# ADT

> ADT is a U.S. security and smart-home company that combines sensors, cameras, locks, apps, professional installation and six company-operated monitoring centers. Its roughly 6.1 million monitoring subscribers buy equipment and, in most cases, recurring monitoring services. The 152-year-old brand now competes across professionally installed and DIY security through ADT+, Google Nest and Yale integrations, mobile safety services, and the new ADT Blu line.

- **Founded:** 1874
- **Headquarters:** Boca Raton, United States
- **Founders:** Edward A. Callahan (Founder and inventor)
- **Team size:** More than 13,000 employees
- **Products:** 24/7 Professional Monitoring, ADT+ Security System, ADT Blu, Trusted Neighbor, MySafety
- **Notable:** Built one of the earliest residential security networks after Edward Callahan connected 50 homes by telegraph in 1874., Reached approximately 6.1 million monitoring subscribers by the end of 2025., Generated $5.129 billion in 2025 revenue, including $4.354 billion from monitoring and related services.

## Products & services

- **24/7 Professional Monitoring** — Monitoring from six redundant U.S. centers, with trained agents verifying alarms and contacting customers, emergency contacts or first responders as appropriate.
- **ADT+ Security System** — A unified security and smart-home platform spanning ADT sensors, life-safety devices, automation, Google Nest cameras and thermostats, Yale locks and the ADT+ app.
- **ADT Blu** — A modular, self-installed system sold without a long-term contract, with optional professional monitoring that can be added later.
- **Trusted Neighbor** — An ADT+ service using compatible Nest doorbells and Yale locks to grant scheduled or event-driven temporary home access, then re-lock and re-arm the system.
- **MySafety** — A personal safety service inside the ADT+ app that connects customers to ADT support while away from home.
- **Live Light** — An illuminated wireless yard sign that responds to system and alarm activity to help first responders identify the correct home.
- **Small Business Security** — Professionally designed systems for intrusion detection, video, access control, automation and environmental monitoring at small-business locations.
- **Medical Alert and Life Safety** — In-home and on-the-go personal emergency response, fall detection, smoke, carbon monoxide, heat, water and temperature monitoring.
- **Safe by ADT** — Mobile safety infrastructure embedded into partner apps to connect users with ADT monitoring agents by voice or text.

## Achievements

- Built one of the earliest residential security networks after Edward Callahan connected 50 homes by telegraph in 1874.
- Reached approximately 6.1 million monitoring subscribers by the end of 2025.
- Generated $5.129 billion in 2025 revenue, including $4.354 billion from monitoring and related services.
- Trusted Neighbor was named Home Security Innovation of the Year at the 2025 IoT Breakthrough Awards.
- Added to the S&P SmallCap 600 in February 2026.
- Named to TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 list.
- Earned 2026 ConsumerAffairs Buyer's Choice Awards for customer service and product offering.
- Joined the Connectivity Standards Alliance board in June 2026.
- Remote Assistance had served more than 3 million customers by 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported second-quarter revenue of $1.312 billion, raised its full-year 2026 outlook and said ADT Blu had broadened its DIY reach through channels including Amazon.
- **2026-07** — Named to TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 list.
- **2026-06** — Joined the Connectivity Standards Alliance board to participate in connected-home standards including Matter, Zigbee and Aliro.
- **2026-05** — Launched ADT Blu, a self-installed, no-long-term-contract security line with optional professional monitoring.
- **2026-04** — Disclosed and contained unauthorized access to a limited set of customer and prospective-customer data; ADT said security systems and payment information were not affected.
- **2026-02** — Acquired Origin AI and its portfolio of more than 200 early-priority global patents for privacy-preserving Wi-Fi sensing; initial ADT commercialization is expected in 2027.
- **2026-02** — Introduced Live Light and MySafety as additions to the ADT+ ecosystem.

## Links

- Website: https://www.adt.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/adt/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ADTnewsroom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/adt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adtsecurity/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADT/

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Last updated: 2026-08-11