Optical Fingerprint Sensor Market Report 2025

This Optical Fingerprint Sensor market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The optical fingerprint sensor market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.18 billion in 2024 to $2.43 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to security concerns, mobile device integration, cost reduction, consumer demand for convenience, and growing concerns regarding identity theft, fraud, and unauthorized access.

The optical fingerprint sensor market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.68 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to advancements in technology, increasing adoption of biometric authentication, government regulations and initiatives, rising smartphone penetration, and a growing IoT (Internet of Things) ecosystem. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of mobile devices, integration with smart home devices, growth in automotive applications, advancements in sensor technology, and demand for wearable devices.

The optical fingerprint sensor market is poised for growth due to the increasing emphasis on cybersecurity. As digitization and interconnectedness rise, so do cybersecurity threats, providing more opportunities for malicious actors to exploit system and network vulnerabilities. Optical fingerprint sensors play a crucial role in cybersecurity by adding a biometric authentication layer, ensuring secure access to devices and systems through unique fingerprint identification, and strengthening overall security measures. For example, in April 2023, the UK's Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology reported that cybercrime affected 11% of businesses and 8% of charities. Furthermore, compared to 2022, this percentage increased to 26% for medium-sized enterprises, 37% for large companies, and 25% for high-income charities. Consequently, the growing emphasis on cybersecurity is a driving force behind the expansion of the optical fingerprint sensor market.

Leading companies in the optical fingerprint sensor market are focusing on creating advanced solutions, such as contactless optical fingerprint scanners, to improve security and user convenience. A contactless optical fingerprint scanner captures fingerprint images without physical contact by utilizing optical technology to detect unique fingerprint patterns. This innovation benefits the optical fingerprint sensor market by promoting hygiene, improving user convenience, and ensuring accuracy in high-traffic settings. For example, in June 2024, IDloop GmbH, a technology company based in Germany, introduced the CFS flats, a contactless optical fingerprint scanner that leverages advanced 3D imaging technology. The scanner uses structured blue light to project onto the surface of the finger, creating a distorted pattern that is then processed into a detailed 3D point cloud. Capable of capturing 13 point clouds per second with a depth resolution of 10 micrometers, the device produces highly detailed fingerprint images. The CFS flats provide contactless operation, high accuracy, versatility, and authentication support, making them ideal for large-scale database enrollments and security applications.

In June 2023, DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH, headquartered in Germany, acquired Jenetric GmbH for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition combines Jenetric's optical thin-film transistor (TFT) technology, renowned for high-quality contactless fingerprint capture, with DERMALOG's expertise in liveness detection technology. Jenetric GmbH is a provider of optical fingerprint sensors based in Germany.

Major companies operating in the optical fingerprint sensor market are Qualcomm Technologies Inc., Thales Group, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Novatek Microelectronics Corporation, IDEMIA, Japan Display Inc., Synaptics Incorporated, Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., EGiS Technologies Inc., Fingerprint Cards AB, Anviz Global, Suprema Inc., Vkansee Technology Inc., Melfas Inc., CrucialTec, BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Aware Inc, CMOS Sensor Inc., BIO-key International Inc., SecuGen Corporation, ID3 Technologies, FocalTech Systems Co. Ltd., Vkansee Technology Inc., NEXT Biometrics Group ASA, IDEX Biometrics ASA.

North America was the largest region in the optical fingerprint sensor market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the optical fingerprint sensor market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the optical fingerprint sensor market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

An optical fingerprint sensor functions as a biometric tool that captures fingerprint images by utilizing light-sensitive technology, typically employing an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodiodes. This process involves illuminating the fingerprint surface and recording the reflected light patterns, which are subsequently analyzed to extract distinctive fingerprint characteristics for identification or authentication purposes.

The key components utilized in optical fingerprint sensors include photodiodes, charged coupled devices, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) optical imagers, cover plates, and lenses. Photodiodes, for instance, serve as semiconductor devices converting light into electrical current, playing a crucial role in accurately capturing fingerprint images within these sensors. These technologies encompass electro-optical imaging and multi-spectral imaging, finding applications across various sectors such as consumer electronics, military and defense, banking and finance, telecommunications, government agencies, healthcare, smart homes, and commercial security.

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The optical fingerprint sensor market consists of sales of capacitive optical sensors, thin-film transistor (TFT) optical sensors, and silicon-based optical sensors. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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