https://www.wsts.org/76/Recent-News-Release Global Semiconductor Market Surges Beyond $1.5T 2026 The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has released its Spring 2026 semiconductor market forecast, significantly raising the industry outlook for both 2026 and 2027. 2026: Semiconductor Market Surpasses USD 1.5 Trillion Driven by Extraordinary Memory Expansion Following exceptionally strong results in late 2025 and early 2026, the global semiconductor market is now projected to grow 90 percent in 2026, reaching USD 1.51 trillion. The sharp upward acceleration is overwhelmingly driven by the Memory segment, which is forecast to surge by around 250 percent year over year, reaching more than USD 800 billion in 2026. Continued strong demand for AI infrastructure, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and accelerated computing platforms remains the primary growth catalyst for the semiconductor industry. Logic is expected to remain another major contributor, growing 37 percent in 2026. Other product categories are forecast to expand at more moderate rates, reflecting a broader industry growth: Microprocessors 20 percent, Analog 10 percent, Discrete Semiconductors 8 percent, Sensors and Optoelectronics with 3 percent. Regionally, all major markets are projected to show strong growth. The Americas are expected to more than double in 2026 with 112 percent growth, driven by the concentration of AI-related semiconductor demand and cloud infrastructure investments. Asia Pacific is forecast to grow 87 percent, while Europe and Japan are projected to grow 58 percent and 28 percent respectively. 2027 Outlook: Growth Continues Above Historical Industry Trends For 2027, WSTS forecasts the global semiconductor market to grow a further 27 percent, reaching approximately USD 1.9 trillion. Memory is again expected to lead market expansion with projected growth of 32 percent, while Logic is forecast to increase by 27 percent. Continued deployment of AI systems, advanced computing infrastructure, and expanding semiconductor content across end markets are expected to support ongoing industry momentum. All geographic regions are projected to continue growing in 2027, led by the Americas and Asia Pacific. WSTS Forecast Summary Note: Numbers in the table are rounded to whole millions of dollars, which may cause totals by region and totals by product group to differ slightly. About WSTS: World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) was founded in 1986 as a non-profit organization of semiconductor product companies and is the industry’s only source for monthly industry shipment statistics. For more information, please visit the WSTS web site at www.wsts.org or contact the WSTS Administrator and CEO – Tobias Pröttel (tp@wsts.org).

https://www.wsts.org/76/Global-Semiconductor-Market-Approaches-1T-in-2026Global Semiconductor Market Approaches $1T in 2026The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has released its Autumn 2025 forecast, raised the 2025 growth outlook and confirmed strong continued momentum for the global semiconductor market through 2026.2025: Strong Growth Driven by Logic and Memory; Other Segments Show Gradual RecoveryFollowing a stronger-than-expected third quarter, the global semiconductor market is now projected to grow 22 percent in 2025, reaching USD 772 billion. This represents an upward revision of nearly USD 45 billion (about 7 percentage points) compared to the Summer 2025 update.The upward revision is mainly driven by Logic and Memory, boosted by AI-related applications and continued demand in computing and data center infrastructure. Logic is now expected to grow 37 percent (up 8 percentage points) and Memory 28 percent (up 11 percent points). Other product categories are improving after the 2024 down-cycle, but the recovery remains moderate: Sensors +10 percent, Microprocessors +8 percent and Analog +7 percent and Optoelectronics with +4 percent. The Discretes product segment is expected to decline slightly, mainly due to ongoing weakness in automotive applications.Regionally, the Americas and Asia Pacific are expected to expand by 25 to 30 percent, reflecting the strength in Logic and Memory. Europe is projected to grow 6 percent, while Japan is set to decline by 4 percent.2026 Outlook: Continued Global Semiconductor Growth Towards Nearly 1 Trillion USDFor 2026, WSTS forecasts the global semiconductor market to grow by more than 25 percent, reaching USD 975 billion. Growth is expected across all regions and product categories. Memory and Logic are again projected to lead, both increasing by over 30 percent year over year. Most other product categories are expected to continue their gradual recovery, expanding at a more moderate pace.Regionally, all major markets are expected to expand. The Americas and Asia Pacific remain the strongest contributors, while Europe and Japan are forecast to see low double-digit growth.WSTS Forecast SummaryNote: Numbers in the table are rounded to whole millions of dollars, which may cause totals by region and totals by product group to differ slightly.About WSTS:World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) was founded in 1986 as a non-profit organization of semiconductor product companies and is the industry’s only source for monthly industry shipment statistics. For more information, please visit the WSTS web site at www.wsts.org or contact the WSTS Administrator and CEO – Tobias Pröttel (tp@wsts.org).

Global Semiconductor Market show continued growth in Q2 2025The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has released Q2 statistical data and confirmed the WSTS Spring forecast for the global semiconductor market through 2026.Statistic: The results show continued growth in the 1st two quarters of 2025The global semiconductor market reached 346 billion dollars in the first half of 2025, marking an 18.9 percent increase year-over-year. Growth was driven primarily by strong gains in Logic (up 37 percent) and Memory (up 20 percent), supported by demand for data center infrastructure and the emergence of initial AI edge applications. Sensors also performed well, rising 16 percent. Analog and Micro categories saw moderate growth of 4 percent each, respectively. In contrast, Discretes (-4%) and Optoelectronics (-0.5%) posted single-digit declines.Outlook: Changes in Forecast – Spring estimates nearly confirmedLooking ahead, the Spring 2025 WSTS forecast has been largely confirmed by the results from the first half of the year. Incorporating the latest data, the full-year 2025 forecast has been revised upward to 728 billion dollars, reflecting an annual growth of 15.4 percent, an increase of 4 percentage points. The outlook for 2026 changed slightly upwards, with projected growth of 9.9 percent to 800 billion dollars for the year.For 2025, all product segments show upward revisions. The key growth drivers, Logic and Memory, are now expected to grow by 29 percent and 17 percent (both up 5 percentage points), respectively, reflecting stronger-than-expected performance in the first half of the year. Regionally, all major markets are expected to expand, with the Americas and Asia Pacific continuing to lead the growth, while Europe is expected to strengthen and Japan to decline slightly. The figures in this release are based on the WSTS Spring 2025 Forecast, with Q2 2025 data replaced by actual results. Growth rates for Q3 2025 and beyond follow the same assumptions as the original June forecast. Please note that these are not new forecast values generated by WSTS under a revised scenario. About WSTS:World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) was founded in 1986 as a non-profit organization of semiconductor product companies and is the industry’s only source for monthly industry shipment statistics.For more information, please visit the WSTS web site at www.wsts.org or contact the WSTS Administrator and CEO – Tobias Pröttel (tp@wsts.org).