Where exactly can I find the latest figures and reports for approved digital health applications (DiGA)?
For the strategic planning of new DiGA projects and market analyses, it is important to consider the prescription figures for listed DiGAs. However, when searching for current statistics, one comes across different reports from different institutions (GKV-Spitzenverband, Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung, etc.).
In this article, we therefore provide a chronological overview with links to the DiGA reports of the most relevant publishers.
This article is continuously updated.
Content of this article
- All DiGA reports at a glance
- What data do the listed DiGA reports use?
- Which DiGA report should you take a look at?
All DiGA reports at a glance
Since the 2024 reporting year, the billing data of all statutory health insurance funds have been evaluated as of 31 December and published on 1 April of the following year. The older reports in this list still use the earlier cut-off date of 30 September and were published in December of the respective reporting year.
DiGA Report 2025
- DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds – Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen: Report with the insured person data of all health insurance funds
- DiGA Report 2025 – Trends in the Provision of Digital Health Applications – German Association for Digital Health Care (SVDGV): Report containing data from all DiGA manufacturers based on self-reported information
DiGA Report 2024
- DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds – Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen: Report with the insured person data of all health insurance funds
- DiGA Report 2024 – Market Trends in Digital Health Applications – German Association for Digital Healthcare (SVDGV): Report containing data from all DiGA manufacturers based on self-reported information
DiGA Report 2023
- TK DiGA Report II – The Techniker Krankenkasse report was published in April 2024. Like the Barmer Medical Report discussed below, the report is based on data from 2023
- Barmer Arztreport 2024
- DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband – Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen)
- Market development of digital health applications (DiGA report) – Spitzenverband Digitale Gesundheitsversorgung (SVDGV): Report with data from all DiGA manufacturers according to self-disclosure
DiGA Report 2022
- DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband – Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen)
- TK DiGA Report – Techniker Krankenkasse
DiGA Report 2021
- Digitization report – DAK Gesundheit
- DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband – Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen)
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What data do the listed DiGA reports use?
GKV-Spitzenverband:
The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds has published an annual DiGA report since 2021. The billing data of all statutory health insurance funds in accordance with Section 33a (6) SGB V serve as the data basis. The fifth report of 1 April 2026 covers the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2025.
In addition, the GKV defines the reimbursement amounts for DiGA with the health insurance funds, which are reimbursed from the 13th month after admission, and also agrees a framework agreement with the DiGA manufacturers’ associations (such as the SVDGV), which includes regulations on reimbursement negotiations, maximum amounts and threshold values.
SVDGV:
The German Association for Digital Healthcare (SVDGV) has published its own annual DiGA report since 2024, providing insights into developments in the DiGA market based on manufacturer data. The data collected in the report was accordingly requested by the SVDGV individually from each manufacturer for the respective DiGA.
The first edition covered the entire period following the listing of the first DiGA from October 2020 to September 2023. The third report of March 2026 takes stock of the first five years up to 31 December 2025.
In 2022, the SVDGV sharply criticized the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds after its publication of the “DiGA Report 2022”. According to the SVDGV, the GKV once again failed to present the “still young healthcare sector in a neutral manner”. → to the statement
Techniker Krankenkasse:
Germany’s largest statutory health insurance fund with around 12.5 million insured individuals published its first explicit DiGA report in 2022 and the DiGA Report II in April 2024. For the first report, billing data from around 16,000 TK insured individuals who were prescribed or approved a DiGA by 31 December 2021 was evaluated. The DiGA Report II covers 38,007 DiGA users with a first use up to 31 December 2022.
BARMER:
In its annual doctors’ report, Barmer is focusing on DiGA for the first time in 2024, analyzing data from its approximately 8.7 million insured individuals. In addition, a total of 1,000 practitioners from the DocCheck Panel were surveyed online in November and December 2023 about their attitudes towards and experiences with DiGA.
DAK Gesundheit:
The DAK publishes an annual health report. The last dedicated “Digitalization Report”, which ultimately also covered the topic of DiGA, was published by the Hamburg-based health insurance company in 2021 in cooperation with the “Ärzte Zeitung”.
An online survey from September 17 to November 1, 2021 and a survey conducted by ePatient Analytics with 569 doctors and 16 psychotherapists from all over Germany serve as the data basis for the underlying study.
Which DiGA report should you take a look at?
The DiGA Report of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) bundles all data from the statutory health insurance funds on the annual reporting date of 31 December and therefore offers the largest amount of data on the use of DiGA.
However, the GKV is confronted with repeated accusations by the SVDGV of not providing neutral reporting and delegitimizing DiGA by criticizing the high costs of DiGA, the approval process and the lack of evidence in some cases. As a result, the SVDGV has published its own DiGA report annually since 2024, based exclusively on manufacturer data.
The occasional DiGA (interim) reports of the above-mentioned health insurance funds also offer interesting insights, albeit limited to data on their own insured persons.
Further assistance and market analysis tools for planning your DiGA:
- Blog post: Turnover & costs: Is a DiGA worthwhile? (incl. Excel planner to forecast the turnover & costs of your DiGA)
- DiGA directory: Analysis tool for manufacturers – comparison of DiGA by medical device risk class, regulatory authority, DiGA prescription duration and list price
- DiGA statistics: Real-time dashboard – information on risk class distribution, prices and costs, duration of prescriptions and much more.
- Free White Paper: “13 Key Recommendations for Aspiring DiGA Developers” – A Summary of Insights from Our Successfully Implemented DiGA Projects
