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Telehealth Services in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Marley Brocker Marley Brocker New York, United States Last Updated: November 2024 NAICS OD5775

Revenue

$23.8bn

2024

$23.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

126k

Businesses

894

Wages

$X.Xbn

Telehealth Services in the US industry analysis

Before the pandemic, telehealth adoption grew steadily and slowly. But as the pandemic shifted traditional healthcare delivery, telehealth visits skyrocketed in March 2020 in response to federal mandates and health concerns. Born out of necessity, widespread telehealth adoption in 2020 was crucial during the pandemic; at its peak, telehealth visits increased 154.0% compared with the previous year. Regulatory flexibilities facilitated this step-change, as expanded insurance coverage of telehealth and adjusted reimbursement rates enabled adoption by providers and patients. But, telehealth rates fell in 2022 and have stagnated since, even as flexible telehealth policies promote its use. Telehealth providers have struggled to acquire and retain new users, creating skyrocketing customer acquisition costs. Traditional healthcare providers have also adapted to this shift, offering patients a mix of convenient, digital appointments with personalized care. Despite slowing adoption, telehealth's reshaped role in healthcare delivery remains, leading revenue to expand at a CAGR of 23.9% to an estimated $23.8 billion over the past five years, including expected growth of 8.0%.

Trends and Insights

  • Telehealth utilization has stagnated following the spike in its adoption during the pandemic. Consumers aren’t showing the same embrace for telehealth in 2024 as during the pandemic, creating a challenging environment for providers that must balance steep investments in their platforms and customer acquisition while users stagnate.
  • Telehealth services have been critical to address an unmet need for mental healthcare. The virtual nature of telehealth facilitates treatment for mental health conditions more readily than other specialties that require physical exams.
  • California’s Silicon Valley attracts tech companies in a fast-growing digital health space. Telehealth companies benefit from the region’s proximity to leading tech universities, talented workforce and venture capitalists.
  • A more crowded telehealth space has intensified competition. An influx of new startups and major retailers entering the market has made it challenging for companies to acquire and keep users.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 23.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $23.8bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The pandemic ushered in a new era of telehealth

  • Telehealth has been used for decades, but the unprecedented shift in healthcare delivery during the pandemic led to a rapid acceleration in telehealth adoption. Telehealth encounters expanded rapidly in 2020 as federal mandates and health concerns eliminated in-person care. McKinsey estimates the number of telehealth consumers jumped from 11.0% in 2019 to 46.0% in April 2020, leading revenue growth to exceed 85.0% in 2020.
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Telehealth Services in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Telehealth will become a growing share of total healthcare expenditure

  • Telehealth use has fallen since the pandemic's start but will be increasingly vital in how patients receive healthcare services moving forward.

Biggest companies in the Telehealth Services in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Teladoc Health, inc.
2,327.7
-1,513.1
-65.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Telehealth Services in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Mental health conditions, Respiratory conditions and COVID-19. Mental health conditions is the largest segment of the Telehealth Services in the US.

Trends and Insights

Unmet need for mental healthcare addressed with telehealth

  • Telehealth services for mental health conditions includes virtual care for a variety of specialties, including psychotherapy, counseling and substance abuse support. Mental health conditions are the top telehealth diagnoses nationally.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Telehealth uses digital information and communication technologies, including computers, smartphones and other devices, to provide healthcare services remotely. It allows patients to connect with healthcare providers via video, phone, messaging or online platforms. This industry refers to companies that exclusively deliver health services online, without physical clinics or traditional in-person services.

What's included in this industry?

Virtual treatment of mental health conditionsVirtual treatment of COVID-19Virtual treatment of other medical conditionsVirtual treatment of respiratory conditions

Companies

Teladoc Health, inc.

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Related Terms

MEDICAL BODY AREA NETWORK (MBAN) DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENTREMOTE MONITORING

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 62199 - Telehealth Services in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Telehealth utilization has stagnated following the spike in its adoption during the pandemic. Consumers aren’t showing the same embrace for telehealth in 2024 as during the p...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Telehealth services have been critical to address an unmet need for mental healthcare. The virtual nature of telehealth facilitates treatment for mental health conditions mor...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

California’s Silicon Valley attracts tech companies in a fast-growing digital health space. Telehealth companies benefit from the region’s proximity to leading tech universit...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

A more crowded telehealth space has intensified competition. An influx of new startups and major retailers entering the market has made it challenging for companies to acquir...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

A handful of telehealth companies lead the industry. Most recognizable is Teladoc, a comprehensive telehealth platform with over 90 million users.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Teladoc Health, inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Teladoc Health, inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Policies set by federal and state agencies dictate access to telehealth. How permissive or dismissive these policies are of telehealth coverage influences consumers’ ability ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Hiring and retaining top tech talent comes at a cost. Since a talented workforce is essential to developing new technology, wages are the single-largest expense for telehealt...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States is $23.8bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Telehealth Services in the US industry in 2024?

There are 894 businesses in the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 19.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 23.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Telehealth Services in the US market in United States?

The biggest company operating in the Telehealth Services market in United States is Teladoc Health, inc.

What does the Telehealth Services in the US in United States include?

Virtual treatment of mental health conditions and Virtual treatment of COVID-19 are part of the Telehealth Services in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Telehealth Services in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Teladoc Health, inc..

How competitive is the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Telehealth Services in the US industry in United States.

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