What is the total value and breakdown of the value at stake for the Internet of Everything?

Question

Options

• A$19 Trillion: $14.4 Trillion private sector, $4.6 Trillion public sector.
• B$9 Trillion: $6.2 Trillion private sector, $2.8 Trillion public sector
• C$9 Trillion: $2.8 Trillion private sector, $6.2 Trillion public sector
• D$19 Trillion: $4.6 Trillion private sector, $14.4 Trillion public sector

• A
  95% (35)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because Cisco's widely cited IoE analysis valued the total opportunity at $19 Trillion over 10 years, with the larger share - $14.4 Trillion - coming from the private sector (driven by asset utilization, employee productivity, supply chain logistics, customer experience, and innovation), and $4.6 Trillion from the public sector (smart cities, connected healthcare, etc.).

Why the distractors fail:

• B & C both use $9 Trillion as the total, which is roughly half the actual figure - a common trap if you confuse IoE with narrower IoT estimates.
• C additionally swaps the sector values, placing the smaller figure in the private sector - the opposite of reality.
• D gets the total right ($19T) but reverses the breakdown, incorrectly making the public sector the dominant value driver at $14.4T.

Memory tip: Think "14 before 4" - the private sector value ($14.4T) comes before the public sector value ($4.6T), just as "private" comes before "public" alphabetically. The total of 19 can be remembered as 14 + 4 ≈ 19 (rounding $14.4 + $4.6 = $19.0 exactly).

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