Edge computing market seen topping $245 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company says the edge computing market is on track to exceed $245 billion by 2030, driven by IoT growth, real-time analytics and AI at the edge. Asia-Pacific is set to be the largest region, while the U.S. is expected to lead as the biggest single-country market.

Why it matters: - Edge computing is moving from an infrastructure trend to a core part of digital transformation across industrial, enterprise and telecom systems. - The market’s rapid growth reflects rising demand for localized data processing, low-latency computing and AI workloads outside centralized cloud centers. - The forecast suggests major spending is shifting toward distributed computing architectures that support real-time operations.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Edge Computing Global Market Report 2026, covering market size, trends and forecasts through 2035. - The report projects the edge computing market will exceed $245 billion by 2030. - The broader Infrastructure as a Service market is expected to reach about $330 billion by 2030. - Edge computing is forecast to account for about 74% of that IaaS segment by 2030. - Within the wider information technology sector, edge computing is expected to represent close to 2% of the $13,788 billion market by 2030.

The details: - Asia-Pacific is projected to be the largest regional market by 2030 at $75 billion. - Asia-Pacific is expected to grow from $13 billion in 2025 to $75 billion in 2030, a 42% CAGR. - Growth in Asia-Pacific is tied to 5G rollout, industrial IoT, smart manufacturing, edge-enabled data centers, AI-driven real-time processing and government support for digital transformation and smart cities. - The United States is forecast to be the largest single-country market in 2030 at $67 billion. - U.S. edge computing revenue is expected to rise from $12 billion in 2025 to $67 billion in 2030, a 40% CAGR. - U.S. growth is linked to low-latency enterprise computing, autonomous systems, connected devices, hyperscale cloud investment, secure local data handling and AI-enabled edge platforms. - The software segment is projected to be the largest component by 2030 at 39% of the market, or $95 billion. - Software growth is expected to come from edge orchestration, workload management, AI and machine learning inference, containerized applications, cybersecurity, device management and real-time analytics. - The market is segmented by technology into mobile edge computing and fog computing. - The market is segmented by organization size into small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises. - Application areas include connected cars, smart grids, critical infrastructure monitoring, traffic management, environmental monitoring, augmented reality, asset tracking, and security and surveillance. - Major end-user industries include financial services, retail, healthcare and life sciences, industrial sectors, energy and utilities, telecommunications and others.

Between the lines: - The market’s 40% CAGR points to a fast-scaling category, but the report also suggests growth is becoming more concentrated in software, AI and distributed management tools. - Edge computing appears to be shifting from hardware-heavy deployment to a broader platform model that combines compute, networking, orchestration and security. - The report says the market is moderately fragmented, with the top 10 players accounting for 19% of total revenue in 2025. - That level of fragmentation leaves room for both large infrastructure vendors and specialized edge software providers. - NVIDIA Corporation led global sales in 2025 with a 3% market share. - Cisco Systems Inc. launched the Cisco Unified Edge platform in November 2025, combining compute, storage and networking in a serviceable chassis with CPU and GPU options, centralized fleet management and zero-touch deployment. - The report lists major market participants including Dell Technologies, Huawei, Lenovo, Amazon Web Services, Nokia, Ericsson, Super Micro Computer, AT&T, Eaton, Verizon, Intel, Cisco, Siemens, IBM, Equinix, Schneider Electric, ADLINK Technology, Google, Rockwell Automation, Advantech, Scale Computing and WINSYSTEMS.

What's next: - The report expects combined growth in hardware, software and services to add more than $200 billion in market value by 2030. - From 2025 to 2030, hardware is forecast to grow by $65 billion, software by $82 billion and services by $53 billion. - The report points to continued investment in AI-enabled edge platforms, modular infrastructure, 5G integration and intelligent edge management systems. - Ongoing expansion in connected devices, industrial automation and edge AI applications is likely to intensify competition among infrastructure, cloud and networking providers. - The report’s outlook suggests companies that can deliver secure, scalable and low-latency edge systems will be best positioned for growth.

The bottom line: - Edge computing is set to become a much larger part of enterprise and industrial IT, with software and AI-driven platforms emerging as the clearest growth engines.