Supercomputers Market Report 2025

This Supercomputers report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The supercomputers market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $13.55 billion in 2024 to $15.75 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to government investments in scientific research, national security and defense applications, computational demands of weather modeling, advances in high-performance computing (HPC) architecture, growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

The supercomputers market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $32.11 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to continued growth of data-intensive applications, expansion of supercomputing for drug discovery and healthcare, development of exascale computing capabilities, increasing demand for quantum computing solutions, rise of edge computing and distributed supercomputing networks. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of artificial intelligence into supercomputing workflows, emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability, collaboration between governments, academia, and industry for research, hybrid and cloud-based supercomputing solutions, convergence of supercomputing with big data analytics and simulation technologies.

Government investments in high-processing power are expected to drive the growth of the supercomputer market in the future. High processing power refers to the capabilities used to manage and analyze data, facilitating decision-making. Worldwide, governments are funding advanced projects that require high-performance computing devices, leading to increased demand for supercomputers. For example, in February 2024, the Indian government announced initiatives to boost its semiconductor industry, aiming to attract approximately INR 1.5 trillion ($18.15 billion) in investments for four approved semiconductor facilities. This initiative includes a major Tata-PSMC commercial fabrication plant and three ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging) facilities. Thus, government investment in high-processing power is fueling the growth of the supercomputer market.

The increasing adoption of cloud technology is anticipated to drive the growth of the supercomputers market in the future. The cloud refers to a network of remote servers that store and manage data and applications via the internet. Cloud technology enhances supercomputer capabilities by offering scalable, on-demand access to high-performance computing resources, which allows for the efficient and cost-effective processing of complex tasks. For example, in January 2023, Google LLC, a US-based information technology company, reported that 76% of individuals used the public cloud in 2022, marking a 56% increase from 2021. Therefore, the rising adoption of cloud technology is propelling the growth of the supercomputers market.

Strategic partnerships are becoming a prominent trend in the supercomputer market. Leading companies in this sector are increasingly focusing on such alliances to bolster their market presence. For example, in June 2023, Eviden, a France-based technology firm, entered into a $100 million contract with the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, which is part of India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences. This collaboration aims to create two advanced supercomputers dedicated to weather simulation and climate research, leveraging Eviden's BullSequana XH2000 technology. Additionally, in November 2022, NVIDIA, a US-based software company, partnered with Microsoft, another US-based technology giant, for several years to develop one of the world's most powerful AI supercomputers. This project is built on Microsoft Azure's supercomputing infrastructure, combined with NVIDIA's GPUs, networking, and AI software stacks, enabling enterprises to train, deploy, and scale their AI systems effectively.

Leading companies in the supercomputers market are intensifying their efforts to introduce powerful supercomputers in order to secure a competitive advantage. These powerful supercomputers are high-performance computing systems designed to process large volumes of data and execute complex calculations at remarkable speeds, typically utilized for scientific, engineering, and research purposes. For example, in June 2024, IBM, a US-based technology firm, partnered with Pasqal, a Germany-based developer of quantum processors, to establish a unified strategy for quantum-centric supercomputing. This collaboration aims to advance research applications in chemistry and materials science by merging quantum computing capabilities with conventional supercomputing.

In March 2022, SingHealth, a Singapore-based healthcare service company, in collaboration with Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre (NCSS), announced the acquisition of an Nvidia supercomputer. This acquisition will support medical research activities and innovation for healthcare researchers across Singapore, contributing to advanced research powered by the supercomputing infrastructure.

Major companies operating in the supercomputers market include Atos IT Solutions & Services Ltd., Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Huawei Investment & Holding Co. Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., NEC Corporation, Nvidia Corporation, Sugon Information Industry Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hitachi Ltd., D-Wave Quantum Systems Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Eurotech SpA, Inspur Software Co. Ltd., Penguin Computing Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., Rackable Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Rescale Inc., Baidu Inc., Intel Corporation, RSC Group, ASUS TEK Computer Inc.

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

A supercomputer is a computer system designed with the architecture, resources, and components necessary to carry out large-scale computations. Modern supercomputers are typically composed of tens of thousands of processors, enabling them to perform billions or even trillions of calculations per second. These powerful machines are primarily intended for use in businesses and organizations that require significant computational power. Supercomputers integrate architectural and operational elements from parallel and grid processing, allowing processes to be executed on thousands of processors simultaneously or distributed among them.

The primary types of supercomputers include vector processing machines, tightly connected cluster computers, and commodity clusters. Vector processing machines involve vector processors or central processing units (CPUs) that offer an instruction set designed for efficient processing of large one-dimensional arrays of data, known as vectors. Vector instructions are of the SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) type. Various processor types, including Intel, IBM (Power), AMD, and others, are used in commercial applications, research institutions, government entities, and other fields where significant computational capabilities are essential.

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The supercomputer market consists of sales of general-purpose supercomputers and special purpose supercomputers, vector processing supercomputers, tightly connected cluster computers, and commodity computers. 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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