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The future of big data:
statistics for 2025 & future predictions

July 8, 2025

The state of big data

Due to the globally increasing number of internet users, business operations’ digitalization, and the proliferation of smartphones and IoT devices, data volumes are growing exponentially. When data sets become too large or complex to be managed using traditional tools and techniques, they are considered big data. Big data can provide comprehensive, real-time insights that help companies drive meaningful innovation and effective business growth.

Data trends

It is predicted that the total volume of data produced, recorded, transferred, and used worldwide will reach 394 zettabytes in 2028, up from 149 zettabytes in 2024

Statista

90% of the world’s data is thought to have been created in the last two years alone

IBM

Over 18 billion text messages are estimated to be sent daily worldwide

Fortune Business Insights

Unstructured datasets make up 90% of all enterprise-generated data and are usually large, reaching terabytes or petabytes

IBM

The volume of data that large enterprises gather and store is expected to increase tenfold every year, with about 90% of that data being either unused or not properly utilized

Fortune Business Insights

Big data adoption

More than 75% of businesses stated that they were using data to drive innovation, and 50% believed that their companies gained a competitive advantage thanks to data and analytics

Statista

Among advanced digital technologies, big data ranks third, with a 37% adoption rate in the UK, following cloud computing and AI

The University of Manchester

Scheme title: Motivations to adopt big data
Data source: The University of Manchester

Scheme title: Barriers to adopting big data
Data source: The University of Manchester

Scheme title: The impact of adopting big data
Data source: The University of Manchester

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Big data market

The global big data market and its related segments, such as big data analytics and engineering services and dedicated platforms, are expected to grow in the upcoming years, driven by such factors as the increased need for data-driven decision-making and the expansion of cloud computing.

Overall market size & growth

The global big data market is forecasted to grow from $262.87 billion in 2024 to $1,019 billion by 2035 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.10% from 2024–2035

Roots Analysis

The software segment of the worldwide big data market is predicted to grow at the fastest rate compared to hardware and services segments

Roots Analysis

The software component of the big data market is estimated to have a 65.34% market share by 2035 and show a CAGR of about 14.78% from 2024–2035

Roots Analysis

The big data industry analysis predicts that cloud big data solutions will hold a 70.65% share of the global big data market from 2024–2035

Roots Analysis

Large enterprises are believed to be the major adopters of big data, with a 60.34% share of the big data market, while big data adoption by small and medium enterprises is projected to grow faster at a CAGR of 15.25% until 2035

Roots Analysis

According to regional analysis of big data markets, North America presently holds a dominant 37.69% of the overall market share

Roots Analysis

The future of big data analytics

The global big data analytics market was worth $348.21 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $961.89 billion by 2032

Fortune Business Insights

The global big data analytics market is forecasted to expand, exhibiting a CAGR of 13.5% from 2024 to 2032

Fortune Business Insights

Analysts forecast that by area of application, the advanced analytics segment of the global big data market will hold the largest market share of over 68.56% by the next decade, while the data discovery and visualization segment is anticipated to demonstrate the fastest CAGR of about 15.98%

Roots Analysis

By type of technology, the analytics segment of the global big data market is projected to lead with a market share of 55.65% by 2035, while the visualization segment is anticipated to experience the highest CAGR of approximately 14.67% from 2024 to 2035

Roots Analysis

LargestFastest

Scheme title: The largest and fastest-growing big data analytics markets
Data source: SkyQuest Technology Consulting

The big data analytics market in North America is valued at $113.54 billion

Fortune Business Insights

Scheme title: The market share of the top 5 big data analytics providers (Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, SAS Institute Inc.) against other players
Data source: Fortune Business Insights

The big data and analytics services market is forecasted to expand to $365.42 billion in 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 21.3%

The Business Research Company

Big data engineering services market

The market for big data engineering services is projected to be worth $91.54 billion in 2025 and grow at a CAGR of 15.38% to reach $187.19 billion by 2030

Mordor Intelligence

HighMediumLow

Scheme title: Big data engineering services market growth by region
Data source: Mordor Intelligence

Big data platform market

With a CAGR of 9.3% from 2026 to 2033, the big data platform market is projected to reach $151.2 billion by 2033, up from $68.09 billion in 2024

Verified Market Reports

With a market share of 38%, North America dominates the big data platform market, followed by Europe (27%), and Asia Pacific (23%)

Verified Market Reports

Cloud-based solutions account for 68% of the big data platform market, while on-premises solutions make up 32%

Verified Market Reports

Big data consulting market

Scheme title: The value of the big data consulting market in 2025 and 2030
Data source: Mordor Intelligence

The market for big data consulting is expected to grow at a 13.6% CAGR between 2025 and 2030

Mordor Intelligence

HighMediumLow

Scheme title: Big data consulting market growth by region
Data source: Mordor Intelligence

Big data across industries

The adoption rate of big data varies across industries, with logistics showing the highest CAGR and value growth among other industries from 2023–2032. By operational area, marketing and sales as well as workforce management are the most notable segments as per market share and growth rate.

Global big data market analysis indicates that by business function, the marketing and sales segment will take up the largest share of around 50.78% of the big data technologies market, while the human resources segment will grow at the fastest rate from 2024–2035, at about 14.94%

Roots Analysis

Scheme title: Adoption of AI and big data across sectors in 2025
Data source: Statista

Information & technology
services
Financial
services &
capital markets
Education &
training
Medical &
healthcare
services
Electronics
Real estate
Retail &
wholesale of consumer goods
Professional services
Chemical & advanced
materials
Telecommunication
Insurance &
pensions
management
Automotive &
aerospace
Government &
public sector
Supply chain &
transportation
Production of
consumer
goods
Infrastructure
Advanced
manufacturing

Scheme title: The percentage of employers across different industries considering AI and big data to be core skills from 2025–2030
Data source: Statista

Healthcare

The healthcare and pharmaceutical segment of the global big data market is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of about 15.67% from 2024–2035

Roots Analysis

The market for big data analytics in healthcare is projected to double in value, growing from $37.22 billion in 2024 to $74.82 billion in 2032

Verified Market Research

Retail & ecommerce

The market for big data analytics in retail is expected to grow around three times in value, reaching $20.22 billion by 2030, up from $7.73 billion in 2025

Research and Markets

The CAGR at which the big data analytics market in retail will grow is forecasted to be 21.2% from 2025–2030

Research and Markets

Finance

It’s expected that by 2035, the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) market will have a dominant 35.65% share of the global big data market

Roots Analysis

By 2030, the big data analytics in banking market is projected to grow to $29.87 billion, up from $10.56 billion in 2025

Mordor Intelligence

HighMediumLow

Scheme title: The growth of big data analytics in the banking market by region
Data source: Mordor Intelligence

Automotive

Scheme title: The growth of the global market for big data in the automotive industry
Data source: Spherical Insights

The market for big data in the automotive sector is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 16.15% between 2023 and 2033

Spherical Insights

Europe is anticipated to lead with the largest share of the big data in the automotive industry market from 2023–2033

Spherical Insights

Manufacturing

The size of the global market for big data in manufacturing is expected to increase from $6.52 billion in 2024 to $16.74 billion in 2032

SkyQuest Technology Consulting

The global big data in manufacturing market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2025 to 2032

SkyQuest Technology Consulting

LargestFastest

Scheme title: The largest and fastest-growing markets of big data in the manufacturing industry
Data source: SkyQuest Technology Consulting

45% of the growth of big data in the manufacturing industry market from 2025–2032 is predicted to be driven by the North American region

SkyQuest Technology Consulting

Logistics

The size of the big data market in logistics was valued at $4.3 billion in 2023 and is estimated to reach $24.1 billion in 2032, growing more than five times during the forecasted period

Global Market Insights

The big data in the logistics market is poised for growth at a CAGR of 21.5%

Global Market Insights

The software segment of the big data in the logistics market accounted for a market share of over 51% in 2023, followed by the hardware and services segments

Global Market Insights

Scheme title: The share of cloud-based and on-premises big data solutions in the logistics market
Data source: Global Market Insights

The cloud-based segment of the big data in the logistics market is predicted to be worth more than $18.6 billion by 2032

Global Market Insights

Construction

The market for big data analytics in construction was worth $8.4 billion in 2023 and will have an estimated value of $21.7 billion in 2032, demonstrating a 2.5 times increase in value

Global Market Insights

The market for big data analytics in construction is forecasted to expand at a CAGR of more than 11% from 2024 to 2032

Global Market Insights

Based on components, the solution and services segments accounted for more than 70% and less than 30% of the big data analytics in construction market, respectively, in 2023

Global Market Insights

The project management segment of the market for big data analytics in construction is predicted to reach $5.4 billion by 2032

Global Market Insights

Microsoft and IBM control more than 12% of the big data analytics in the construction market, securing a dominant position

Global Market Insights

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Transforming large volumes of complex data into meaningful insights

With data being extremely important for decision-making, businesses will continue to implement Internet of Things, business intelligence, analytics tools, and big data technologies to collect and use as much information as possible from diverse data sources.

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