According to the research data analyzed and published by StockApps.com, global blockchain spending is set to hit $4.1 billion in 2020. From $2.7 billion in 2019, it is estimated to grow by nearly 50%. Over the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, it is expected to maintain a 46.4% CAGR.
The International Data Corporation (IDC) also states that the total spending on blockchain solutions will be nearly $18 billion by 2024.
Finance Sector Accounts for Nearly 30% of All Blockchain Spending
Another report from Markets and Markets indicates that the global blockchain market is estimated to be worth $3.0 billion in 2020. It is projected to grow at a 67.3% CAGR between 2020 and 2025, to reach a $39.7 billion valuation by the end of the period.
The total spending in the blockchain space amounted to $1.5 billion in 2018. At the time, the financial sector was most dominant, accounting for 60% of all spending. Though it still leads in 2020, its market share is now about half of that, at 29.7%.
Between 2020 and 2024, the IDC predicts that the blockchain industry will maintain a healthy pace of investment at 45.3% CAGR. Process and discrete manufacturing will together account for 22.3% of all blockchain spending in 2020. While process manufacturing will grow at a 50.3% CAGR, discrete manufacturing will grow at 46.5%.
With $1.6 billion, the US will top the list globally in terms of spending while Western Europe will be second with $1.0 billion. China will take the third spot with $457 million, but it will be the leading country in terms of growth, with a 51.7% CAGR.
China’s blockchain spending was $87 million in 2017. It could rise as high as $1.420 billion by 2022. Prior to the pandemic, it was growing at a 65.7% CAGR against APAC’s 50.3% and the global’s 60.2%.
The full story, statistics and information can be found here: https://stockapps.com/global-spending-on-blockchain-up-by-50-us-leads-with-1-6-billion/
Monday, October 19, 2020
