South Africa Automatic Content Recognition Market Size & Outlook

The automatic content recognition market in South Africa is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 61.6 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 22.7% is expected of South Africa automatic content recognition market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$18.3
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$61.6
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
22.7%
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South Africa automatic content recognition market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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South Africa automatic content recognition market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

South Africa automatic content recognition market highlights

  • The South Africa automatic content recognition market generated a revenue of USD 18.3 million in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 61.6 million by 2030.
  • The South Africa market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.7% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, software was the largest revenue generating component in 2024.
  • Services is the most lucrative component segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

Automatic content recognition market data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 18.3 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 61.6 million
Growth rate22.7% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentSoftware
Fastest growing segmentServices
Historical data2018 - 2023
Base year2024
Forecast period2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationSoftware, Services
Key market players worldwideApple Inc, Digimarc Corp, Alphabet Inc Class A, Sony Group Corp, International Business Machines Corp, KT Corp ADR, Kudelski SA, Microsoft Corp, Nuance Communications

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, South Africa accounted for 0.5% of the global automatic content recognition market in 2024.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Middle East & Africa, Saudi Arabia automatic content recognition market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • UAE is the fastest growing regional market in Middle East & Africa and is projected to reach USD 52.9 million by 2030.

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Software was the largest segment with a revenue share of 87.98% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the South Africa automatic content recognition market based on software, services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


The increasing influence of social media platforms, such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. is instigating the demand for automatic content recognition (ACR) technology which identifies multimedia content, such as videos, images, and audio clips.

Another important factor driving the market expansion is the increased demand for smart devices and other consumer electronics which are embedded with ACR tools enabling innovative features such as voice commands.

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