In 2026, whole house intelligence enters the first year of explosive growth

From the perspective of market performance, the industry is accelerating from "niche tasting" to "mass popularization". Leading companies such as Midea and Huawei are making efforts to launch entry-level solutions worth tens of thousands of yuan to lower the consumption threshold. Coupled with the dual drive of government policy support and AI technology upgrading, it is expected that the scale of China's whole house intelligent market will exceed 800 billion yuan this year, with a penetration rate of 35%, opening a new stage of universal popularization of whole house intelligence.

The proactive efforts of top enterprises are the core driving force behind the explosion of whole house intelligence in 2026, and the launch of the 10000 yuan level solution has completely broken down the price barriers that have become popular in the industry. Previously, whole house intelligence was difficult to enter ordinary households due to its high solution cost and complex configuration, mostly concentrated in the high-end market. Since 2026, companies such as Midea and Huawei have taken the lead in launching cost-effective whole house intelligent solutions that balance practicality and economy, accurately meeting the needs of the general public. Among them, Midea officially released the "Three Ones" strategy for whole house intelligence and the self evolving home intelligent agent MevoX in March, launching diversified solutions covering new, old, and light intelligent users, realizing 24-hour flash decoration services without smashing walls or wiring. Its integrated linkage advantage of all categories of home appliances makes the 10000 yuan level solution more competitive; Huawei relies on the ecological advantages of HarmonyOS to create a whole house intelligent solution for device interconnection. With a budget of tens of thousands of yuan, it can achieve intelligent linkage in core scenarios such as lighting, home appliances, and security, further reducing the threshold for popularization among the public.

The continuous expansion of market size and rapid increase in penetration rate confirm the explosive trend of whole house intelligence. According to industry predictions, the size of China's whole house intelligent market is expected to reach 800 billion yuan by 2026, with shipments exceeding 300 million units and a penetration rate exceeding 35%, marking a significant leap from previous levels and marking the industry's official entry into a stage of large-scale development. Behind this growth is a profound shift in consumer demand - nowadays, young people have become the main consumers, with nearly 60% of consumers under the age of 35 pursuing convenient and comfortable "sensory free intelligent" experiences. Their willingness to pay for whole house intelligent scene based solutions has increased by more than 60% compared to traditional home appliances, forcing companies to accelerate product iteration and solution optimization, and promote whole house intelligence from "technology flaunting" to "value creation".

Government policy support and AI technology upgrading have become the two key driving factors for the outbreak of whole house intelligence in 2026, providing strong support for industry development. At the policy level, the 2026 government work report clearly proposes to "cultivate and strengthen new types of consumption, vigorously develop digital consumption" and "create a new form of intelligent economy". At the same time, large-scale equipment updates and consumer goods trade in policies will be implemented, and smart homes will be included in the subsidy scope. Local governments will launch special subsidies according to local conditions to reduce consumer purchase costs and stimulate market demand; On the technical level, the continuous upgrading of AI technology has broken through the bottleneck of industry development. Midea MevoX intelligent agents have advanced reasoning and continuous memory capabilities, which can achieve user intention prediction and promote the whole house intelligence from "human driven devices" to "intention driven space". The integration of IoT, big data, and 5G technology further enhances the stability of device interconnection, making the whole house intelligence experience smoother and more convenient.