Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market: Investments vs Potential

Report Code: IFT189B

Publish Date: Feb 2022

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Information Technology

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Report Highlights

The global artificial intelligence (AI) market should reach $294.8 billion by 2026 from $55.3 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39.7% for the forecast period of 2021 to 2026.

Report Includes

  • 93 tables
  • An overview of the global market and technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) with special focus on investments within the industry
  • Estimation of the market size and analyses of global market trends, with data from 2020 to 2021, estimates for 2022, 2024 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2026
  • Highlights of the market potential for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, based on deployment type, technology, end user, region and solution type
  • Information on machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), context aware computing and computer vision
  • Discussion on market drivers, restraints, current trends and investments in artificial intelligence market and assessment of current market size and forecast, and market share analysis of the leading suppliers of the industry
  • Coverage of events like mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations or partnerships, and other key market strategies and a relevant patent analysis
  • Detailed profiles of key companies in the industry, including Amazon.com Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., General Electric Co., Microsoft Corp., Salesforce Inc. and SAP

Report Scope

The scope of this report is broad and covers the global markets for AI, which is increasingly being implemented across a wide range of industries for various applications. The market is broken down by solution, end-user industry, technology and region. Revenue forecasts from 2021 to 2026 are presented for each solution type, technology, deployment mode, end-user industry and regional market.

The report also includes a discussion of the major players in each regional market for AI. It explains the major market drivers of the global market, current trends in the industry and the regional dynamics of the AI market. The report also includes an overview of patents and patent applications filed for AI, ML, deep learning, NLP, context-aware processing and computer vision, and concludes with detailed profiles of major vendors in the global AI industry.

Report Synopsis

Report Metrics Details
Base year considered 2020
Forecast period considered 2021-2026
Base year market size $39.8 billion
Market size forecast $294.8 billion
Growth rate CAGR of 39.7% from 2021 to 2026
Units considered $ Millions
Segments covered Solution Type, Technology, Deployment Mode, End-User Industry
Regions covered North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa
Countries covered U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey, Russia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Brazil, Rest of South America, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
Companies studied
ADAPTEVA INC.AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEM INC. (AGRIBOTIX LLC)
AIBRAIN INC.AMAZON.COM INC.
APPIER INC.APPLIED BRAIN RESEARCH
ATOMWISE INC.BAIDU INC.
CISCO SYSTEMS INC.CYLANCE INC. (BLACKBERRY LTD.)
DARKTRACEDELL INC.
DESCARTES LABS INC.DIDI CHUXING
EC2CEFACEBOOK INC.
GAMAYAGENERAL ELECTRIC
GENERAL VISION INC.GOOGLE INC. (ALPHABET INC.)
GRAPHCORE LTD.GUMGUM INC.
IBM CORP.INBENTA INC.
INTEL CORP.IRIS AUTOMATION INC.
KONIKU INC.MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.
MICROSOFT CORP.MYTHIC
NARRATIVE SCIENCE (TABLEAU SOFTWARE)NEURALA INC.
NVIDIA CORP.ORACLE
PERSADOPILOT AI LABS INC.
PRECISIONHAWKPREFERRED NETWORKS INC.
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP.ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
SALESFORCE INC.SAMSUNG
SAP SESAS INSTITUTE INC.
SIEMENSSK HYNIX INC.
TENSTORRENT INC.TWITTER INC.
VICARIOUSXANT
XILINX INC.ZEPHYR HEALTH INC. (ANJU SOFTWARE)
ZOOX INC.ZYLAB TECHNOLOGIES
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Full Report: Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market: Investments vs Potential224Free
Chapter- 1: Introduction9Free
Chapter- 2: Summary and Highlights2Free
Chapter- 3: Market Overview14Free
Chapter- 4: Technology Background3Free
Chapter- 5: Market Breakdown by Solution Type13Free
Chapter- 6: Market Breakdown by Deployment Mode6Free
Chapter- 7: Market Breakdown by Technology12Free
Chapter- 8: Market Breakdown by End-User Industry36Free
Chapter- 9: Market Breakdown by Region52Free
Chapter- 10: Patent Review19Free
Chapter- 11: Company Profiles55Free
Chapter- 12: Appendix: List of Acronyms3Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 93

  • Summary Table: Global AI Market, by Region, Through 2026
  • Table 1: Global Acceptance of AI Chatbots by Customers, Market Shares by Industry, 2020
  • Table 2: Benefits of Chatbots According to Customers, 2020
  • Table 3: How Consumers Are Using Chatbots, 2020
  • Table 4: Top Factors Driving the Public Cloud Engagement, 2020
  • Table 5: Global Market for AI, by Solution Type, Through 2026
  • Table 6: Global Market for AI Software, by Region, Through 2026
  • Table 7: Global Market for AI Services, by Region, Through 2026
  • Table 8: Global Market for AI Hardware Solutions, by Region, Through 2026
  • Table 9: Global Market for AI Hardware, by Solution Type, Through 2026
  • Table 10: Global Market for AI, by Deployment Mode, Through 2026
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Report Highlights

The global artificial intelligence (AI) market should reach $132.9 billion by 2024 from $26.2 billion in 2019 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.4% for the forecast period of 2019 to 2024.

Report Includes

  • 88 tables
  • An overview of the global market and technologies for artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Analyses of market trends, with data from 2018, 2019 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2024
  • Discussion on market drivers, restraints, current trends and investments in artificial intelligence market
  • Knowledge about machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), context aware computing and computer vision
  • Assessment of current market size, market forecast, and market share analysis of the leading suppliers of the industry
  • Information on mergers & acquisitions, partnerships, and expansion in artificial intelligence market
  • Detailed profiles of key companies in the industry, including Amazon, Cisco Systems Inc., Facebook Inc., General Electric, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Salesforce Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

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