Wohlers Report 2025: 9.1% Growth for the Global Additive Manufacturing Market

The renowned Wohlers Report, the international market study that analyzes the health of the additive manufacturing sector, has officially been published for 2025. This 30th edition is once again marked by growth: according to Wohlers Associate, the industry will have grown by 9.1%, taking the 3D printing market to $21.9 billion by 2024. This figure could rise to $115 billion by 2034. A statistic that might come as a surprise when you consider all the difficulties the sector has encountered over the past two years. Yet the report is positive, and additive manufacturing has a bright future ahead of it, driven mainly by service providers, the Asian market and materials.

Last year, the Wohlers Report stated that the market had grown by 11.1%, with metal additive manufacturing gaining ground. The new edition of the study focuses instead on polymer 3D printing, asserting that it remains the most widely employed process family. It should also be noted that 67.1% of machines on the market today are polymer solutions, followed by 29.7% metal and 3.2% “other 3D printers”. One of the trends observed by 3Dnatives, however, is the growing interest in ceramic additive manufacturing, which is now capable of mass-producing industrial parts.

Key revenue figures for the additive manufacturing market (photo credits: Wohlers Associates/ASTM)

The report shows that 3D technology users are indeed looking for different materials, and it is this diversity that is driving market growth. Indeed, materials account for 20% of the market share in terms of revenue recorded over 2024 – after printing services at 47%.