Digital Scent Technology Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The digital scent technology market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.09 billion in 2024 to $1.2 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to introduction of AI in digital scent technology, growing demand for scent-enabled digital media in entertainment and other industries, rowing market for medical diagnostic applications, growing popularity of virtual reality and augmented reality applications, and training and simulation.

The digital scent technology market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.75 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expanding application and advancements in e-nose technologies, emerging research and development activities to invent e-nose to sniff out COVID-19, raising demand for aromatherapy devices, the increasing adoption of e-nose in the food and beverage sector, and e-commerce enhancement. Major trends in the forecast period include cross-industry scent collaborations, innovations in wearables, introduction of ai in digital scent technology, partnerships and collaborations to advance digital scent technologies, and expanding application and advancements in e-nose technologies.

The growing demand for essential oils is expected to drive the expansion of the digital scent technology market in the coming years. Essential oils are concentrated extracts from plants that capture their aromatic compounds, and they are widely used in aromatherapy, skin care, and natural fragrance applications due to their therapeutic and aromatic qualities. These oils are typically obtained through processes like steam distillation or cold pressing. Digital scent technology stimulates the demand for essential oils by incorporating fragrance into various digital experiences, such as virtual reality and smart devices, which increases interest in aromatherapy and boosts essential oil consumption. This technology enhances user engagement, promoting the adoption of essential oils in both digital and sensory applications. For example, in August 2024, data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), a US-based platform specializing in international trade information, revealed that in 2022, Brazil's export value of essential oils grew significantly to $425 million, up from $280 million in 2021, with its share of total exports rising from 4.78% to 7.43%. As a result, the growing demand for essential oils is fueling the growth of the digital scent technology market.

Major companies operating in the digital scent technology market are focusing on developing innovative solutions, such as digital olfaction solutions, to sustain their position in the market. Digital olfaction solutions are the technology that enables the capture, transmission, and reception of scent-enabled digital media such as virtual reality, video games, music, and web pages. For instance, in January 2023, Aryballe, a France-based company specializing in digital olfaction, launched Digital Olfaction Hub, a cloud-based software enabling faster, more straightforward odor analysis. With the introduction of the Digital Olfaction Hub, customers can manipulate their digital odor data to understand their use cases better and make better decisions.

In May 2022, Firmenich SA, a Switzerland-based chemical company that produces fragrances, flavors, and ingredients to delight the senses, partnered with ScentRealm Technology Co. Ltd. The partnership aims to explore the digital future of scent and enhance the fragrance and aroma experience for customers in China. Further, the partnership will bring together the expertise of a fragrance house and a sense-experience explorer to improve the fragrance and olfactory experience for customers. ScentRealm Technology Co. Ltd. is a China-based company specializing in digital scent technology research and development.

Major companies operating in the digital scent technology market are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Givaudan SA, Müller GmbH, Symrise AG, ams AG, ScentSational Technologies LLC, Sensigent LLC, Smiths Detection, ScentAir Technologies Inc., Aryballe technologies, AerNos Inc., Sensory Inc, Electronic Sensor Technology Inc., Odotech Inc., Alpha MOS SA., AIRSENSE Analytics GmbH, Aromajoin Corporation, Inhalio Inc., Olorama Technology, The eNose Company, Scentcom Ltd., Aromyx Corporation, NanoScent Ltd., Scent Sciences Corporation, E-Nose Pty Ltd, Olfacto Labs, ScentTech Corporation.

North America was the largest region in the digital scent technology market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the digital scent technology market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the digital scent technology market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The digital scent technology market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as e-learning and training, environmental simulation, communication and messaging, manufacturing and quality control. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The digital scent technology market also includes sales of scent generators, scent sensors, and olfactory displays. 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.

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).

Digital scent technology refers to the technology that enables the transmission of scents and smells over the internet or other digital media. This technology aims to simulate the sense of smell in the digital world, allowing users to experience and interact with scents in virtual environments or through digital devices. It involves capturing, storing, and reproducing scents using various techniques, such as chemical and electronic methods.

The main types of digital scent technology are scent synthesizer and e-nose source. A scent synthesizer is a device or system that can generate and emit a wide range of scents or odors. It typically consists of various components, including scent cartridges or reservoirs containing fragrances, a mechanism for releasing these fragrances into the air, and control systems for managing the intensity, duration, and timing of scent emissions. They are used for mobile phone, music and video game, quality control product, order screens, medical diagnostics product, and other applications by healthcare, entertainment, food and beverage, education, advocacy, and other end-user industries.

The main types of digital scent technology are scent synthesizer and e-nose source. A scent synthesizer is a device or system that can generate and emit a wide range of scents or odors. It typically consists of various components, including scent cartridges or reservoirs containing fragrances, a mechanism for releasing these fragrances into the air, and control systems for managing the intensity, duration, and timing of scent emissions. They are used for mobile phone, music and video game, quality control product, order screens, medical diagnostics product, and other applications by healthcare, entertainment, food and beverage, education, advocacy, and other end-user industries.

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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