Global Market Value of Commercial Drone-Powered Solutions by Industry

Proof Point

Global commercial drone solutions valued at $127.3 billion in 2015, with most applications in infrastructure and agriculture industries

2015 (US$ billion)

Proof Point Findings

Commercial Drone Technology – Unmanned aerial vehicles enabling companies in different industries to create new business and operating models
Commercial Drone Solutions Value – According to PwC, reached $127.3 billion in 2015, with largest commercial applications in infrastructure ($45.2 billion) and agriculture ($32.4 billion) industries
Drone Applications – Include remote monitoring, maintenance, data-driven decision-making, and asset management
Key Growth Drivers – Include developing regulatory frameworks to support research and development, growing demand for high quality data, rapidly increasing technological advancement in logistics, increasing focus on safety and privacy issues, and improving cost efficiency and accessibility of products and services

Accelerator	Drones
Market Disruption	Next-Generation Logistics
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Source	"Global market for commercial applications of drone technology valued at over $127bn," PwC, http://www.pwc.com/; "Clarity from above: PwC global report on the commercial applications of drone technology," PwC, http://www.pwc.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Date Last Updated	May 28, 2017

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