DiGA Report 2026: Where Do Digital Health Applications Stand in Germany? (Bitkom)

Summary

• The DiGA survey 2026 is based on 34 DiGA companies in Germany surveyed by Bitkom.p.3
• Statutory health insurance spending on DiGA between September 2020 and the end of 2025 totaled around 401 million euros, of which 171 million euros fell in 2025, an increase of 62 percent over the previous year.p.8
• DiGA accounted for only 0,05 percent of total statutory health insurance expenditure of around 352 billion euros in 2025.p.8
• 62 percent of DiGA companies have completed, are in, or plan a financing round, while 32 percent say no.p.9
• 81 percent of companies that raised capital rate the influence of the regulatory framework on their search for investors as negative.p.10
• 86 percent rate Germany as a good location for approval and reimbursement of digital health applications in international comparison.p.12
• 82 percent say the general situation for DiGA manufacturers in Germany has strongly worsened over the past two years.p.14

Key insights

1. Germany became the first country worldwide to create structured access to regular care for digital medical devices in 2020.p.8
2. 85 percent of companies report a worsening of their own situation, with 53 percent saying it somewhat worsened and 32 percent strongly worsened.p.15
3. Only 12 percent think physicians sufficiently understand DiGA and their framework conditions.p.18
4. 47 percent of respondents see physicians as generally positive towards DiGA.p.18
5. Financing rounds play an important role in funding product development, evidence generation, regulatory requirements and market penetration.p.9