How big this market is, as its publishers state it
as of Sep 30, 2026 · 13 figures carried1 publisher carried, 2020–2026, 1 with a published outlook, the furthest to 2026. Figures are the publishers' own, shown side by side and never averaged.
Last read Sep 30, 2026: wrote 0 figures, refused 1 returned without a figure or a sentence.
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Where its publishers say it is going
- $6.37 tnby 2026 · Gartner’s outlook, published 202614.7 % a year from $5.56 tn in 2025, implied by its own two figures
Gartner: projects to 2026 from 2025, its last observed year — 14.7 % a year implied by its own two figures.
- Gartner· outlook dashed
Gartner: grew 8.1 % a year, 2020–2025, by its own figures.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.76 tn | history | 2021 | Overall IT 3,757,468 -2.2 4,072,547 8.4 4,296,391 5.5 source |
| 2021 | $4.07 tn | history | 2021 | Overall IT 3,757,468 -2.2 4,072,547 8.4 4,296,391 5.5 source |
| 2022 | $4.40 tn | history | 2023 | 2022 Spending · 2022 Growth (%) · 2023 Spending · 2023 Growth (%) · 2024 Spending · 2024 Growth (%) ... Overall IT 4,401,809 0.5 4,643,628 5.5 5,043,805 8.6 source |
| 2023 | $4.68 tn | history | 2024 | 2023 Spending · 2023 Growth (%) · 2024 Spending · 2024 Growth (%) ... Overall IT 4,678,847 3.3 4,997,718 6.8 source |
| 2024 | $5.54 tn | history | 2025 | Overall IT | 5,540,421 | 10.0 | 6,084,085 | 9.8As the read noted: Figure from 2024 appears as the base year in Gartner's October 2025 release; sourced via biztechreports.com republishing Gartner's press release. source |
| 2025 | $5.56 tn | history | 2026 | 2025 Spending · 2025 Growth (%) · 2026 Spending · 2026 Growth (%) ... Overall IT 5,555,316 10.3 6,155,493 10.8 source |
| 2026 | $6.37 tn | Gartner’s outlook | 2026 | Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6.37 trillion in 2026, up 14.2% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. 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 Worldwide
What else the yearly read measures in this region.
- Healthcareworldwide$9.80 tn2022 · World Health OrganizationNo outlook published by World Health Organizationas of Sep 30, 2026
- AIworldwide$1.79 tn2025 · Gartner · +1 more, never averaged$3.64 tn by 2027 · 42.5 % a year · Gartner’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- E-commerceworldwide$6.42 tn2025 · eMarketer · +1 more, never averaged$8.91 tn by 2030 · 6.8 % a year · eMarketer’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- Payments and fintechworldwide$2.00 tn2025 · Boston Consulting Group · +1 more, never averaged$2.60 tn by 2030 · 5.4 % a year · Boston Consulting Group’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- Energyworldwide$3.30 tn2025, an outlook · International Energy AgencyNo outlook published by International Energy Agencyas of Sep 30, 2026
- Automotiveworldwide$96 m2025 · OICA · +1 more, never averagedNo outlook published by OICAas of Sep 30, 2026
- Telecommunicationsworldwide$1.19 tn2025 · GSMA$1.36 tn by 2030 · 2.7 % a year · GSMA’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- Travel and tourismworldwide$1.90 tn2025 · UN Tourism · +1 more, never averagedNo outlook published by UN Tourismas of Sep 30, 2026