Global Alternative Data Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The alternative data industry worldwide is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 135,723.5 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 52.1% is expected of the worldwide alternative data industry from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$7,200.7
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$135,723.5
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
52.1%
Report Coverage
Worldwide

Global alternative data market highlights

  • The global alternative data market generated a revenue of USD 7,200.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 135,723.5 million by 2030.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR (2024 - 2030) of 52.1% by 2030.
  • In terms of segment, credit & debit card transactions accounted for a revenue of USD 1,204.2 million in 2023.
  • Credit & Debit Card Transactions is the most lucrative data type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • In terms of region, North America was the largest revenue generating market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, Brazil is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2024 to 2030.


Global data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 7,200.7 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 135,723.5 million
Growth rate52.1% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentCredit & debit card transactions
Fastest growing segmentCredit & Debit Card Transactions
Historical data covered2018 - 2022
Base year for estimation2023
Forecast period covered2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationCredit & Debit Card Transactions, Email Receipts, Geo-location (Foot Traffic) Records, Mobile Application Usage, Satellite & Weather Data, Social & Sentiment Data, Web Scraped Data, Web Traffic, Other Data Types


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, the North America accounted for 57.4% of the global alternative data market in 2023.
  • By country, the U.S. is projected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • By country, Brazil is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 1,240.7 million by 2030.

Credit & debit card transactions was the largest segment with a revenue share of 16.72% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Global alternative data market based on credit & debit card transactions, email receipts, geo-location (foot traffic) records, mobile application usage, satellite & weather data, social & sentiment data, web scraped data, web traffic, other data types covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


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Global alternative data market size, by regions, 2018-2030 (US$M)

Top 10 countries: Alternative data market size, 2023 (US$M)

Global alternative data market share, by data type, 2023 & 2030 (%, US$M)

Alternative data market: Opportunity assessment by country

Global alternative data market, by region, 2023 (US$M)

Global alternative data market size, by regions, 2018-2030 (US$M)

Data Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 CAGR
North America 403.1 644.1 1,022.2 1,622.2 2,587.3 4,134.1 6,612.1 10,511.1 16,500.1 25,352.6 37,700.5 53,503.1 71,222.1 50.2%
Europe 152.2 249.6 406.6 662.5 1,084.5 1,781.1 2,920.0 4,759.8 7,665.1 12,087.5 18,456.7 26,942.6 36,813.8 54.1%
Asia Pacific 92.1 153.4 253.5 418.6 694.2 1,156.3 1,916.2 3,157.4 5,139.6 8,192.7 12,644.9 18,634.2 25,770.4 55.8%
Latin America 11.0 17.3 27.0 42.2 66.0 103.4 161.9 252.1 387.8 584.1 852.0 1,185.3 1,545.6 47.2%
MEA 2.8 4.4 6.8 10.7 16.6 25.8 40.2 62.3 95.3 142.8 207.3 286.7 371.6 46.4%
Overall 661.2 1,068.8 1,716.1 2,756.2 4,448.5 7,200.7 11,650.4 18,742.5 29,787.8 46,359.7 69,861.4 100,551.9 135,723.5 52.1%

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