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3D Printer Industry Statistics

3D Printer Industry numbers in 2025 show how quickly demand, shipments, and adoption are shifting, turning yesterday’s growth assumptions into a real tension for buyers and manufacturers. Read the page to see which segments are accelerating and which are stalling as the market recalibrates.
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November 10, 2026Updated
3D Printer Industry Statistics
Felix ZimmermannWritten by Felix Zimmermann·Edited by Helena Kowalczyk·Fact-checked by Sarah Mitchell
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01 Industry overview

The 3d printer industry at a glance

The global 3D printing market reached $30.5 billion in 2025 and is forecast to expand at a 23.9% CAGR through 2033, led by industrial, medical, automotive, and aerospace applications.

$30.5B[19]
Global market size, 2025
23.9%[19]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2033
32.8%[19]
North America share, 2025
15.4%[20]
Creality consumer share, 2024
Market size
The global 3D printing market was valued at $30.5 billion in 2025, with the market estimate rising to $37.6 billion in 2026. A separate company-industry estimate placed the 2024 market at $28.1 billion.[19][49]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to reach $168.9 billion by 2033 from an estimated $37.6 billion in 2026, representing a 23.9% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.[19]
Market share & regions
North America held the largest regional share at 32.8% of global revenue in 2025. Asia Pacific was identified as the fastest-growing region for 2026–2033, while China led the midrange printer category in 2024.[19][67]
Segmentation
Hardware represented 62.6% of the market in 2025, while industrial printers accounted for 75.0% of hardware revenue. By application, prototyping held 47.2% of global revenue; metal was the leading material category at 59.2%.[19]
Key players & concentration
The consumer-printer market remained fragmented but concentrated among Chinese brands: Creality held 15.4% of global consumer 3D-printer share in 2024, while Bambu Lab held 11.1%. A separate filing describes Bambu Lab as the second-largest consumer 3D-printer company globally with an 11.2% share.[20]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is shifting toward production applications in aerospace, defense, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing, while high inflation, interest rates, layoffs, and tariff disputes weakened printer shipments in 2024. Protolabs increased HP Multi Jet Fusion capacity by 50% in November 2026 to meet demand from aerospace, defense, and drone customers.[67][68]
Consumer behavior & competition
The entry-level segment recovered in 2025: shipments rose 47% year over year in the fourth quarter and 26% across the full year. Creality led the category in the first quarter with a 39% share, while Bambu Lab recorded 64% year-over-year shipment growth during that quarter.[27]
M&A
Industry consolidation continued in 2025, with more than 25 additive-manufacturing acquisitions reported across the sector. In May 2026, Stratasys agreed to acquire most of Markforged for $42.5 million; Markforged generated approximately $70 million of revenue in 2025.[69][13]
Regulation
In the United States, 3D-printed medical devices are regulated under the FDA’s existing medical-device framework, including applicable premarket submissions and quality-system requirements. FDA guidance addresses design, manufacturing, material controls, process validation, and testing for additively manufactured devices.[70]
Latest news
In November 2026, Protolabs announced a 50% expansion of its HP Jet Fusion 5600 capacity for aerospace, defense, and drone production. The company’s announcement illustrates the industry’s continuing move from prototyping toward repeatable production of end-use parts.[68]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the 3d Printer Industry

The leading companies in the 3d printer industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Bambu Lab leads Gitnux's 2026 3d printer ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with robotics-driven desktop products; founded in 2020. EOS is the highest-ranked industrial metal and polymer printing equipment maker at 9.0, driven by installed base reaching the 5,000th industrial metal or polymer printer in January 2025.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in desktop 3D printing hardware

    Bambu Lab

    CN

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Desktop 3D printing hardware

    Why we picked it: It supplies consumer and prosumer desktop printers in a fragmented market with Chinese brand share listed for 2024.

    See in ranking ↓Visit bambulab.com ↗

  2. Leader in industrial metal and polymer printing

    EOS

    DE

    Ranked #2 · 9.0 · Industrial metal and polymer printing

    Why we picked it: It targets industrial metal and polymer printing, with an installed-base milestone stated for 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit eos.info ↗

  3. Leader in professional desktop SLA/SLS

    Formlabs

    US

    Ranked #4 · 8.9 · Professional desktop SLA/SLS

    Why we picked it: It operates in professional desktop SLA/SLS, with a stated cumulative unit sales figure.

    See in ranking ↓Visit formlabs.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the 3d printer industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Bambu Lab

Desktop 3D printing hardware · CN

9.1
2

EOS

Industrial metal and polymer printing · DE

9.0
3

Prusa Research

Desktop 3D printing hardware · CZ

9.0
4

Formlabs

Professional desktop SLA/SLS · US

8.9
5

Nano Dimension

Additively manufactured electronics · IL

8.7
6

HP

Industrial polymer and metal 3D printing · US

8.7
7

Stratasys

Industrial polymer 3D printers and materials · US

8.5
8

UltiMaker

Professional desktop 3D printers and materials · NL

8.4
9

TRUMPF

Industrial laser metal 3D printers · DE

8.4
10

Raise3D

Professional and industrial FFF, SLS and DLP printers · US

8.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Felix Zimmermann. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the 3d printer industry. In 3D Printer Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/3d-printer-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Global additive manufacturing revenue by component

Printing services holds the largest share at 48%.

Printing services48%
System sales and servicing26%
Materials20%
Software6%
source-verifiedwohlersassociates.com

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Manufacturers report uneven execution: 8% used artificial intelligence in 2024, while 70% still collected data manually. Automation adoption increased by 7 percentage points (2022 to 2024) in a 97-respondent additive-adoption study.

AI in the 3d printer industry

  • 8% of surveyed manufacturers used artificial intelligence in 2024, according to a study of 97 respondents covering additive manufacturing adoption.[1]
  • 22 percentage points fewer surveyed manufacturers were at the artificial-intelligence awareness stage in 2024 than in 2022, falling from 47% to 25%.[1]
  • 12 percentage points more surveyed manufacturers were implementing artificial intelligence in 2024 than in 2023, in a 97-respondent manufacturing study that included additive manufacturing.[1]

Automation in the 3d printer industry

  • 7 percentage points more surveyed manufacturers were using automation in 2024 than in 2022, in a study that included additive manufacturing adoption.[1]
  • More than 50% of surveyed manufacturers were implementing or using automation in each year from 2022 through 2024, according to a 97-respondent study covering additive manufacturing adoption.[1]

Digital Transformation in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 32% of U.S. industrial-products respondents said their operations-technology investments had delivered expected results in 2024.[2]
  • 24% of companies across the European Industrial Ecosystem had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[3]
  • 76% of industrial-manufacturing firms across 26 countries reported that their workforce had an appetite to embrace cutting-edge technology in 2024.[4]
  • 34% of industrial-manufacturing organizations across 26 countries had achieved return on investment from multiple AI use cases in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 31% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing modern-delivery technologies, including low-code and no-code, in 2024.[5]
  • 35% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing data-and-analytics strategies in 2024.[5]
  • 30% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing edge-computing strategies in 2024.[5]
  • 37% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing AI and automation strategies in 2024.[5]

Cloud Computing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 87% of Australian manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2022.[6]
  • 39% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing XaaS technologies, including public and multicloud, in 2024.[5]
  • 54% of EU manufacturing enterprises used paid cloud-computing services in 2025, up from approximately 45% in 2023.[7]
  • 87% of Finnish manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2023.[6]

Big Data in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 70% of manufacturers still collected data manually in 2024, according to a Manufacturing Leadership Council survey reported by the National Association of Manufacturers.[8]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024, up 7 percentage points from 2023, according to an Auburn University study of 97 participants.[1]
  • 16.2% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used big-data technologies in 2024.[3]
  • 67% of manufacturers surveyed in the United States, Germany and Malaysia could collect and analyze data in near real time in 2024.[9]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024.[1]
  • 60% of manufacturers surveyed could collect and normalize data from assets or equipment in 2024, across 461 decision makers in the United States, Germany and Malaysia.[9]

IoT in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 35% of manufacturing companies in a Productivity Institute sample had adopted Internet of Things technology, with geography not specified by the source.[10]
  • 11.1% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used Internet of Things technologies in 2023.[3]
  • 27.6% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used Internet of Things technologies in 2024.[3]
  • 81% of manufacturing leaders surveyed identified data and analytics for process improvement as an important technology use case, while IoT for predictive maintenance ranked among the leading use cases in 2024.[11]

Innovation in the 3d printer industry

  • More than 7,000 additive-manufacturing patent families were registered in the transport sector during the decade before 2020.[12]
  • 32.9% of worldwide additive-manufacturing international patent families from 2001 to 2020 originated in the 39 EPO member states.[12]
  • 39.8% of worldwide additive-manufacturing international patent families from 2001 to 2020 originated in the United States.[12]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and reporting extensibility matter in operational deployment: Materialise offers configurable report types in excess of 50. Poor data quality is cited by 30% of manufacturers as a technical barrier in 2025.

Business intelligence in the 3d printer industry

  • €43.9 million was Materialise Software segment revenue in 2024, compared with €40.9 million in 2025.[13]
  • 33% of Materialise Software segment personnel were based at the company’s Belgian headquarters at December 31, 2025.[13]
  • €44.4 million was Materialise Software segment revenue in 2023, covering software and related services for additive-manufacturing operations.[13]
  • 275 full-time employees and dedicated consultants supported Materialise’s software segment at December 31, 2025, including business-management and production software for 3D-printing operations.[13]
  • Over 50 configurable report types are offered by Materialise for monitoring demand, machine resources and quality performance in additive manufacturing.[14]
  • More than 50 native reports are available in Materialise’s additive-manufacturing data analytics module for demand, resource utilization and quality-performance analysis.[14]

Data analytics in the 3d printer industry

  • 56 3D printers were active in Materialise Medical at December 31, 2025, across medical production operations that use digital design and manufacturing data.[13]
  • 5 tiers make up the NIST framework for identifying and prioritizing additive-manufacturing data-analytics opportunities: value, decision-making, analytics, data and data-source tiers.[15]
  • 2022 was the year of the AM-Bench datasets used by NIST to process in-situ thermographic data into digital-twin information for laser powder-bed fusion builds.[15]
  • 3D-printing data analytics research was applied to part design and process planning in the additive-manufacturing framework published by NIST in 2019.[15]
  • More than 50 native report types are provided by Materialise’s data-analytics module for additive-manufacturing demand, resource-utilization and quality analysis.[14]
  • €40.9 million was generated by Materialise Software in 2025 from products that support data preparation, process planning and execution for 3D-printing operations.[13]

Data Quality in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of manufacturers identified poor data quality as a technical barrier to improving processes in 2025.[16]
  • 61% of manufacturing leaders agreed that poor data quality limited adoption and optimization of emerging technologies in 2025.[16]
  • 44% of manufacturers surveyed reported that AI projects had failed because of poor data quality in 2025.[17]
  • 41% of manufacturers surveyed distrusted the data used for supply-chain operations in 2025.[17]
  • 54% of manufacturers surveyed had duplicate data in several systems in 2025.[17]
  • 51% of manufacturers surveyed said their data was siloed across disparate tools and systems in 2025.[17]

Data Governance in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of manufacturers surveyed had a corporate-wide governance plan, strategy or formal data-management guidelines in 2024.[18]
  • 15% of manufacturers surveyed said their data strategy was entirely aligned with their overall business strategy in 2024.[18]
  • 58% of manufacturers surveyed assigned primary data-governance responsibility to a C-suite or senior leader in 2024.[18]
  • 22% of manufacturers surveyed included data collection, management or analysis in executive incentives, KPIs or business imperatives in 2024.[18]

KPIs in the 3d printer industry

  • 12.1% was Materialise’s consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin in 2024, compared with 16.5% in 2025.[13]
  • 8.6% was Materialise’s adjusted EBIT margin across reportable segments in 2025 before unallocated costs.[13]
  • 31.0% was the share of Stratasys’ 2025 revenue generated by services, a tracked indicator covering maintenance, printed-parts services and other service activities.[13]
  • 4.0% was Materialise’s consolidated adjusted EBIT margin in 2025, according to its segment-performance reporting.[13]
  • 13.4% was Materialise Software’s adjusted EBITDA margin in 2025, one of the company’s reported performance indicators for its 3D-printing software segment.[13]
  • 16.5% was Materialise’s consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin in 2025 across its medical, software and manufacturing segments.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

The industry’s growth path is tied to production use and metal materials. Prototyping held 47.2% of global revenue by application in 2025, while metal represented 59.2% by material.

Growth in the 3d printer industry

  • The global 3D-printing market was projected to reach $168.9 billion by 2033, according to Grand View Research.[19]
  • Prototyping represented 47.2% of global 3D-printing market revenue by application in 2025.[19]
  • The global 3D-printing market was valued at $30.5 billion in 2025, according to Grand View Research.[19]
  • Hardware represented 62.6% of global 3D-printing market revenue in 2025.[19]
  • Materialise revenue increased 4.2% to €266.765 million in 2024 from €256.127 million in 2023.[13]
  • Industrial 3D printers represented 75.0% of the hardware segment in 2025.[19]

Differentiation in the 3d printer industry

  • Stereolithography represented 10.9% of global 3D-printing market revenue by technology in 2025.[19]
  • RMB225.434 million of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from laser engravers, extending beyond its core 3D-printer offering.[20]
  • The design-software segment represented 36.5% of 3D-printing software revenue in 2025.[19]
  • Automotive was the largest end-use vertical in the global 3D-printing market in 2025.[19]
  • Metal represented 59.2% of global 3D-printing market revenue by material in 2025.[19]

Mergers and acquisitions in the 3d printer industry

  • Prima Additive announced the acquisition of an Italian metal 3D-printer manufacturing company in 2025.[21]
  • MatterHackers’ Source Graphics acquisition was paired with a strategic collaboration with Formlabs in 2024.[22]
  • Pac-Dent acquired Taiwan-based dental 3D-printer maker Ackuretta Technologies in September 2025.[23]
  • MatterHackers completed its acquisition of Source Graphics in April 2024.[22]
  • Formlabs acquired Wisconsin-based Micronics in July 2024 to expand accessible selective-laser-sintering 3D printing.[24]
  • Nano Dimension completed its acquisition of Markforged in April 2025 in a transaction valued at $116 million.[25]

Strategic partnerships in the 3d printer industry

  • Materialise had partnership agreements with Siemens, HCL Technologies and PTC for integrating additive-manufacturing technology into CAD, CAM and PLM software in 2024.[13]
  • Stratasys’ software development kits integrated with multiple software-partner solutions in 2024.[13]
  • Stratasys maintained more than 130 exclusive reseller and channel-partner relationships worldwide in 2024.[13]
  • MatterHackers announced a strategic partnership with Formlabs in April 2024 to expand 3D-printing access and innovation.[22]
  • Kings 3D announced a strategic partnership with Winna Technology in May 2025 to develop a 3D-printing, artificial-intelligence and computing ecosystem.[26]
  • Anycubic and Thingiverse announced an exclusive 3D-printing partnership in November 2026.[27]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce planning is specific about near-term capacity. More than 27,300 cumulative openings for middle-skilled technical workers are projected in the U.S. through 2030.

Hiring in the 3d printer industry

  • 270 full-time employees worked at Markforged at December 31, 2024, primarily in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area.[13]
  • 1,779 full-time-equivalent employees worked at Stratasys across the Americas, Israel, Europe and Asia Pacific at December 31, 2024.[28]
  • Around 2,400 new middle-skilled workers per year were projected to be needed by the U.S. 3D/additive-manufacturing industry.[29]
  • Around 540 middle-skilled technical openings were projected for Massachusetts’s 3D/additive-manufacturing industry.[29]
  • More than 27,300 cumulative openings for middle-skilled technical workers were projected in the U.S. 3D/additive-manufacturing industry through 2030.[29]

Remote Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. manufacturing, teleworked hours represented 12.2% of total hours worked in 2025.[30]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 36.9% of workers could work at home and 33.3% actually did so during 2024–2025.[30]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 19% of workers worked remotely, including hybrid and fully remote arrangements, during October 2023–September 2024.[31]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 35.2% of surveyed workers reported remote work in the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions from July 2021 through March 2024.[32]

Hybrid Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 17% were fully back in the office for non-production employees in 2025.[33]
  • Across manufacturing employees, 80% believed office mandates reflected a lack of trust that employees would be productive at home in 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing companies, the average required office attendance reached 2.82 days per week in the second quarter of 2025.[33]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 67% identified productivity as a key factor driving pressure to return to the office in 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 80% said their organizations were still struggling to balance hybrid working in 2025.[34]

Upskilling in the 3d printer industry

  • More than 160 training programs were estimated to be needed in the United States to meet projected 3D/additive-manufacturing workforce demand by 2030.[29]
  • 15 students per year was the assumed graduation capacity of a typical training program serving the U.S. 3D/additive-manufacturing industry.[29]

Employee Engagement in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 70% of respondents said most non-frontline employees were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[2]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 25% of respondents did not know whether their frontline workforce was engaged in 2023.[2]
  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, the average employee-engagement score was 72.9% in 2026.[35]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 48% of respondents said most frontline workers were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[2]
  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, 84.2% of employees said they cared about their organization’s future in 2026.[35]

Change Management in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across organizations worldwide, 24% used a project-based change-management approach in 2024.[36]
  • Across organizations worldwide, 9% reported having no change-management approach in 2024.[36]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 23% reported that their projects failed to meet adoption expectations in 2024.[36]
  • Across organizations worldwide, 28% used an adaptive or agile change-management approach in 2024.[36]
  • Across organizations worldwide, 39% used change management sporadically in 2024.[36]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Brand switching reasons show operational risk and service expectations. In 2025, 27% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users cited poor after-sales service as the reason for changing brands.

Customer experience in the 3d printer industry

  • 35% of dental laboratories rated Carbon as their most reliable 3D-printer brand during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]
  • 2.1 was the average Net Promoter Score among dental laboratories rating their preferred 3D-printer brands in the United States in 2019.[38]
  • 57% of surveyed dental laboratories reported that their 3D printers experienced at least one day of downtime per month in 2019.[38]
  • 89 was Carbon’s Net Promoter Score among surveyed dental laboratories in the United States in 2019, the highest score reported.[38]
  • 32% of dental laboratories most preferred Carbon among 3D-printer brands used during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]

Customer retention in the 3d printer industry

  • 27% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users cited poor after-sales service as the reason for changing brands in 2025.[39]
  • 5% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users reported a fixed-brand repurchase rate below 30% in 2025.[39]
  • 31% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users reported a fixed-brand repurchase rate of 70%–90% in 2025.[39]
  • 34% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users cited unsatisfactory print quality as the reason for changing brands in 2025.[39]
  • 14% of surveyed Chinese 3D-printer users reported a fixed-brand repurchase rate of 30%–50% in 2025.[39]

Customer acquisition in the 3d printer industry

  • 626 qualified marketing leads were generated by MakerBot’s Facebook educator campaign in seven weeks in 2015.[40]
  • 25% was the reduction in MakerBot’s cost per lead from its Facebook lead-ad campaign compared with a similar non-lead campaign in 2015.[40]
  • 132 new followers were added by WAAM3D’s MiniWAAM launch campaign.[41]
  • 30% was the increase in MakerBot customer leads from its Facebook lead-ad campaign compared with a similar non-lead campaign in 2015.[40]
  • 13 sales leads were generated by WAAM3D’s MiniWAAM product launch campaign at a United Kingdom exhibition.[41]

Customer loyalty in the 3d printer industry

  • 89 was Carbon’s Net Promoter Score among dental laboratories surveyed in 2019.[38]
  • 19% of dental laboratories selected Asiga as their most preferred 3D-printer brand during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]
  • 16% of dental laboratories selected Asiga as their most reliable 3D-printer brand during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]
  • 10% of dental laboratories selected Formlabs as their most reliable 3D-printer brand during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]
  • 32% of dental laboratories selected Carbon as their most preferred 3D-printer brand during the 2020–2024 survey period.[37]

Lead generation in the 3d printer industry

  • 200+ social mentions were generated by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s thought-leadership campaign.[42]
  • 1,322 new leads were generated by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s integrated 3D-printing content campaign.[42]
  • 525 reactions were recorded for WAAM3D’s MiniWAAM launch campaign.[41]
  • 7.25 million impressions were generated by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s 3D-printing campaign.[42]
  • 13 sales leads were generated by WAAM3D’s MiniWAAM launch campaign.[41]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Campaign measurement is visible in stated reach and lead capture, with example metrics for social and content programs. The dataset also includes a benchmark for B2B influencer use at 55% in 2025.

Marketing in the 3d printer industry

  • $279.178 million was 3D Systems’ product revenue in 2024.[13]
  • $189.736 million was 3D Systems’ healthcare-solutions revenue in 2024.[13]
  • $160.943 million was 3D Systems’ services revenue in 2024.[13]
  • More than 130 exclusive resellers and channel partners supported Stratasys’ global sales and marketing reach in 2024.[13]
  • 1,779 employees worked for Stratasys worldwide at the end of 2024, supporting its sales, marketing and additive-manufacturing operations.[13]

Digital marketing in the 3d printer industry

  • 25,000+ views were recorded for WAAM3D’s LinkedIn posts promoting the MiniWAAM launch.[41]
  • 200+ social mentions were generated by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s integrated 3D-printing campaign.[42]
  • 95.2% was the increase in WAAM3D reactions compared with its previous event during the MiniWAAM launch campaign.[41]
  • 25% was MakerBot’s reduction in cost per lead from its Facebook lead-ad campaign in 2015.[40]
  • 4 times the campaign target was Ultimaker’s lead volume from a LinkedIn campaign targeting engineers.[43]

Branding in the 3d printer industry

  • 41% of surveyed Make and Maker newsletter readers recognized the Formlabs brand in 2013.[44]
  • 47% of surveyed desktop-3D-printer owners selected MakerBot as their printer manufacturer in a designer survey.[45]
  • 41% of surveyed Make and Maker newsletter readers recognized the LulzBot brand in 2013.[44]
  • 91% of surveyed Make and Maker newsletter readers recognized the MakerBot brand in 2013.[44]
  • 43% of surveyed Make and Maker newsletter readers recognized the 3D Systems brand in 2013.[44]

Social media in the 3d printer industry

  • 42,000 Twitter followers were reported for 3Dnatives in its 2023 media kit.[46]
  • 198,235 LinkedIn followers were reported for Polaris 3D in January 2026.[47]
  • 27,000 monthly average post reach was reported for 3Dnatives’ Instagram presence in its 2023 media kit.[46]
  • 21,000 Instagram followers were reported for 3Dnatives in its 2023 media kit.[46]
  • 20,000+ video views were reported for 3Dnatives’ videos in its 2023 media kit.[46]

Influencer Marketing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used influencers in 2025, providing a benchmark applicable to industrial manufacturing marketers.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 76% of marketing leaders said creator collaboration helps build brand authenticity in 2025; global survey scope.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 28% ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025; global survey scope.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers planned to increase influencer investment in the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[48]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution metrics connect additively manufactured production to time and cost outcomes. Protolabs’ digital manufacturing business reduced personnel and related costs by $4.1 million in 2024 via resource management and increased automation.

Process optimization in the 3d printer industry

  • 3D-printing revenue at Protolabs was $83.767 million in 2024, representing 16.7% of total company revenue in the United States.[49]
  • 43% weight reduction is achieved in cited production-scale additive-manufacturing applications, according to Stratasys globally.[28]
  • 85% lower lead time is enabled by production-scale additive manufacturing, according to Stratasys’ 2025 customer-impact metrics globally.[28]
  • $4.1 million of personnel and related costs were reduced in Protolabs’ digital factory business in 2024 through resource management and increased automation in the United States.[49]

Operational efficiency in the 3d printer industry

  • $41.0 million was Velo3D’s total revenue in 2024, down from $77.4 million in 2023, globally.[50]
  • $64.9 million was Velo3D’s non-GAAP operating expense in 2024, compared with $82.1 million in 2023, globally.[50]
  • 25% lower operating expenses were reported by Velo3D in 2024 after implementing a right-sized operating model globally.[50]
  • $15.6 million of Velo3D’s 2024 revenue came from support services, licenses and recurring revenue globally.[50]

Quality management in the 3d printer industry

  • 31.0% was 3D Systems’ fourth-quarter 2024 gross margin, compared with 38.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023 globally.[51]
  • 100,000 square feet is the size of Prusa’s Delaware factory, which includes a duplicate print farm intended to improve production resilience for United States customers.[27]
  • 3D Systems reported a 37.3% full-year gross margin in 2024, with unfavorable manufacturing variances cited as one factor affecting performance globally.[51]

Supply chain in the 3d printer industry

  • 33% of recent global 3D-printer system revenue was generated by publicly traded companies in the period tracked by CONTEXT globally.[52]
  • $16 million was Velo3D’s backlog at the end of 2024, reflecting committed demand for its additive-manufacturing systems and services globally.[50]
  • 41% of global 3D-printer system revenue came from North America in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to CONTEXT’s global market tracking.[52]
  • $15 million of bridge financing was completed by Velo3D in 2024 to strengthen liquidity and support operations globally.[50]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across global manufacturing, 73% of executives in 2025 believed friendshoring would represent a significant share of future sourcing and production.[53]
  • Across global manufacturing, 37% of facilities were offshore in 2024, compared with 41% onshore and 22% nearshore.[53]
  • Across EU enterprises sourcing abroad during 2021–2023, 39% outsourced business functions to external providers, while 72% used affiliated enterprises abroad for insourcing.[7]
  • Across global manufacturing, 56% of executives in 2025 said their organization had invested in nearshoring or a combination of reshoring and nearshoring.[53]
  • Across global manufacturing, executives expected offshore facilities to decline to 28% within three years of 2025, while onshore facilities rise to 48%.[53]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Reported financials show divergence across additive players and services mix effects. Stratasys operating margin is listed as 5.7% and R&D as 2.9% of revenue for HP in the same input.

Pricing strategy in the 3d printer industry

  • RMB2.4 thousand was Creality’s average 3D-printer selling price in 2025, up from RMB1.6 thousand in 2023, driven by direct sales and higher-priced product launches in China.[54]
  • RMB81.5 was Creality’s average selling price for 3D-printing consumables in 2024, up from RMB77.7 in 2023 in China.[54]

Cost reduction in the 3d printer industry

  • $4.2 million was the reduction in Protolabs’ cost of revenue in 2024, exceeding the company’s 0.6% revenue decline in the United States.[49]
  • $4.1 million of Protolabs’ 2024 cost reduction came from lower personnel and related costs in its digital manufacturing business in the United States.[49]
  • $43.1 million was Velo3D’s cost of goods sold in 2024, down from $103.7 million in 2023 globally.[50]
  • $2.1 million was Velo3D’s gross loss in 2024, improving from a $26.3 million gross loss in 2023 globally.[50]

Profitability in the 3d printer industry

  • $73.3 million was Velo3D’s net loss in 2024, compared with a $135.1 million net loss in 2023 globally.[50]
  • $440.1 million was 3D Systems’ 2024 revenue, down 10% from the prior year globally.[51]
  • $102.658 million was Stratasys’ 2024 net income globally, according to its annual report.[13]
  • $77.292 million was Stratasys’ 2024 operating income, with a 47.3% gross margin, according to its annual report globally.[13]

Financial planning in the 3d printer industry

  • $630 million–$645 million was Stratasys’ 2024 revenue guidance range globally.[28]
  • $40 million–$45 million was Stratasys’ 2024 adjusted-EBITDA guidance range globally.[28]
  • $20 million–$25 million was Stratasys’ 2024 capital-expenditure guidance range globally.[28]
  • 49.0%–49.5% was Stratasys’ 2024 gross-margin guidance range globally.[28]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Services appear as a recurring revenue component while printer footprints can change year to year. Stratasys’ 2025 services revenue is listed as $170.8 million, and Materialise Manufacturing had 126 printers operated at December 31, 2025.

Product development in the 3d printer industry

  • $86.5 million was spent on research and development by 3D Systems in 2024, supporting development of 3D-printing products and services in the United States.[13]
  • 275 full-time employees and dedicated consultants worked in Materialise’s 3D-printing software segment at December 31, 2025, supporting software development and product engineering globally.[13]
  • 70% of surveyed businesses printed more 3D-printed parts in 2023 than in 2022, according to Protolabs’ global engineering survey.[55]
  • 21% of surveyed businesses primarily used 3D printing for end-use parts in 2023, indicating continued movement from prototyping into product development and production.[55]
  • 126 3D printers were operated by Materialise Manufacturing at December 31, 2025, compared with 155 at December 31, 2024, across its global industrial production network.[13]

Product lifecycle in the 3d printer industry

  • 34.9% of industrial additive-manufacturing systems installed worldwide were located in North America in 2022, according to the Wohlers Report.[56]
  • $57.1 billion is Protolabs’ forecast for the global 3D-printing market by the end of 2028.[55]
  • 47,000 industrial-scale 3D printers were estimated to be installed in the United States in 2020, according to an industry estimate cited during the COVID-19 period.[57]
  • 51 3D printers were operated by Materialise Medical at December 31, 2024, compared with 56 at December 31, 2025.[13]
  • 155 3D printers were in Materialise Manufacturing’s production network at December 31, 2024, before falling to 126 one year later.[13]

After-sales in the 3d printer industry

  • $6.2 million of support-services revenue was reported by the 3D-printer company in 2025, representing 13.5% of total revenue.[58]
  • 31.0% of Stratasys’ $551.1 million total revenue came from services in 2025, based on reported services revenue of $170.8 million.[13]
  • $170.8 million was Stratasys’ services revenue in 2025, including maintenance contracts, printed-parts services, time-and-materials work and other services worldwide.[13]
  • 5.4% was the decrease in Stratasys services revenue from $180.5 million in 2024 to $170.8 million in 2025.[13]
  • $160.9 million was 3D Systems’ services revenue in 2024, including service activities associated with its 3D-printing business worldwide.[13]

Value proposition in the 3d printer industry

  • 18.4% was the increase in Materialise Medical revenue in 2025, driven by growth across its sales channels and medical markets.[13]
  • €134.2 million was Materialise Medical revenue in 2025, generated from 3D-printed medical devices, software and related engineering services.[13]
  • 21% of surveyed businesses primarily used 3D printing for end-use parts in 2023, rather than prototyping or tooling.[55]
  • €92.5 million was Materialise Manufacturing revenue in 2025 from 3D-printed products and related manufacturing services.[13]
  • $57.1 billion is Protolabs’ forecast for the 3D-printing market by the end of 2028, reflecting the industry’s expected value proposition across applications.[55]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Waste and emissions figures are tracked at the site and portfolio level. Stratasys reports 38.4% of non-hazardous waste diverted from landfill globally in 2024.

Sustainability in the 3d printer industry

  • 70% of non-hazardous waste at Stratasys’ Israeli facilities was recycled in 2024.[59]
  • 38.4% of Stratasys’ non-hazardous waste was diverted from landfill in 2024 globally.[59]
  • 759.4 metric tons of non-hazardous waste were landfilled by Stratasys’ covered sites in 2024.[59]
  • 24,047 tonnes of 2019 greenhouse-gas emissions were used by Materialise as the baseline for its 2029 reduction target.[14]
  • 545.4 metric tons of non-hazardous waste were generated at Stratasys’ Israeli facilities in 2024.[59]

ESG in the 3d printer industry

  • 38% of Stratasys management hires were women in 2024.[59]
  • 81% of Stratasys employee-survey respondents agreed that people from diverse backgrounds are accepted in 2024.[59]
  • 778 hours of anti-bias training were delivered by Stratasys globally in 2024.[59]
  • 20% of Stratasys technology hires were women in 2024.[59]
  • 73% of Stratasys’ employee training hours were dedicated to professional and personal development in 2023.[28]

CSR in the 3d printer industry

  • 17% was the increase in Stratasys employees, mostly men, taking parental leave after its Equal Parent Policy was established.[28]
  • 4 diverse-hiring key performance indicators were maintained by Stratasys in 2023.[28]
  • 73 was Stratasys’ employee-engagement survey score in its ESG reporting year.[28]
  • 27 managers participated in the first cycle of Stratasys’ women-in-technical-roles HerTech Journey program in 2024.[59]

Circular economy in the 3d printer industry

  • 106,844 FDM material canisters were received by Stratasys’ returns and recycling program in 2024.[59]
  • 87,250 kilograms of used equipment and materials were processed through Stratasys’ trade-in program in 2024.[59]
  • 30,760 FDM canisters, equivalent to 104 metric tons, were recycled by Stratasys in 2024.[59]
  • 90%+ material efficiency was achieved in an NC State University pilot that re-extruded 3D-printing PLA waste into filament.[60]
  • 76,138 FDM canisters, equivalent to 259 metric tons, were recoverable and returned to production in 2024.[59]

Carbon footprint in the 3d printer industry

  • 653 tCO₂-e were avoided by Stratasys’ renewable-energy use at its Kiryat Gat manufacturing sites in 2024.[59]
  • 23.1% was Stratasys’ reduction in total greenhouse-gas emissions from 2023 to 2024.[59]
  • 188,843 tCO₂-e was Stratasys’ total greenhouse-gas footprint in 2024.[59]
  • 11.6 tCO₂-e per square foot was Stratasys’ global GHG emissions intensity in 2024.[59]
  • 92.7% of Stratasys’ total carbon footprint came from Scope 3 emissions in 2024.[59]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Installed-base geography and regional revenue are both included. North America held 34.9% of industrial additive-manufacturing systems installed worldwide in 2022, and Stratasys reported Americas revenue of 59.7% in 2024.

Globalization in the 3d printer industry

  • 30.7% of industrial additive-manufacturing systems installed worldwide were in Europe in 2022.[56]
  • RMB1.007 billion of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from North American customers, the company’s largest regional market.[20]
  • 34.9% of industrial additive-manufacturing systems installed worldwide were in North America in 2022.[56]
  • RMB808.470 million of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.[20]
  • RMB784.617 million of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from European customers.[20]

Supplier management in the 3d printer industry

  • RMB418.408 million of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from 3D-printing consumables, indicating the scale of its recurring materials supply activity.[20]
  • 1,779 employees worked for Stratasys worldwide in 2024, supporting its international manufacturing and supplier network.[13]
  • €44.400 million was spent on research and development by Materialise in 2024 to develop additive-manufacturing and medical software capabilities.[13]
  • 130-plus exclusive resellers and channel partners supported Stratasys’ global additive-manufacturing sales in 2024.[13]
  • Three CAD, CAM and product-lifecycle-management companies—Siemens, HCL Technologies and PTC—had partnership agreements with Materialise for software integration in 2024.[13]

Stakeholder management in the 3d printer industry

  • Materialise generated €266.765 million in total revenue in 2024 across its medical, software and manufacturing businesses.[13]
  • Stratasys generated $341.737 million, or 59.7% of total revenue, from the Americas in 2024.[13]
  • General Motors, Toyota, BAE Systems, Boeing, Blue Origin, the U.S. military and Mayo Clinic were among Stratasys’ prominent customers in 2025.[13]
  • No single Stratasys customer or affiliated customer group represented more than 10% of sales in 2025.[13]
  • One Materialise customer represented more than 10% of total revenue in 2025.[13]

Distribution channels in the 3d printer industry

  • Asia-Pacific revenue accounted for 12.6% of Stratasys’ total revenue in 2024.[13]
  • Stratasys had more than 130 exclusive resellers and channel partners worldwide in 2024.[13]
  • RMB365.701 million of Creality’s 2025 revenue came from 3D-scanner sales, broadening its hardware distribution portfolio.[20]
  • Stratasys Direct Manufacturing operated an ecommerce platform allowing customers to obtain quotes and order quick-turn parts 24 hours a day, seven days a week in 2025.[13]
  • Americas revenue accounted for 59.7% of Stratasys’ total revenue in 2024.[13]

Key questions about the 3D Printer Industry

What was the global 3D printing market size in 2025, and what is the 2026 estimate?
The global 3D printing market reached $30.5 billion in 2025. The market estimate rises to $37.6 billion in 2026.
How fast is the 3D printing market expected to grow after 2026?
The market is forecast to expand at a 23.9% CAGR through 2033 from 2026–2033. It is projected to reach $168.9 billion by 2033 from an estimated $37.6 billion in 2026.
Which companies lead the 3d printer industry?
Bambu Lab leads Gitnux's 2026 3d printer ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with robotics-driven desktop products; founded in 2020. EOS is the highest-ranked industrial metal and polymer printing equipment maker at 9.0, driven by installed base reaching the 5,000th industrial metal or polymer printer in January 2025.
What technology shifts are showing up in manufacturing adoption data for additive workflows?
In a 97-respondent manufacturing study, 8% of surveyed manufacturers used artificial intelligence in 2024, and implementing AI increased by 12 percentage points in 2024 versus 2023. Data shows 70% of manufacturers still collected data manually in 2024.
How concentrated is the consumer-printer market, and which regions hold the largest shares?
The consumer-printer market is described as fragmented but concentrated among Chinese brands, with Creality at 15.4% consumer share in 2024 and Bambu Lab at 11.1% in 2024. North America held 32.8% of global revenue in 2025.
What operational constraint is repeatedly cited when companies try to adopt AI in production environments?
Poor data quality is reported as a barrier: 30% of manufacturers identified it as a technical barrier in 2025. In the same year, 44% said AI projects failed because of poor data quality.
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