Global Drones

May 2026 | 46 pages | ID: GE47140C5099EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Global Drones industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The drones market (also known as the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market) encompasses revenue generated from the sales of drones. Market volume for drones is measured in terms of units sold.
• The global drones market recorded a revenue of $26.5 billion in 2025, and the value increased with a CAGR of 40.4% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 16.6% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 9.7 million units in 2025.
• In 2025, the global drones market recorded an annual growth rate of 36.5%, driven by rapid technological advancements that significantly broadened the range of drone applications.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the drones market in the global
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global drones market
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key drones market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global drones market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the Global drones market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the Global drones market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global drones market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is the global’s drones market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market rivalry
1.8. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Market trends
2.4. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd
8.2. Parrot SA
8.3. Skydio Inc
8.4. AeroVironment Inc
8.5. Autel Robotics Co Ltd

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global drones market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: Global drones market volume: million Units, 2020-25
Table 3: Global drones market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: Global drones market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 5: Global drones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 6: Global drones market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 7: Global drones market volume forecast: million Units, 2025-30
Table 8: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 9: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 10: Parrot SA: Key Facts
Table 11: Parrot SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Parrot SA: Key Employees
Table 13: Skydio Inc: Key Facts
Table 14: AeroVironment Inc: Key Facts
Table 15: AeroVironment Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: AeroVironment Inc: Key Employees
Table 17: Autel Robotics Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 18: Global Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global drones market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: Global drones market volume: million Units, 2020-25
Figure 3: Global drones market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 4: Global drones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: Global drones market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 6: Global drones market volume forecast: million Units, 2025-30
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the global drones market, 2025
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the global drones market, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the global drones market, 2025
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global drones market, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global drones market, 2025
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global drones market, 2025