Wohlers Report 2025: 9.1% Growth for the Global Additive Manufacturing Market
The renowned Wohlers Report, the international market study that analyzes the health of the additive manufacturing sector, has officially been published for 2025. This 30th edition is once again marked by growth: according to Wohlers Associate, the industry will have grown by 9.1%, taking the 3D printing market to $21.9 billion by 2024. This figure could rise to $115 billion by 2034. A statistic that might come as a surprise when you consider all the difficulties the sector has encountered over the past two years. Yet the report is positive, and additive manufacturing has a bright future ahead of it, driven mainly by service providers, the Asian market and materials.
Last year, the Wohlers Report stated that the market had grown by 11.1%, with metal additive manufacturing gaining ground. The new edition of the study focuses instead on polymer 3D printing, asserting that it remains the most widely employed process family. It should also be noted that 67.1% of machines on the market today are polymer solutions, followed by 29.7% metal and 3.2% “other 3D printers”. One of the trends observed by 3Dnatives, however, is the growing interest in ceramic additive manufacturing, which is now capable of mass-producing industrial parts.
Key revenue figures for the additive manufacturing market (photo credits: Wohlers Associates/ASTM)
The report shows that 3D technology users are indeed looking for different materials, and it is this diversity that is driving market growth. Indeed, materials account for 20% of the market share in terms of revenue recorded over 2024 – after printing services at 47%.
Mahdi Jamshid, Director of Market Intelligence at ASTM, at least sees “the strongest growth of the materials sector as an indication of further adoption of the AM industry.” Machine manufacturers, meanwhile, recorded a decline in revenues, particularly suppliers of metal solutions. According to the report, these manufacturers experienced a drop in revenues, with an estimated 26% decline in machine sales year-on-year.
Finally, if we look at the geographical distribution of the market, the results for 2024 show the growing importance of the Asian market, and more specifically of China. It’s no surprise to see how rapidly Chinese manufacturers have expanded – just look at the meteoric rise of Bambu Lab, for example, and the waves the brand has made on the international 3D printing market. In fact, according to the Wohlers Report 2025, the country has greatly increased its machine exports. It remains to be seen how governments react – in particular with the growing trade discussions in the USA by the Trump administration.
In any case, the Wohlers Report has been reporting positive results for the additive manufacturing market for over 10 years now: it just keeps on growing. Some years have been more difficult than others, and slowdowns have been felt, but the temperature is right and the signs are encouraging. To download the report, click HERE.
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