the bulb industry

  • $306.1 million of Acuity Brands Lighting revenue came through its direct sales network during the nine months ended May 31, 2025.[19]
  • Approximately 99% of LEDS Corporation’s revenue came from its ten largest customers in the year ended August 31, 2025, indicating a highly concentrated customer-distribution structure.[19]
  • $127.3 million of Acuity Brands Lighting revenue came through retail sales during the nine months ended May 31, 2025.[19]
  • 36 ESCO partners and independent lighting agencies represented Orion Energy Systems across substantially all of North America at the end of fiscal 2025.[19]
  • $168.2 million of Acuity Brands Lighting revenue came from OEM and other channels during the nine months ended May 31, 2025.[19]

Key questions about the bulb industry

How big is the global lamp market and what was its LED replacement share in 2019?
In 2019, the global lamp market was $16.3 billion. LED replacement lamps represented 65% of that market in 2019.
What is the outlook for lighting market growth after 2026?
The global lighting market is forecast to reach $225.6 billion by 2033. The cited forecast expands at a 6.1% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the bulb industry?
Acuity Brands leads Gitnux's 2026 bulb ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with revenue growth 6.8% and operating margin 15.4%. Satco is the highest-ranked bulb and LED lamp manufacturer at 8.9, with a privately held lighting focus on bulbs, LED lamps and fixtures across North America.
How has LED adoption changed the bulb market by recent unit sales?
LED unit-sales share was 68% in 2024. This aligns with the shift to LED replacement, where LED-led product penetration is already established.
Is bulb-market pricing standardized across brands and channels?
Pricing is not standardized in the cited evidence. Available sources report structural savings from LED energy efficiency, and they do not support a reliable global average bulb price.
What regulatory factor increases data and documentation requirements in the EU?
EU ecodesign rules for light sources and separate control gears are mandatory, and the rescaled energy label uses an A-to-G scale. In practice, this makes compliance more data-intensive per the cited trends.
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