Digital Legacy Market Report 2025

The digital legacy market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $18.62 billion in 2024 to $21.86 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.4%. During the historic period, growth was driven by the rising adoption of social media platforms, increasing global internet penetration, expanded use of smartphones for personal and professional communication, growth in online banking and financial accounts, and greater reliance on cloud storage for personal data.

The digital legacy market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $41.0 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%. In the forecast period, growth is expected to be driven by rising demand for digital inheritance planning, increasing awareness of data ownership rights, greater emphasis on consumer data protection regulations, heightened importance of securing digital financial assets, and the need for structured succession of digital identities. Key trends during this period include the use of artificial intelligence for automated digital asset management, application of blockchain for secure digital legacy verification, integration of biometric security for legacy access, adoption of smart contracts for inheritance automation, and expansion of cloud-based platforms for centralized digital estate management.

The increasing adoption of cloud storage solutions is expected to drive growth in the digital legacy market. Cloud storage allows users to access data, applications, or computing resources remotely without relying on on-site infrastructure. Its popularity is growing due to scalability and flexibility, enabling businesses to adjust resources on demand without significant upfront costs. Cloud storage supports digital legacy management by providing secure, centralized platforms to store digital assets, making them easily organized and accessible for future beneficiaries. Backup and recovery options further reduce the risk of data loss, ensuring preservation and transfer of important personal and professional information. For example, Eurostat reported in December 2023 that 45.2% of enterprises purchased cloud computing services, up from 41% in 2021, reflecting increasing adoption.

Companies in the digital legacy market are increasingly focusing on blockchain-enabled platforms to ensure safe and tamper-resistant digital inheritance. Decentralized digital inheritance platforms use blockchain technology to securely organize, encrypt, and designate access to digital assets for future beneficiaries. In September 2024, Belgium-based SafeTech Labs launched Inheriti 2.0, enabling users to create secure, lasting digital inheritance plans for assets ranging from social media accounts and cryptocurrencies to personal documents and family recipes. The platform features advanced encryption protocols, backup planning, multi-interface accessibility for both blockchain and non-blockchain users, and compliance with international privacy regulations, offering a comprehensive framework for transferring digital assets safely.

In October 2024, Precoa LLC, a US-based funeral insurance and prearranged funeral services company, acquired Everplans for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition strengthens Precoa’s digital offerings by integrating Everplans’ comprehensive digital life-planning and legacy management platform, expanding services to include secure management and transfer of digital assets for clients. Everplans specializes in providing digital life-planning and legacy solutions for individuals and families.

Major players in the digital legacy market are Trust & Will Inc., PartingWishes Inc., MEGA International, SafeBeyond Ltd., SecureSafe AG, pCloud International AG, Everlasting Studios, Forever Inc., FutureVault Inc., DGLegacy Inc., GoodTrust Inc., My Life and Wishes Inc., memoresa GmbH, Legado Technologies Limited, Directive Communication Systems, Remento Inc., IronClad Family Inc., DeadSocial Ltd., Inheriti Ltd., Final Security LLC, Meminto Inc.

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

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

The swift increase in U.S. tariffs and the ensuing trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly affecting the social services market by increasing costs for essential goods, assistive devices, and digital infrastructure - critical components often imported from tariff-affected regions. Providers of healthcare, elderly care, and community support services now face squeezed budgets, as many government contracts and funding arrangements limit their ability to pass on higher costs. The uncertainty has also delayed investments in digital transformation and telehealth platforms, hindering efforts to expand service accessibility and efficiency. To adapt, organizations are prioritizing local sourcing, forming collaborative purchasing agreements to reduce costs, and embracing low-cost digital solutions to maintain service delivery amid fiscal pressures.

Digital legacy encompasses the digital information, assets, and online presence a person leaves behind after death, including social media profiles, emails, digital photos, cryptocurrency, and cloud-based documents. Its main purpose is to manage, preserve, or transfer these digital assets in line with an individual’s wishes, ensuring privacy, continuity, and proper access for heirs or designated beneficiaries.

The primary categories of digital legacy include social media account management, digital asset management, online memorial services, and digital estate planning. Social media account management involves organizing, transferring, or closing a person’s social media accounts and associated data after death or incapacitation. This service is delivered through web-based platforms and mobile applications, offering storage capacities ranging from up to 500 MB, 500 MB-5 GB, 5-10 GB, to 30 GB or more. Offerings include one-time services, subscription models, and customized solutions, serving sectors such as media and entertainment, healthcare, banking and financial services, retail, and others.

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The digital legacy market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as end-of-life digital consultation services, heir onboarding and training services, legacy storytelling assistance, AI-driven memorial creation services, and digital reputation management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The digital legacy market also includes sales of biometric authentication tools, encrypted digital lockers, decentralized identity solutions, blockchain-based legacy platforms, AI-powered content curation tools, and smart contract-based inheritance systems. 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).

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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