How big this market is, as its publishers state it
as of Oct 1, 2026 · 5 figures carried1 publisher carried, 2023–2026, 1 with a published outlook, the furthest to 2026. Figures are the publishers’ own, shown side by side and never averaged.
Last read Oct 1, 2026: wrote 2 figures, refused 1 already stored.
Forge measures none of this. A statistical body publishes the history and its own outlook; Forge copies the figures with the sentence each came from and refreshes once a year, when the publishers do. A growing market says you are not building into a headwind — it says nothing about whether this application has customers.
Where its publishers say it is going
IDC: its furthest figure, for 2026 (published 2025), sits below its last observed one, for 2025, and IDC states no decline — so the two are not paired and no rate is implied; IDC itself states 5.8 % a year over 2025–2028.
Its figures are in the table below, each with its own sentence.
- IDC· outlook dashed
IDC: 2023–2025 is too short to state a rate.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.30 tn | history | 2024 | the total ICT Spending in the region has surged past the $1.3 trillion mark in 2023 and is expected to grow at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% by the end of 2027 source |
| 2025 | $1.40 tn | history | 2025 | the overall ICT spending in Asia/Pacific is projected to reach USD $1.4 trillion in 2025, with a CAGR of 5.8% through 2028As the read noted: This 2025 figure was published before 2025 ended, so it is technically a within-year estimate from IDC's March 2025 release; no newer IDC release restating full-region (incl. Japan & China) ICT spending for 2020-2024 history was found. source |
| 2026 | $1.12 tn | IDC’s outlook | 2025 | APJ IT spending grows by 7% to reach US$1.123 trillion in 2026 source |
IT spending elsewhere
The same industry as other publishers state it for their own place. Each figure is its publisher’s frame; none is compared with another.
Other markets in Asia-Pacific
What else the yearly read measures in this region.
- Software and ITChinaCN$889.4 bn2029, an outlook · IDC · +2 more, never averagedNo outlook published by IDCas of Sep 30, 2026
- IT servicesIndiaIN$283.0 bn2025, an outlook · Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology · +1 more, never averagedNo outlook published by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologyas of Sep 30, 2026
- Software and ITJapanJPJPY 28.11 tn2026, an outlook · IDCJPY 33.32 tn by 2029 · 5.8 % a year · IDC’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026