Global semiconductor revenues will exceed $1tn in 2026, marking a historic milestone for the industry, according to Omdia's latest market analysis. This growth is being driven by the rapid surge in memory and logic IC revenues, generated by massive demand from AI market. The semiconductor revenue forecast for 2025 increased significantly to 20.3% year-over-year (YoY), reflecting stronger-than-anticipated 3Q25 results, and robust growth expected in 4Q25. Revenue growth in DRAM and NAND memory ICs will remain unprecedented, supported by strong expansion in Logic ICs, bringing the 2026 market forecast to 30.7% YoY.

Computing & Data Storage will lead all segments in semiconductor revenue growth rising 41.4% YoY in 2026 to exceed $500bn, due to high demand in data center servers and other memory-intensive applications, as well as higher memory IC pricing. Notebook PC growth is being fueled by AI-capable adoption and a large-scale enterprise refresh cycle. Collectively, the top four hyperscalers are expected to spend approximately $500bn on capital expenditures this year, with further growth expected. Capital spending is being reallocated toward AI infrastructure, model development, and emerging applications, highlighting the transformative impact of AI across sectors.