The global data annotation tools market held a market value of USD 1,186.9 Million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 13,287.9 Million by the year 2030. The market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 30.9% during the forecast period.
Data annotation tools can be on-premise, cloud-based, or containerized software solutions that can be utilized to annotate production-grade training data for machine learning. The data annotation tools industry is growing steadily due to the enhanced application of artificial intelligence, rising demand, and investing strategic activities by the key players. For instance, in October 2020, CloudFactory, a global leader in managed workforce solutions for artificial intelligence introduced a new computer vision offering, Data Annotation Solution, that bales their professionally managed workforce with a market-leading data annotation platform.
On the other hand, the data privacy compliance standards are not proper in all regions which hamper the market growth to a limited extent. Moreover, AI and machine learning continue to advance, yet many AI disruptors lack the aptitude to process and label the voluminous amount of data vital to feed complex AI, machine learning algorithms. Thus, such elements hinder the market growth.
The increasing focus and inclination of the major players operating in the industry drive the growth rate of the market. For instance, several firms are focusing on adding value to their current product portfolio and dicing newer technological advancements. For instance, Scale, a San Francisco startup employs a combination of human data labelers and machine learning algorithms to sort through raw, unlabeled streams for clients, such as nuTonomy, Lyft, Zoox, nuTonomy, Voyage, and Embark. Moreover, firms such as DefinedCrown utilize a smart data curation platform, providing a bespoke model-training service to clients in customer service, health care, automotive, retail, and enterprise sectors.
The rising investment by prominent players, coupled with the surge in developments in data annotation tools fuel the market growth. For instance, in November 2019, CloudFactory, one of the global leaders in managed workforce solutions for artificial intelligence (AI), secured USD 65 Million in growth equity funding, led by FTV Capital and Weatherford Capital. Such an investment marks an exciting milestone in CloudFactory’s mission of offering meaningful work as the company seeks to scale operations while continuing to deliver high-quality data work for its global customers. Such measures drive the market growth.
The global data annotation tools market is segmented into data type, technology, device type, and end users.
By region, the global data annotation tools market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
The North American market for data annotation tools held the largest market share of more than 30% in 2021 owing to the highly developed infrastructure. Furthermore, the European market for data annotation tools is estimated to cross the mark of USD 1,000 Million revenue by 2026 owing to the rising awareness.
Moreover, the market in other regions of APAC, and Middle East and Africa are anticipated to grow at a considerable rate. For instance, in August, 2021, Appen Limited, an Australian company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrant, a leader in mobile location data, point-of-interest data, as well as corresponding compliance services. The merged firm of Quadrant and Appen will be well positioned to supply high-quality data to businesses that rely on geolocation. Thus, such measures drive the growth of the APAC regional market.
Key players operating in the global data annotation tools market include Annotate.com, Appen Limited, Cloud Factory Limited, CloudApp, Cogito Tech LLC, Deep Systems, Google Inc., Labelbox, Inc, LightTag, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Lotus Quality Assurance, Playment Inc. Tagtog Sp.zo., among others.
Major five players in the market hold approximately 15% of the market share. These market players are capitalizing in collaborations, product launches, mergers, acquisitions, and expansions to sustain a competitive edge in the market. For instance, in November 2020, TELUS International agreed to purchase Lionbridge's artificial intelligence business segment for USD 935 Million, with the transaction anticipated to completion by December 31st. Lionbridge AI, a Lionbridge Technologies business unit, operates multilingual data for artificial intelligence algorithms, including human-annotated text, photos, audio, and video.
Data annotation tools can be on-premise, cloud-based, or containerized software solutions that can be utilized to annotate production-grade training data for machine learning. The data annotation tools industry is growing steadily due to the enhanced application of artificial intelligence, rising demand, and investing strategic activities by the key players. For instance, in October 2020, CloudFactory, a global leader in managed workforce solutions for artificial intelligence introduced a new computer vision offering, Data Annotation Solution, that bales their professionally managed workforce with a market-leading data annotation platform.
On the other hand, the data privacy compliance standards are not proper in all regions which hamper the market growth to a limited extent. Moreover, AI and machine learning continue to advance, yet many AI disruptors lack the aptitude to process and label the voluminous amount of data vital to feed complex AI, machine learning algorithms. Thus, such elements hinder the market growth.
Growth Influencers:
Rising demand for annotated data to improve machine learning models
The increasing focus and inclination of the major players operating in the industry drive the growth rate of the market. For instance, several firms are focusing on adding value to their current product portfolio and dicing newer technological advancements. For instance, Scale, a San Francisco startup employs a combination of human data labelers and machine learning algorithms to sort through raw, unlabeled streams for clients, such as nuTonomy, Lyft, Zoox, nuTonomy, Voyage, and Embark. Moreover, firms such as DefinedCrown utilize a smart data curation platform, providing a bespoke model-training service to clients in customer service, health care, automotive, retail, and enterprise sectors.
Increasing Investment by the players and technology advancements
The rising investment by prominent players, coupled with the surge in developments in data annotation tools fuel the market growth. For instance, in November 2019, CloudFactory, one of the global leaders in managed workforce solutions for artificial intelligence (AI), secured USD 65 Million in growth equity funding, led by FTV Capital and Weatherford Capital. Such an investment marks an exciting milestone in CloudFactory’s mission of offering meaningful work as the company seeks to scale operations while continuing to deliver high-quality data work for its global customers. Such measures drive the market growth.
Segments Overview:
The global data annotation tools market is segmented into data type, technology, device type, and end users.
By Data Type
- Text
- Sentiment
- Text Classification
- Entity
- Image
- Boundary Boxes
- Line Annotation
- Image Transcription
- Video
- Semantic
- Polygon
- Key point
- Audio
- Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
- Speaker Identification
- Automated Speech
By Technology
- Supervised
- Semi-Supervised
- Automatic
By Device Type
- Mac OS
- Windows
- Linux
- Others
By End Users
- Automotive
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Transportation and logistics
- BFSI
- Telecommunication and IT
- Others
Regional Overview
By region, the global data annotation tools market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
The North American market for data annotation tools held the largest market share of more than 30% in 2021 owing to the highly developed infrastructure. Furthermore, the European market for data annotation tools is estimated to cross the mark of USD 1,000 Million revenue by 2026 owing to the rising awareness.
Moreover, the market in other regions of APAC, and Middle East and Africa are anticipated to grow at a considerable rate. For instance, in August, 2021, Appen Limited, an Australian company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrant, a leader in mobile location data, point-of-interest data, as well as corresponding compliance services. The merged firm of Quadrant and Appen will be well positioned to supply high-quality data to businesses that rely on geolocation. Thus, such measures drive the growth of the APAC regional market.
Competitive Landscape
Key players operating in the global data annotation tools market include Annotate.com, Appen Limited, Cloud Factory Limited, CloudApp, Cogito Tech LLC, Deep Systems, Google Inc., Labelbox, Inc, LightTag, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Lotus Quality Assurance, Playment Inc. Tagtog Sp.zo., among others.
Major five players in the market hold approximately 15% of the market share. These market players are capitalizing in collaborations, product launches, mergers, acquisitions, and expansions to sustain a competitive edge in the market. For instance, in November 2020, TELUS International agreed to purchase Lionbridge's artificial intelligence business segment for USD 935 Million, with the transaction anticipated to completion by December 31st. Lionbridge AI, a Lionbridge Technologies business unit, operates multilingual data for artificial intelligence algorithms, including human-annotated text, photos, audio, and video.
The global data annotation tools market report provides insights on the below pointers:
- Market Penetration: Provides comprehensive information on the market offered by the prominent players
- Market Development: The report offers detailed information about lucrative emerging markets and analyzes penetration across mature segments of the markets
- Market Diversification: Provides in-depth information about untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments
- Competitive Landscape Assessment: Mergers & acquisitions, certifications, product launches in the global Data annotation tools market have been provided in this research report. In addition, the report also emphasizes the SWOT analysis of the leading players.
- Product Development & Innovation: The report provides intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and breakthrough product developments
- Pricing Analysis: Pricing analysis of various metals and other components used in the manufacturing
- Manufacturing Cost Analysis: Cost-share of various components in data annotation tools
- Application of Data annotation tools in Service Sectors
- Performance of Data annotation tools in Service Sectors
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Research Framework1.1. Research Objective
1.2. Product Overview
1.3. Market Segmentation
Chapter 2. Research Methodology
2.1. Qualitative Research
2.1.1. Primary & Secondary Sources
2.2 Quantitative Research
2.2.1. Primary & Secondary Sources
2.3. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Region
2.4. Assumption for the Study
2.5. Market Size Estimation
2.6. Data Triangulation
Chapter 3. Executive Summary: Global Data Annotation Tools Market
Chapter 4. Global Data Annotation Tools Market Overview
4.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.1.1. Dataset
4.1.2. Data Annotation Tools
4.1.3. Technology Integration
4.1.4. End User
4.2. Industry Outlook
4.2.1. Application of Data annotation tools in Service Sector
4.2.2. Performance of Data annotation tools in Service Sector
4.3. PESTLE Analysis
4.4. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.4.3. Threat of Substitutes
4.4.4. Threat of New Entrants
4.4.5. Degree of Competition
4.5. Market Dynamics and Trends
4.5.1. Growth Drivers
4.5.2. Restraints
4.5.3. Challenges
4.5.4. Key Trends
4.6. Covid-19 Impact Assessment on Market Growth Trend
4.7. Market Growth and Outlook
4.7.1. Market Revenue Estimates and Forecast (US$ Mn), 2017 - 2030
4.7.3. Price Trend Analysis
4.8. Competition Dashboard
4.8.1. Market Concentration Rate
4.8.2. Company Market Share Analysis (Value %), 2020
4.8.3. Competitor Mapping
Chapter 5. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Data Type
5.1. Key Insights
5.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
5.2.1. Text
5.2.1.1. Sentiment
5.2.1.2. Text Classification
5.2.1.3. Entity
5.2.2. Image
5.2.2.1. Boundary Boxes
5.2.2.2. Line Annotation
5.2.2.3. Image transcription
5.2.3. Video
5.2.3.1. Semantic
5.2.3.2. Polygon
5.2.3.3. Key point
5.2.4. Audio
5.2.4.1. Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
5.2.4.2. Speaker Identification
5.2.4.3. Automated Speech Recognition
Chapter 6. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Technology
6.1. Key Insights
6.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
6.2.1. Supervised
6.2.2. Semi-Supervised
6.2.3. Automatic
Chapter 7. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Device Type
7.1. Key Insights
7.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
7.2.1. Mac OS
7.2.2. Windows
7.2.3. Linux
7.2.4. Others
Chapter 8. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By End User
8.1. Key Insights
8.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
8.2.1. Automotive
8.2.2. Healthcare
8.2.3. Retail
8.2.4. Transportation and logistics
8.2.5. BFSI
8.2.6. Telecommunication and IT
8.2.7. Others
Chapter 9. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Region
9.1. Key Insights
9.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
9.2.1. North America
9.2.1.1. The U.S.
9.2.1.2. Canada
9.2.1.3. Mexico
9.2.2. Europe
9.2.2.1. Western Europe
9.2.2.1.1. The UK
9.2.2.1.2. Germany
9.2.2.1.3. France
9.2.2.1.4. Italy
9.2.2.1.5. Spain
9.2.2.1.6. Rest of Western Europe
9.2.2.2. Eastern Europe
9.2.2.2.1. Poland
9.2.2.2.2. Russia
9.2.2.2.3. Rest of Eastern Europe
9.2.3. Asia Pacific
9.2.3.1. China
9.2.3.2. India
9.2.3.3. Japan
9.2.3.4. South Korea
9.2.3.5. Australia & New Zealand
9.2.3.6. ASEAN
9.2.3.7. Rest of Asia Pacific
9.2.4. Middle East & Africa
9.2.4.1. UAE
9.2.4.2. Saudi Arabia
9.2.4.3. South Africa
9.2.4.4. Rest of MEA
9.2.5. South America
9.2.5.1. Argentina
9.2.5.2. Brazil
9.2.5.3. Rest of South America
Chapter 10. North America Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
10.1. Key Insights
10.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
10.2.1. By Data Type
10.2.2. By Technology
10.2.3. By Device Type
10.2.4. By End user
10.2.5. By Country
Chapter 11. Europe Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
11.1. Key Insights
11.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
11.2.1. By Data Type
11.2.2. By Technology
11.2.3. By Device Type
11.2.4. By End user
11.2.5. By Country
Chapter 12. Asia Pacific Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
12.1. Key Insights
12.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
12.2.1. By Data Type
12.2.2. By Technology
12.2.3. By Device Type
12.2.4. By End user
12.2.5. By Country
Chapter 13. Middle East and Africa Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
13.1. Key Insights
13.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
13.2.1. By Data Type
13.2.2. By Technology
13.2.3. By Device Type
13.2.4. By End user
13.2.5. By Country
Chapter 14.South America Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
14.1. Key Insights
14.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
14.2.1. By Data Type
14.2.2. By Technology
14.2.3. By Device Type
14.2.4. By End user
14.2.5. By Country
Chapter 15. Company Profile (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Key Product landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, and Business Strategy Outlook)
15.1. Annotate.com
15.2. Appen Limited
15.3. Cloud Factory Limited
15.4. CloudApp
15.5. Cogito Tech LLC
15.6. Deep Systems
15.7. Google Inc.
15.8. Labelbox, Inc
15.9. LightTag
15.10. Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
15.11. Lotus Quality Assurance
15.12. Playment Inc.
15.13. Tagtog Sp.zo.
15.14. Other Prominent PlayersChapter 1. Research Framework
1.1. Research Objective
1.2. Product Overview
1.3. Market Segmentation
Chapter 2. Research Methodology
2.1. Qualitative Research
2.1.1. Primary & Secondary Sources
2.2 Quantitative Research
2.2.1. Primary & Secondary Sources
2.3. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Region
2.4. Assumption for the Study
2.5. Market Size Estimation
2.6. Data Triangulation
Chapter 3. Executive Summary: Global Data Annotation Tools Market
Chapter 4. Global Data Annotation Tools Market Overview
4.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.1.1. Dataset
4.1.2. Data Annotation Tools
4.1.3. Technology Integration
4.1.4. End User
4.2. Industry Outlook
4.2.1. Application of Data annotation tools in Service Sector
4.2.2. Performance of Data annotation tools in Service Sector
4.3. PESTLE Analysis
4.4. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.4.3. Threat of Substitutes
4.4.4. Threat of New Entrants
4.4.5. Degree of Competition
4.5. Market Dynamics and Trends
4.5.1. Growth Drivers
4.5.2. Restraints
4.5.3. Challenges
4.5.4. Key Trends
4.6. Covid-19 Impact Assessment on Market Growth Trend
4.7. Market Growth and Outlook
4.7.1. Market Revenue Estimates and Forecast (US$ Mn), 2017 - 2030
4.7.3. Price Trend Analysis
4.8. Competition Dashboard
4.8.1. Market Concentration Rate
4.8.2. Company Market Share Analysis (Value %), 2020
4.8.3. Competitor Mapping
Chapter 5. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Data Type
5.1. Key Insights
5.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
5.2.1. Text
5.2.1.1. Sentiment
5.2.1.2. Text Classification
5.2.1.3. Entity
5.2.2. Image
5.2.2.1. Boundary Boxes
5.2.2.2. Line Annotation
5.2.2.3. Image transcription
5.2.3. Video
5.2.3.1. Semantic
5.2.3.2. Polygon
5.2.3.3. Key point
5.2.4. Audio
5.2.4.1. Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
5.2.4.2. Speaker Identification
5.2.4.3. Automated Speech Recognition
Chapter 6. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Technology
6.1. Key Insights
6.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
6.2.1. Supervised
6.2.2. Semi-Supervised
6.2.3. Automatic
Chapter 7. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Device Type
7.1. Key Insights
7.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
7.2.1. Mac OS
7.2.2. Windows
7.2.3. Linux
7.2.4. Others
Chapter 8. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By End User
8.1. Key Insights
8.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
8.2.1. Automotive
8.2.2. Healthcare
8.2.3. Retail
8.2.4. Transportation and logistics
8.2.5. BFSI
8.2.6. Telecommunication and IT
8.2.7. Others
Chapter 9. Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis, By Region
9.1. Key Insights
9.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
9.2.1. North America
9.2.1.1. The U.S.
9.2.1.2. Canada
9.2.1.3. Mexico
9.2.2. Europe
9.2.2.1. Western Europe
9.2.2.1.1. The UK
9.2.2.1.2. Germany
9.2.2.1.3. France
9.2.2.1.4. Italy
9.2.2.1.5. Spain
9.2.2.1.6. Rest of Western Europe
9.2.2.2. Eastern Europe
9.2.2.2.1. Poland
9.2.2.2.2. Russia
9.2.2.2.3. Rest of Eastern Europe
9.2.3. Asia Pacific
9.2.3.1. China
9.2.3.2. India
9.2.3.3. Japan
9.2.3.4. South Korea
9.2.3.5. Australia & New Zealand
9.2.3.6. ASEAN
9.2.3.7. Rest of Asia Pacific
9.2.4. Middle East & Africa
9.2.4.1. UAE
9.2.4.2. Saudi Arabia
9.2.4.3. South Africa
9.2.4.4. Rest of MEA
9.2.5. South America
9.2.5.1. Argentina
9.2.5.2. Brazil
9.2.5.3. Rest of South America
Chapter 10. North America Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
10.1. Key Insights
10.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
10.2.1. By Data Type
10.2.2. By Technology
10.2.3. By Device Type
10.2.4. By End user
10.2.5. By Country
Chapter 11. Europe Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
11.1. Key Insights
11.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
11.2.1. By Data Type
11.2.2. By Technology
11.2.3. By Device Type
11.2.4. By End user
11.2.5. By Country
Chapter 12. Asia Pacific Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
12.1. Key Insights
12.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
12.2.1. By Data Type
12.2.2. By Technology
12.2.3. By Device Type
12.2.4. By End user
12.2.5. By Country
Chapter 13. Middle East and Africa Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
13.1. Key Insights
13.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
13.2.1. By Data Type
13.2.2. By Technology
13.2.3. By Device Type
13.2.4. By End user
13.2.5. By Country
Chapter 14.South America Data Annotation Tools Market Analysis
14.1. Key Insights
14.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2030 (US$ Mn)
14.2.1. By Data Type
14.2.2. By Technology
14.2.3. By Device Type
14.2.4. By End user
14.2.5. By Country
Chapter 15. Company Profile (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Key Product landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, and Business Strategy Outlook)
15.1. Annotate.com
15.2. Appen Limited
15.3. Cloud Factory Limited
15.4. CloudApp
15.5. Cogito Tech LLC
15.6. Deep Systems
15.7. Google Inc.
15.8. Labelbox, Inc
15.9. LightTag
15.10. Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
15.11. Lotus Quality Assurance
15.12. Playment Inc.
15.13. Tagtog Sp.zo.
15.14. Other Prominent Players
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Annotate.com
- Appen Limited
- Cloud Factory Limited
- CloudApp
- Cogito Tech LLC
- Deep Systems
- Google Inc.
- Labelbox Inc
- LightTag
- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
- Lotus Quality Assurance
- Playment Inc.
- Tagtog Sp.zo.
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 198 |
| Published | July 2022 |
| Forecast Period | 2021 - 2030 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 1186.9 Million |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 13287.9 Million |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 30.8% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
