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Global Drone Market Projected to Reach $57.8 Billion By 2030 as Usage and Demands Soars
PALM BEACH, Fla., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary -...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Global Drone Market Projected to Reach $57.8 Billion By 2030 as Usage and Demands Soars\n\n\n\n PALM BEACH, Fla., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n\n FN Media Group\n \n\n\n News Commentary\n \n - Industry experts are predicting a bright spot of good news about the drone industry value in 2025. New estimates project that the global drone market will be worth $57.8 billion by 2030. That’s a huge increase from previous forecasts, which had the drone industry worth $40.6 billion in 2025. That’s according to a fresh report, dubbed the\n \n Drone Market Report 2025-2030\n \n . It’s put out by Drone Industry Insights, which is a German consulting group. DII has been putting out similar reports for years now — and this latest report starts by looking at the drone industry value in 2025. From there, it looks at where the commercial drone space is headed over the next five years. As it turns out, the numbers are bigger than experts previously expected. The report said: “So why is the forecast different (and better) than usual? After all, the consumer drone market has not been doing well. But as is the case with many industries, the money is in the business side — not the consumer side. And for the former, drones have become essential tools in industries like construction, agriculture, and energy. Plus, they are increasingly finding their way into fields like logistics (as evidenced by growing drone deliveries, and public safety. As it turns out, most people are making money in drones not by building them, but by actually operating them. The commercial services segment is by far the largest within the drone industry. That’s people who fly for everything from\n \n wedding photography\n \n to\n \n making advanced maps\n \n . There’s also increasing military use of small, portable drones. That’s evidenced by groups like\n \n Dignitas fighting the war in Ukraine with drones\n \n . “Drones as a service” is a broad, widely-encompassing segment, but nonetheless it’s expected to reach $29.4 billion by 2025.  Behind that is the drone hardware industry. In 2025, drone hardware is worth $6.7 billion — but it’s also the fastest-growing segment. That’s likely fueled by recent innovations in BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) technology....