Tineco Innovation Earns Spot on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 List, Reinforcing Global Floorcare Leadership

The Tineco Carpet One Cruiser's wins prestigious accolade for design coupled with effortless, deep-cleaning performance for everyday cleaning at home

Tineco confirms third year in as the #1 global leader in the household wet & dry floor cleaner category, as reported by Euromonitor International 

SYDNEY - 9 DECEMBER 2025 - Tineco, a trusted global leader in innovative home floorcare solutions, has earned a coveted spot on TIME's "Best Inventions of 2025" list in the Household category for its Carpet One Cruiser - the brand's latest carpet cleaner that combines intelligent functionality, impressive performance features and innovative design. Inclusion in TIME's Best Inventions listing reinforces Tineco as a floorcare leader with the brand marking its third consecutive year as the #1 global leader in the household wet & dry floor cleaner category.* 

TIME's annual list honours the breakthroughs reshaping modern living. The Carpet One Cruiser earned distinction for redefining carpet maintenance with a solution that replaces the heavy, cumbersome, and outdated experience of traditional carpet cleaners with a smarter, faster, and truly accessible alternative. 

This milestone further strengthens Tineco's global leadership - supported by Euromonitor International naming the brand the World's No. 1 Household Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaner Brand for three consecutive years. The company is committed to innovation and quality in the home cleaning sector and boasts 975 patents and 577 registered trademarks globally. Tineco can now be found in more than 14 million homes across key markets worldwide including Australia, New Zealand, North America, Europe, and Asia. Tineco's range is available in 450 storefronts across Australia and New Zealand.

Jade Tang, Country Manager ANZ said: "Tineco is investing in innovative cleaning technologies that make everyday cleaning at home simpler, faster and more effective for Australian consumers. We're proud to receive this prestigious recognition from TIME Magazine for our Carpet One Cruiser. Coupled with our range of wet and dry hard floor cleaners, Tineco presents consumers with value-packed floor cleaning solutions that meet the challenges of busy households."

Designed to make deep-cleaning carpets simpler and more effective than ever, TIME's recognition of the Tineco Carpet One Cruiser reinforces Tineco's commitment to delivering innovative solutions that elevate the way consumers clean at home. Celebrated for introducing a groundbreaking, user-friendly approach to carpet care, the inclusion as one of TIME's Best Inventions for 2025 underscores Tineco's dedication to elevating home cleaning through advanced engineering and consumer-driven innovation.

Zealand, North America, Europe, and Asia. Tineco's range is available in 450 storefronts across Australia and New Zealand.

Jade Tang, Country Manager ANZ said: "Tineco is investing in innovative cleaning technologies that make everyday cleaning at home simpler, faster and more effective for Australian consumers. We're proud to receive this prestigious recognition from TIME Magazine for our Carpet One Cruiser. Coupled with our range of wet and dry hard floor cleaners, Tineco presents consumers with value-packed floor cleaning solutions that meet the challenges of busy households."

Designed to make deep-cleaning carpets simpler and more effective than ever, TIME's recognition of the Tineco Carpet One Cruiser reinforces Tineco's commitment to delivering innovative solutions that elevate the way consumers clean at home. Celebrated for introducing a groundbreaking, user-friendly approach to carpet care, the inclusion as one of TIME's Best Inventions for 2025 underscores Tineco's dedication to elevating home cleaning through advanced engineering and consumer-driven innovation.

Guided by deep consumer insight and world-class R&D, Tineco designed the Carpet One Cruiser to eliminate the long-standing pain points that have kept regular carpet cleaning out of reach for most households. From manoeuvrability to drying time to ease of maintenance, the product reflects a complete rethinking of the category—demonstrating how intelligent engineering can transform a traditionally difficult task into an effortless routine.

To deliver a modern, simplified carpet-care experience, the Carpet One Cruiser offers:

• A Reinvented Approach to Deep Carpet Care: Instead of relying solely on brute suction power, the Cruiser uses an optimised system of targeted extraction, efficient water distribution, and tailored cleaning pathways to deliver professional-grade results with significantly less effort. This holistic engineering approach is a core reason the product earned recognition from TIME.
• Light, Comfortable Manoeuvring for Anyone: SmoothPower™ technology, bidirectional assist wheels, and repositioned tanks fundamentally change how a carpet cleaner handles. Where traditional machines feel heavy and rigid, the Cruiser moves with surprising lightness and control—making deep cleaning accessible to users of all ages and strengths.
• Faster Dry Times for Quicker Room Use: A 75°C heated airflow system reduces drying time by 50% or more, addressing one of the biggest consumer frustrations with carpet cleaning: wet carpets that interrupt daily routines. Faster drying makes more frequent cleaning not only possible but practical.
• Mess-Free Maintenance After Every Clean: With a full self-cleaning and drying system activated at the touch of a button, the Cruiser ensures the machine stays fresh and ready for use. This eliminates the messy upkeep associated with traditional carpet cleaners and supports a more hygienic process overall.
• Smart Cleaning Without the Guesswork: iLoop™ Smart Sensors intelligently adjust water flow and suction based on real-time dirt levels, optimizing cleaning efficiency, extending runtime, and enhancing ease of use. This smart automation reflects Tineco's broader leadership in intelligent home cleaning solutions.

To compile the 2025 list, TIME editors and correspondents evaluated hundreds of nominations from around the world, assessing each contender on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.

View the complete list of TIME's "Best Inventions of 2025" winners here: time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/.

Availability

The Tineco Carpet One Cruiser is available in Australia via the Tineco online store, Harvey Norman, Costco, Bing Lee and Mobileciti for a RRP $999, and in New Zealand via the Tineco Online Store, Harvey Norman and PB Tech in New Zealand for a RRP $1,099.

Imagery and Videos

For all Carpet One Cruiser product imagery and videos, click HERE

For Tineco's World No.1 wet and dry floor cleaner brand imagery, click HERE

To learn more about Tineco and its full portfolio of products, visit au.tineco.com and nz.tineco.com.

About Tineco

Tineco ("tin-co") was founded in 1998 with its first product launch as a vacuum cleaner and, in 2019, pioneered the first-ever smart vacuum. Today, the brand has evolved into a global leader in intelligent appliances spanning floor care, kitchen, and personal care categories. With a growing user base of over 23 million households and availability in approximately 30 countries worldwide, Tineco remains committed to its brand vision of making life easier through smart technology and continuous innovation. For more information, visit au.tineco.com.

*Source: Euromonitor International (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; measured in terms of 2023 H2 and 2024 H1  retail sales volume in the world; household wet & dry vacuum cleaners are defined as household cleaners that dispense clean water (or cleaning solution) to wash hard floors and vacuum the dirty water and garbage thereafter; research completed in Nov. 2024.