New Wohlers Report 2026 highlights $24.2B global Additive Manufacturing market
Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, Washington, DC, USA, has released the Wohlers Report 2026 through ASTM International’s new digital platform. The report describes a market characterised by increasing utilisation of installed capacity, regional divergence, and policy-driven dynamics shaping adoption.
According to Wohlers Report 2026, global AM revenues reached $24.2 billion in 2025, representing 10.9% year-on-year growth, a slight increase from 2024, but significantly less than the 20%+ growth rates seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manufacturing services were said to have accounted for the largest share of the market at 48%, followed by machine sales and servicing (26%), materials (20%), and software (6%).
The report suggests that this reflects a maturing industry, in which value creation is increasingly concentrated in production and service delivery rather than new hardware sales.
“Additive Manufacturing is no longer advancing on a single, uniform growth curve,” stated Dr Mahdi Jamshid, director of market intelligence at Wohlers Associates. “What we see in Wohlers Report 2026 is an industry adjusting to tighter capital conditions, more selective investment, and higher expectations for utilisation and return. Growth continues, but it is more uneven, more regional, and more closely tied to real production outcomes.”
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The report highlights strong growth in AM services, which increased by 15.5% in 2025, compared to 3.6% in system sales. Regional trends diverged, according to the report, with companies in the Asia-Pacific region reporting average revenue growth of 19.8%, compared with 12.6% in the Americas and 9% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The full report is available to access here.
