PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1642447
PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1642447
3D Printing Market Report by Technology, Process, Material, Offering, Application, End-User, and Region 2025-2033
The global 3D printing market size reached USD 28.5 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 125.9 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% during 2025-2033. The growing use of 3D printing solutions in the education industry, favorable government initiatives, and technological advancements are driving the market growth. At present, North America holds the largest market share, owing to a surge in demand from the manufacturing industry.
Rising Demand in Education Industry Augmenting Market Growth
The rising 3D printing market demand in the education industry currently represents one of the primary drivers contributing to the growth of the market. It offers enhanced quality of subjective illustrations and simplification of complicated concepts through interactive visualizations for easy learning among students. Additionally, various educational tools are designed through 3D technology, providing an improved understanding of subjects that requires more practical and experimental knowledge as compared to theoretical examples.
Competitive 3D printing market analysis such as market structure, market share by key players, player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. The market structure is concentrated with few global players accounting for the majority of the market share in the industry. The volume of new entrants is moderate in the 3D printing industry due to the high entry and exit barriers. Additionally, product differentiation in the 3D printing market is high, as large international vendors differentiate their products in terms of designing, technological advancements, and better post-sales services.
What is 3D Printing?
Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a technology that comprises layer-by-layer addition of materials to build patterns, physical objects, and tooling components using a 3D digital model. It involves various technologies, such as fused deposition modeling (FDM), stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP), selective laser sintering (SLS), selective laser melting (SLM), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), and digital beam melting (EBM). It is flexible, cost-efficient, and time-saving while creating high-end 3D objects of any shape and size without the use of molds or machines. As a result, 3D printing is widely employed in the education, electronics, healthcare, automotive, and aerospace industries across the globe.
COVID-19 Impact:
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak caused a severe problem for the 3D printing industry and imposed unprecedented challenges on numerous countries. It forced various manufacturers to temporarily shut down or close their production capacities due to the lockdown and stringent curfew norms. The social distancing rules and regulations severely hampered the 3D printing market, and manufacturers faced huge financial losses. Governing agencies of various countries imposed stringent rules on-road movement, which impacted the supply chain in the short term. In line with this, the COVID-19 pandemic affected imports and exports of goods and services due to cross-border restrictions. Thus, the 3D printing market witnessed a sharp decline on account of the reduced raw materials, labor shortage, and supply and demand chain disruptions. However, post-pandemic, the reopening of manufacturing units was observed, which is expected to boost the demand for the 3D printing market in the coming years.
3D Printing Market Trends:
Presently, the increasing utilization of 3D printing in the automotive industry to manufacture prototypes and various functional parts represents one of the major factors influencing the market positively. Besides this, the growing adoption of 3D printing in the healthcare industry to produce customized hearing aid shells, braces, and tooth implants is offering a favorable market outlook. In addition, the rising adoption of 3D printing in the education sector, as it assists in enhancing the quality of subjective illustrations and simplifies complicated concepts, is propelling the growth of the market. Apart from this, several benefits offered by 3D printing, such as flexibility, eco-friendliness, and rapid prototyping, are contributing to the growth of the market. Additionally, governing agencies of various countries are encouraging the adoption of 3D printing technology in numerous industries by offering various initiatives, which is strengthening the growth of the market. Furthermore, technological advancements in 3D printing to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and eliminate errors, are supporting the growth of the market.
3D Printing Market Segmentation:
Technology Insights:
- Stereolithography
- Fused Deposition Modeling
- Selective Laser Sintering
- Electron Beam Melting
- Digital Light Processing
- Others
Process Insights:
- Binder Jetting
- Directed Energy Deposition
- Material Extrusion
- Material Jetting
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Sheet Lamination
- Vat Photopolymerization
Material Insights:
- Photopolymers
- Plastics
- Metals and Ceramics
- Others
Offering Insights:
- Printer
- Material
- Software
- Service
Application Insights:
- Prototyping
- Tooling
- Functional Part Manufacturing
End-User Insights:
- Consumer Products
- Machinery
- Healthcare
- Aerospace
- Automobile
- Others
Regional Insights:
- Europe
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East and Africa
- Latin America
- The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America. According to the report, North America is the largest market for 3D printing. Some of the factors driving the North America 3D printing market include the growing adoption of 3D printing in various manufacturing process, various product launches, innovations, and developments, increasing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among several key players, etc. In line with this, numerous technological advancements in the 3D printing industry is supporting the growth of the market in the region.
Competitive Landscape:
The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global 3D printing market. Some of the companies covered in the report include:
- 3D Systems Inc.
- Beijing Tiertime Technology Corporation Limited
- EOS GmbH
- The ExOne Company (Desktop Metal Inc.)
- General Electric Company
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Materialise NV
- Optomec Inc.
- Proto Labs Inc.
- Renishaw Plc
- SLM Solutions Group AG
- Stratasys Limited
- Ultimaker B.V.
- Voxeljet AG
- XYZprinting Inc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
- 1. What was the global 3D printing market size in 2024?
- 2. What will be the global 3D printing market outlook during the forecast period (2025-2033)?
- 3. What are the global 3D printing market drivers?
- 4. What are the major trends in the global 3D printing market?
- 5. What is the impact of COVID-19 on the global 3D printing market?
- 6. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by technology?
- 7. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by process?
- 8. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by material?
- 9. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by offering?
- 10. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by application?
- 11. What is the global 3D printing market breakup by end user?
- 12. What are the major regions in the global 3D printing market?
Table of Contents
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources.
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global 3D Printing Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Breakup by Technology
- 5.5 Market Breakup by Process
- 5.6 Market Breakup by Material
- 5.7 Market Breakup by Offering
- 5.8 Market Breakup by Application
- 5.9 Market Breakup by End-User
- 5.10 Market Breakup by Region
- 5.11 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Technology
- 6.1 Stereolithography
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Fused Deposition Modeling
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 6.3 Selective Laser Sintering
- 6.3.1 Market Trends
- 6.3.2 Market Forecast
- 6.4 Electron Beam Melting
- 6.4.1 Market Trends
- 6.4.2 Market Forecast
- 6.5 Digital Light Processing
- 6.5.1 Market Trends
- 6.5.2 Market Forecast
- 6.6 Others
- 6.6.1 Market Trends
- 6.6.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Process
- 7.1 Binder Jetting
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Directed Energy Deposition
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7.3 Material Extrusion
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast
- 7.4 Material Jetting
- 7.4.1 Market Trends
- 7.4.2 Market Forecast
- 7.5 Powder Bed Fusion
- 7.5.1 Market Trends
- 7.5.2 Market Forecast
- 7.6 Sheet Lamination
- 7.6.1 Market Trends
- 7.6.2 Market Forecast
- 7.7 Vat Photopolymerization
- 7.7.1 Market Trends
- 7.7.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Material
- 8.1 Photopolymers
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Plastics
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 8.3 Metals and Ceramics
- 8.3.1 Market Trends
- 8.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8.4 Others
- 8.4.1 Market Trends
- 8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Offering
- 9.1 Printer
- 9.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Material
- 9.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3 Software
- 9.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4 Service
- 9.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Application
- 10.1 Prototyping
- 10.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2 Tooling
- 10.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3 Functional Part Manufacturing
- 10.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by End-User
- 11.1 Consumer Products
- 11.1.1 Market Trends
- 11.1.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2 Machinery
- 11.2.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3 Healthcare
- 11.3.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.2 Market Forecast
- 11.4 Aerospace
- 11.4.1 Market Trends
- 11.4.2 Market Forecast
- 11.5 Automobile
- 11.5.1 Market Trends
- 11.5.2 Market Forecast
- 11.6 Others
- 11.6.1 Market Trends
- 11.6.2 Market Forecast
12 Market Breakup by Region
- 12.1 Europe
- 12.1.1 Market Trends
- 12.1.2 Market Forecast
- 12.2 North America
- 12.2.1 Market Trends
- 12.2.2 Market Forecast
- 12.3 Asia Pacific
- 12.3.1 Market Trends
- 12.3.2 Market Forecast
- 12.4 Middle East and Africa
- 12.4.1 Market Trends
- 12.4.2 Market Forecast
- 12.5 Latin America
- 12.5.1 Market Trends
- 12.5.2 Market Forecast
13 SWOT Analysis
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Strengths
- 13.3 Weaknesses
- 13.4 Opportunities
- 13.5 Threats
14 Value Chain Analysis
15 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 15.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 15.4 Degree of Competition
- 15.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 15.6 Threat of Substitutes
16 Price Analysis
- 16.1 Price Indicators
- 16.2 Price Structure
- 16.3 Margin Analysis
17 Competitive Landscape
- 17.1 Market Structure
- 17.2 Key Players
- 17.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 17.3.1 3D Systems Inc.
- 17.3.2 Beijing Tiertime Technology Corporation Limited
- 17.3.3 EOS GmbH
- 17.3.4 The ExOne Company (Desktop Metal Inc.)
- 17.3.5 General Electric Company
- 17.3.6 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- 17.3.7 Materialise NV
- 17.3.8 Optomec Inc.
- 17.3.9 Proto Labs Inc.
- 17.3.10 Renishaw Plc
- 17.3.11 SLM Solutions Group AG
- 17.3.12 Stratasys Limited
- 17.3.13 Ultimaker B.V.
- 17.3.14 Voxeljet AG
- 17.3.15 XYZprinting Inc.
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global: 3D Printing Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
- Figure 2: Global: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2019-2024
- Figure 3: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Technology (in %), 2024
- Figure 4: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Process (in %), 2024
- Figure 5: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Material (in %), 2024
- Figure 6: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Offering (in %), 2024
- Figure 7: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2024
- Figure 8: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by End-User (in %), 2024
- Figure 9: Global: 3D Printing Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
- Figure 10: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 11: Global: 3D Printing Industry: SWOT Analysis
- Figure 12: Global: 3D Printing Industry: Value Chain Analysis
- Figure 13: Global: 3D Printing Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- Figure 14: Global: 3D Printing (Stereolithography) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 15: Global: 3D Printing (Stereolithography) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 16: Global: 3D Printing (Fused Deposition Modeling) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 17: Global: 3D Printing (Fused Deposition Modeling) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 18: Global: 3D Printing (Selective Laser Sintering) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 19: Global: 3D Printing (Selective Laser Sintering) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 20: Global: 3D Printing (Electron Beam Melting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 21: Global: 3D Printing (Electron Beam Melting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 22: Global: 3D Printing (Digital Light Processing) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 23: Global: 3D Printing (Digital Light Processing) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 24: Global: 3D Printing (Other Technologies) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 25: Global: 3D Printing (Other Technologies) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 26: Global: 3D Printing (Binder Jetting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 27: Global: 3D Printing (Binder Jetting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 28: Global: 3D Printing (Directed Energy Deposition) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 29: Global: 3D Printing (Directed Energy Deposition) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 30: Global: 3D Printing (Material Extrusion) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 31: Global: 3D Printing (Material Extrusion) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 32: Global: 3D Printing (Material Jetting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 33: Global: 3D Printing (Material Jetting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 34: Global: 3D Printing (Powder Bed Fusion) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 35: Global: 3D Printing (Powder Bed Fusion) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 36: Global: 3D Printing (Sheet Lamination) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 37: Global: 3D Printing (Sheet Lamination) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 38: Global: 3D Printing (Vat Photopolymerization) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 39: Global: 3D Printing (Vat Photopolymerization) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 40: Global: 3D Printing (Photopolymers) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 41: Global: 3D Printing (Photopolymers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 42: Global: 3D Printing (Plastics) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 43: Global: 3D Printing (Plastics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 44: Global: 3D Printing (Metals and Ceramics) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 45: Global: 3D Printing (Metals and Ceramics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 46: Global: 3D Printing (Other Materials) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 47: Global: 3D Printing (Other Materials) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 48: Global: 3D Printing (Printer) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 49: Global: 3D Printing (Printer) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 50: Global: 3D Printing (Material) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 51: Global: 3D Printing (Material) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 52: Global: 3D Printing (Software) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 53: Global: 3D Printing (Software) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 54: Global: 3D Printing (Service) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 55: Global: 3D Printing (Service) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 56: Global: 3D Printing (Prototyping) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 57: Global: 3D Printing (Prototyping) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 58: Global: 3D Printing (Tooling) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 59: Global: 3D Printing (Tooling) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 60: Global: 3D Printing (Functional Part Manufacturing) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 61: Global: 3D Printing (Functional Part Manufacturing) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 62: Global: 3D Printing (Consumer Products) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 63: Global: 3D Printing (Consumer Products) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 64: Global: 3D Printing (Machinery) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 65: Global: 3D Printing (Machinery) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 66: Global: 3D Printing (Healthcare) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 67: Global: 3D Printing (Healthcare) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 68: Global: 3D Printing (Aerospace) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 69: Global: 3D Printing (Aerospace) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 70: Global: 3D Printing (Automobile) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 71: Global: 3D Printing (Automobile) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 72: Global: 3D Printing (Other End-Users) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 73: Global: 3D Printing (Other End-Users) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 74: Europe: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 75: Europe: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 76: North America: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 77: North America: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 78: Asia Pacific: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 79: Asia Pacific: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 80: Middle East and Africa: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 81: Middle East and Africa: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Figure 82: Latin America: 3D Printing Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
- Figure 83: Latin America: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
List of Tables
- Table 1: Global: 3D Printing Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 and 2033
- Table 2: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Technology (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 3: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Process (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 4: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Material (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 5: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Offering (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 6: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 7: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by End-User (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 8: Global: 3D Printing Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
- Table 9: Global: 3D Printing Market Structure
- Table 10: Global: 3D Printing Market: Key Players
