New Wohlers Report 2026 Values Additive Manufacturing Market at $24.2B
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Feb 16, 2026
Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, has today released Wohlers Report 2026 through ASTM International’s new digital platform. The report offers a data-driven assessment of how growth, utilization, and investment patterns are shifting across the global AM landscape.
Now in its 31st year, the Wohlers Report remains the most widely cited annual analysis of the AM industry. The 2026 edition reflects a market characterized less by rapid system expansion and more by increasing utilization 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-over-year growth, a slight uptick from 2024 but well below the 20%+ growth rates seen prior to the pandemic. Printing services accounted for the largest share of the market at 48%, followed by system sales and servicing (26%), materials (20%), and software (6%). These figures point to a maturing industry where 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,” said 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 utilization and return. Growth continues, but it is more uneven, more regional, and more closely tied to real production outcomes.”
The report highlights strong growth in AM services, which grew 15.5% in 2025, compared with a more modest rebound of 3.6% in system sales. Regional trends also diverged sharply, with companies in the Asia-Pacific region reporting average revenue growth of 19.8%, compared with 12.6% in the Americas and 9.0% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Alongside the release of Wohlers Report 2026, ASTM International and Wohlers Associates are expanding how market insights are delivered through ASTM International’s digital platform. As the platform grows, it will increasingly complement the annual report by providing more frequent updates, deeper segmentation, timelier data between annual cycles, and ongoing visibility into market activity, regional developments, and standards-related progress.
The new format of Wohlers Report 2026 reflects a broader shift in how industry leaders engage with market information, combining long-standing, trusted annual analysis with more continuous insight to navigate an increasingly complex additive manufacturing environment.
The Wohlers Report 2026 is available now through ASTM International’s digital platform and can be found at platform.wohlersassociates.com.
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