The Europe Digital Legacy Market is expected to witness market growth of 15.0% CAGR during the forecast period (2025-2032).
The Germany market dominated the Europe Digital Legacy Market by country in 2024, and is expected to continue to be a dominant market till 2032; thereby, achieving a market value of $2.04 billion by 2032. The UK market is exhibiting a CAGR of 14% during 2025-2032. Additionally, the France market is expected to experience a CAGR of 15.9% during 2025-2032.
The applications of the market are diverse, catering to a wide range of needs across personal, financial, and cultural domains. One primary application is the management of digital assets, which includes organizing and securing access to online accounts. Services in this space allow individuals to catalog their digital presence, including login credentials for social media, email, and financial platforms, ensuring that loved ones or executors can access or close these accounts when necessary.
Moreover, another significant application is digital memorialization, where platforms offer ways to preserve and share memories in perpetuity. These services allow users to create online memorials, digital scrapbooks, or virtual spaces where family and friends can share stories, photos, and videos to honor a loved one. Such applications are particularly meaningful in maintaining emotional connections across generations, enabling families to preserve their heritage in a digital format.
Europe plays a pivotal role in the market, driven by a growing awareness of digital afterlife planning and robust digital infrastructure. As more individuals manage their personal and financial lives online, the need for digital legacy services - ranging from posthumous data management to digital wills and memorial platforms - has surged. The region benefits from strong legal frameworks around data protection, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which prompts both service providers and users to approach digital assets with heightened responsibility. Moreover, rising internet penetration and aging populations, particularly in countries like Germany, France, and the UK, further fuel demand for solutions that ensure one's digital footprint is securely managed after death. One of the prominent trends shaping the market in Europe is the integration of AI and blockchain technologies. AI is increasingly being used to automate the creation and management of digital wills and memorial services, while blockchain ensures the security and immutability of digital asset records. Thus, Europe’s digital transformation and regulatory focus are accelerating the need for secure and compliant digital inheritance solutions.
The Germany market dominated the Europe Digital Legacy Market by country in 2024, and is expected to continue to be a dominant market till 2032; thereby, achieving a market value of $2.04 billion by 2032. The UK market is exhibiting a CAGR of 14% during 2025-2032. Additionally, the France market is expected to experience a CAGR of 15.9% during 2025-2032.
The applications of the market are diverse, catering to a wide range of needs across personal, financial, and cultural domains. One primary application is the management of digital assets, which includes organizing and securing access to online accounts. Services in this space allow individuals to catalog their digital presence, including login credentials for social media, email, and financial platforms, ensuring that loved ones or executors can access or close these accounts when necessary.
Moreover, another significant application is digital memorialization, where platforms offer ways to preserve and share memories in perpetuity. These services allow users to create online memorials, digital scrapbooks, or virtual spaces where family and friends can share stories, photos, and videos to honor a loved one. Such applications are particularly meaningful in maintaining emotional connections across generations, enabling families to preserve their heritage in a digital format.
Europe plays a pivotal role in the market, driven by a growing awareness of digital afterlife planning and robust digital infrastructure. As more individuals manage their personal and financial lives online, the need for digital legacy services - ranging from posthumous data management to digital wills and memorial platforms - has surged. The region benefits from strong legal frameworks around data protection, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which prompts both service providers and users to approach digital assets with heightened responsibility. Moreover, rising internet penetration and aging populations, particularly in countries like Germany, France, and the UK, further fuel demand for solutions that ensure one's digital footprint is securely managed after death. One of the prominent trends shaping the market in Europe is the integration of AI and blockchain technologies. AI is increasingly being used to automate the creation and management of digital wills and memorial services, while blockchain ensures the security and immutability of digital asset records. Thus, Europe’s digital transformation and regulatory focus are accelerating the need for secure and compliant digital inheritance solutions.
List of Key Companies Profiled
- Apple, Inc.
- Backblaze, Inc.
- DGLegacy, Inc.
- Everplans, Inc. (Precoa, LLC)
- Huge Legal Technology Company, Inc. (Trust & Will, Inc.)
- FutureVault Inc.
- pCloud International AG
- Sync.com, Inc.
- Tresorit AG
- Life Safe, Inc.
Market Report Segmentation
By Storage Capacity
- upto 500 MB
- 500 MB to 5 GB
- 5 GB to 10 GB
- upto 30 GB
- Other Storage Capacity
By End-use
- Entertainment & Media
- BFSI
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Other End-usev
By Country
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Russia
- Spain
- Italy
- Rest of Europe
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Market Scope & Methodology
Chapter 2. Market at a Glance
Chapter 3. Market Overview
Chapter 4. Value Chain Analysis of Digital Legacy Market
Chapter 5. Key Costumer Criteria of Digital Legacy Market
Chapter 6. Europe Digital Legacy Market by Storage Capacity
Chapter 7. Europe Digital Legacy Market by End-use
Chapter 8. Europe Digital Legacy Market by Country
Chapter 9. Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned
- Apple, Inc.
- Backblaze, Inc.
- DGLegacy, Inc.
- Everplans, Inc. (Precoa, LLC)
- Huge Legal Technology Company, Inc. (Trust & Will, Inc.)
- FutureVault Inc.
- pCloud International AG
- Sync.com, Inc.
- Tresorit AG
- Life Safe, Inc.
