Digital Scent Technology Market Research Report: By Product (Mobile Phone, Smelling Screen, Music & Video Game, Explosives Detector, Quality Control Product, Medical Diagnostic), Hardware (E-Nose, Scent Synthesizer), End User – Forecast Till 2030

Digital Scent Technology Market Overview:

The digital scent technology market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 9.58% with the USD value of 2.12 billion during the forecast period 2022-2030. Digital sense technology is advancing towards generating various types of smells and sensing them. Products such as scent synthesizers, electronic noses are manufactured to sense, receive or transmit the scent through a digital medium like videos games, movies, music, and web pages. The olfactometers are utilized to sense the various scents. Since the advent of this technology, various companies are investing in the growth of the Digital Scent Technology Market. Digital Scent Technology is expected to serve various sectors such as determining the toxic chemicals in the air, military, defense, healthcare industries, and so on.

The food and beverage industry is increasingly deploying smart sensors to reduce food wastage, by indicating the quality of the packed food. In addition to such technologies, the advent of Digital Scent Technology is augmenting the advancements in the food and beverage industry.

COVID 19 Analysis:

The COVID 19 widespread has hampered the growth of several industries around the world. The production of raw materials, logistics, and several other essential industrial operations are halted in growing industrial regions. Such factors have affected the growth of the Digital Scent Technology industry. Manufacturing the raw materials that include silicon wafers, quartz, glass slides, plastic substrates have been halted throughout the pandemic, such factors also have affected the Digital Scent Technology market value.

The olfactory senses have helped ancient doctors to identify certain sicknesses in humans. The advanced electronic noses have been able to detect early signs of lung cancer from breath. Additionally, the recent researches have fueled the growth of the Digital Scent Technology Market which enables the electronic noses to carry out the quick and safe test for the COVID cases in hospitals. The technologies are increasingly adopted in the leading IT sectors and hospitals to determine the number of corona cases without contact. These factors have increased the overall growth of the Digital Scent Technology Market in recent years.

Market dynamics:

Market drivers:

Digital Scent Technology has been increasingly utilized in the quality control department of the fragrance industry. The growing global fragrance industry is increasingly investing in the Digital Scent Technology industry for their quality control departments to reduce the time consumption and labor-intensive process. The leading fragrance industries are focusing on achieving the gold standards in the market. The Digital olfaction sensors are capable of tracking the changes in the perfume on exposing to certain environmental conditions or skin. Such attractive capabilities of the Digital noses have aided the overall growth of the Digital Scent Technology Market.

The increasing application of the E-noses in the various industrial verticals is the major factor that stimulates the Digital Scent Technology market growth. They are used in the food & beverage industry, detecting explosives, health care sectors, media and entertainment, spa treatment facilities, and so on. The increasing number of smart homes has also aided the growth of the Digital Scent Technology market growth in recent years. Smart homes are intensively utilizing digital olfaction detecting sensors to indicate the spoiling of food, smoke alarms, and so on.

Market opportunities:

Several developing countries are emphasizing food wastage, tracking them during the supply chain enables the manufacturers and retailers to provide high-quality food to their valuable customers. This has impacted the overall brand quality and customer retention. Smart sensors like RFID tags and temperature sensors are highly utilized in the food and beverage industry which has reduced food spoilage to a significant level. The advent of Digital Scent technology has provided significant opportunities for the growth of the Digital Scent Technology industry.

The self-care and increasing growth of skin and body care industries have placed huge opportunities to the growth of the Digital Scent Technology industry in recent years. The Asian countries are increasingly utilizing aromatherapy treatments to cure brain disorders and other nerve-related ailments. These industries are highly utilizing the Digital Scent technologies to offer their customers a better treatment. Additionally, the educational sectors to give a quality understanding of the geography and sciences have propelled the adoption of Digital Scent Technologies in recent years.

Market restraints:

Digital Scent technologies are highly adopted in the developed countries. This is due to the higher initial costs for the implementation and lack of skilled developers in underdeveloped countries. The lack of awareness in the economically lower regions has also impacted the growth of the Digital Scent Technology industry.

The major restraining factor is the health dangers of the emission of synthetic odors by electronic noses. Additionally, the adoption of these electronic noses is mainly influenced by customers of the end-users. The changing attitudes of the customers and their preference-driven attitudes have impacted the growth of Digital Scent Technology adversely.

Market challenges:

The unpredictable airflow can hinder the transmission of the digitalized smell sensing technology of the E-noses and the scent synthesizer technologies. These factors have reduced the product value of the E-noses. These technologies are highly utilized in the closed area where the airflow is under control and the mixing of other smells present in the environment doesn't disturb. Such restrictions have reduced the deployment of the E-noses and the technologies in the industry.

The major challenge is discriminating and quantifying the odor existing in the small concentration. The availability of the odor in the small concentration possesses a higher probability of strong interference with other signals.

Cumulative growth analysis:

The increasing adaptation of smart devices throughout the globe and the uninterrupted internet connectivity at affordable rates has propelled researchers to integrate the Digital Scent Technology into smartphones. Over 51% of the global population is currently using a smartphone/device. Such factors will further fuel the growth of smartphones and add value to their smart devices. The global digital scent technology market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 30% during the forecast period 2017-2023. Researches are focusing on bringing in the technology which enables the customer to breathe into their phones to detect their health-related information and to provide the smartphone users to provide them the virtual reality conversations via video calls. Leading market players are increasingly investing in the growth of technology. The manufacturers are currently working on enhancing the quality of the neural networks which emit the smells based on the instruction fed.

Also, the technology is looking forward to combining the technologies with the sensors to detect the corona virus-infected person by illuminating the masks. Such ideas and constant researches on technology have increased the overall growth of Digital Scent Technology in recent years.

Value chain analysis:

The two main components of the Digital Scent Technology are E-nose and the Smell Synthesizer. The E-nose is primarily used to analyze the odor and determine the chemical composition of where the system is installed. Smart homes are highly utilizing E-noses to identify the harmful gases emitted from their room heaters or other appliances. Since the residential units are guarded, the poor ventilation and other factors have caused indoor air pollution, to control all such life-threatening incidents; Digital Scent Technologies are intensively utilized.

The Varied application of the evolving Digital Scent Technology has aided the overall growth of the Global Digital Scent Technology market. The road congestions and the uncontrolled traffic pollutions in some highly populated countries have showcased higher market growth. The increasing air-borne diseases and the environmental concerns in such countries have propelled the residents to deploy the Digital Scent Technologies in their smart homes. The advanced Bio-electronic noses are capable of identifying the harmful pollutants of the factories, to assess the water quality and soil contamination. Such attractive features of the systems have augmented the Digital Scent Technology market growth in recent years.

Segment overview:

Based on the product:

• Mobile Phone


• Smelling Screen


• Music & Video Game


• Explosives Detector


• Quality Control Product


• Medical Diagnostic

Based on hardware:

• E-Nose


• Scent Synthesizer

Based on end-user:

• Marketing


• Food & beverage


• Entertainment


• Education


• Healthcare


• Communication


• Military

Regional analysis:

The Countries in Asia-pacific, North America, and Europe have been increasingly utilizing the Digital Scent Technology in recent years. The technological advancements and the improved economic developments in North America have aided the growth of Digital Scent Technology. Owing to the increasing number of leading market players in North America, the region is expected to hold its leading position throughout the forecast period.

Governmental support and the leading market players in Europe have propelled the market growth in recent years. The governmental organizations in Europe are emphasizing eco-friendly services and products, such attitudes have increased the financial support for the Digital Scent Technology market in the region.

Competitive landscape:

• Smith's Detection Inc. (U.S.)


• Scent Sciences Corporation (U.S.)


• AMS AG (Austria)


• Alpha MOS SA (France)


• Electronic Sensor Technology (U.S.)


• ScentSational Technologies LLC (U.S.)


• Centcom Ltd. (Israel)


• AIRSENSE Analytics GmbH (Germany)


• Vapor Communications (U.S.)


• The eNose Company (the Netherlands)

Recent developments:

The German company has introduced the portable detector of hazardous chemicals and GDA explosives in recent years. The innovation is expected to be increasingly utilized in the defense sector and other critical operations.

In the year 2020, the leading company in the Digital Scent Technology industry has introduced a scent device that is capable of connecting to the AR headset, which can be utilized by the content developers to add scent triggers. This hardware, advanced software, and scent platform combination is expected to deliver scent molecules via digital medium and be utilized in training and wellness applications.

In July 2020, a Japanese company has introduced the aroma shooter which is an aroma emitter and utilizes no liquid medium, yet potentially transmits the scented air on an instruction basis without any interruptions.

Report overview:

This report has covered:

• Market overview


• COVID 19 Analysis


• Market dynamics


• Cumulative growth analysis


• Value chain analysis


• Segment overview


• Regional analysis


• Competitive landscape


• Recent developments