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BIM Construction Industry Statistics

The BIM-in-construction market is estimated at $6.71 billion in 2026, explore the figures behind growth, companies, and trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
BIM Construction Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The bim construction industry at a glance

The global BIM-in-construction market was valued at $5.83 billion in 2025 and is forecast to expand at a 15.1% CAGR through 2034, driven by cloud collaboration, digital delivery mandates, and AI-enabled workflows.

$5.83B[77]
Global market size, 2025
15.1%[77]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
37.4%[77]
North America share, 2025
64%[4]
BIM use in capital projects, 2025
Market size
The global BIM-in-construction market was valued at $5.83 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $6.71 billion in 2026. The market definition covers BIM use across construction and operations, including software and related delivery applications.[77]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to reach $20.66 billion by 2034, representing a 15.1% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2034. Separately, the broader BIM market is forecast to grow from $8.53 billion in 2024 to $23.74 billion in 2033, a CAGR of 11.8%.[77][78]
Market share & regions
North America held 37.4% of the BIM-in-construction market in 2025, making it the leading regional market. Asia-Pacific construction software-as-a-service revenue reached $4.1 billion in 2025, equal to 25.6% of that market and reflecting strong regional demand for cloud-based construction workflows.[77][79]
Segmentation
BIM-in-construction demand is segmented by project phase, end user, application, deployment model, and region. The principal phase categories are construction and operations; end users include engineers and contractors; and deployment is divided between on-premise and cloud-based models.[77]
Key players & concentration
The market is led by large integrated construction-technology vendors, including Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Nemetschek, Trimble, and Procore, alongside specialist BIM and coordination providers. Publicly available market sources reviewed did not provide a consistent, auditable concentration ratio such as CR5 or HHI.[77][80]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Digital tools are becoming core enterprise capabilities: PwC reported that 64% of capital-project respondents used BIM in 2025, while 89% used cloud technologies and 51% used AI or machine learning. Adoption is constrained by skills shortages, integration complexity, cost, and procurement practices; Autodesk reported that 31% of construction leaders viewed technological advances, including AI, as a top challenge, while 67% said future company growth would depend on digital tools.[4][81]
Consumer behavior & competition
BIM buyers increasingly evaluate platforms on interoperability, cloud collaboration, lifecycle coverage, and measurable project outcomes rather than 3D modeling alone. In a 2025 Canadian architectural-practice survey, 50% of BIM users cited software or hardware cost as a barrier to expanding use, while 30% cited staff training requirements and 21% cited insufficient client demand.[82][4]
M&A
Construction-technology consolidation accelerated in 2025 and continued into 2026 as vendors expanded across design, construction management, field collaboration, and operations. Procore acquired Datagrid in January 2026, while broader U.S. engineering and construction M&A exceeded 670 deals and approximately $50.8 billion in disclosed value in 2025.[80][32]
Regulation
Regulation is increasingly encouraging structured digital information and product traceability. The European Union’s Construction Products Regulation 2024 entered into force on January 7, 2025 and became fully applicable on January 7, 2026, creating a relevant compliance context for digital product data and construction workflows.[83]
Latest news
The latest market direction is toward connected BIM platforms that combine authoring, simulation, clash detection, construction delivery, facility management, digital twins, and AI. In 2026, Autodesk reported that 70% of surveyed industry leaders expected industrialized construction to become standard, while regular or standard use of its core methods remained between 37% and 40%.[84][55]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Bim Construction Industry

The leading companies in the bim construction industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

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

Verdict

Autodesk stands out for AEC BIM authoring tied to Construction Cloud because it anchors its AEC and BIM portfolio with Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud, while Oracle focuses on construction project information and collaboration since Oracle Aconex manages information and collaboration for complex construction and engineering projects.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in AEC design BIM

    Autodesk

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.8 · AEC design BIM

    Why we picked it: Autodesk ties BIM authoring to Autodesk Construction Cloud, and reported revenue growth of 18% with a 22% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit autodesk.com ↗

  2. Leader in infrastructure digital twins

    Bentley Systems

    US

    Ranked #3 · 9.3 · Infrastructure digital twins

    Why we picked it: Bentley supports BIM through infrastructure lifecycles, with 11% revenue growth and a 24.1% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit bentley.com ↗

  3. Leader in AEC BIM work management

    Nemetschek

    DE

    Ranked #5 · 9.1 · AEC BIM work management

    Why we picked it: Nemetschek is a vertical built-environment software provider and reported 19.7% revenue growth with a 25% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit nemetschek.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

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the bim construction industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Autodesk

AEC design BIM · US

9.8
2

Oracle

Construction project controls and BIM information management · US

9.3
3

Bentley Systems

Infrastructure digital twins · US

9.3
4

Dassault Systèmes

3D design, simulation and virtual construction software · FR

9.3
5

Nemetschek

AEC BIM work management · DE

9.1
6

Procore

Cloud construction management and BIM collaboration software · US

9.1
7

Hexagon

Reality capture, geospatial BIM and construction intelligence · SE

8.6
8

Revizto

2D/3D BIM coordination and collaboration software · CH

8.6
9

Glodon

Construction cost, BIM and project management software · CN

7.8
10

ACCA Software

OpenBIM architecture and construction software · IT

7.6

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

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the bim construction industry. In Bim Construction Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/bim-construction-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest bim construction companies

Autodesk leads with $7.2B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Autodesk$7.2B
Dassault Systèmes$6.7B
Bentley Systems$1.5B
Procore$1.3B
Nemetschek$1.3B
source-verifiedinvestors.autodesk.com · 3ds.com · investors.bentley.com · investors.procore.com · ir.nemetschek.com2026

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI and automation penetration stays measurable but uneven: 12% of global construction respondents reported regular AI use in specific processes in 2025.

AI in the bim construction industry

  • 12% of global construction respondents reported regular AI use in specific processes in 2025.[1]
  • 4.6% of Danish construction companies regularly used AI in 2023.[2]
  • 20% of global construction respondents said their organisation was strategically planning or proof-testing AI in 2025.[1]
  • 56% of construction investors planned to increase AI investment compared with the previous year in 2025.[1]
  • 34% of global construction respondents said their organisation was in an early AI pilot phase in 2025.[1]
  • 1.5% of global construction respondents reported AI use across multiple processes in 2025.[1]

Automation in the bim construction industry

  • 9% of Australian engineering and construction businesses were unaware of robotics and automated systems in 2024.[3]
  • 15% of capital-project and infrastructure organisations reported scaling physical construction robotics in 2025.[4]
  • 7.1% of Danish construction companies regularly used robots or 3D printing in 2023.[2]
  • 22% of Australian engineering and construction businesses reported using robotics and automated systems in 2024.[3]
  • 3.5% of Danish construction companies regularly used robotic process automation in 2023.[2]
  • 56% of capital-project and infrastructure organisations reported no use of robotics process automation in 2025.[4]

Digital Transformation in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 72% of digital leaders globally expected to increase technology spending in 2024, compared with 50% of digital laggards, according to a survey of 855 technology and business decision-makers.[5]
  • 54.8% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief digital officer or another executive responsible for digital transformation.[6]
  • 45% of North American technology and business decision-makers planned to adopt AI and machine learning to improve business within 12 to 24 months.[5]
  • 75% of digital leaders globally planned to increase AI-related business expenditure in 2024.[5]
  • 34% of surveyed organizations globally identified replacing or upgrading legacy technology as a top digital-transformation goal in 2024.[5]

Technology Adoption in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 51.8% of surveyed organizations reported that AI solutions were somewhat or extremely rare in 2024.[6]
  • 57.7% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief information security officer or equivalent in 2024.[6]
  • 67.6% of IT services were delivered through cloud infrastructure among surveyed organizations in 2024.[6]
  • More than 50% of surveyed global IT decision-makers were exploring AI use cases or piloting AI technologies in 2024.[5]

Cloud Computing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 26.1% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used computing platforms for application development, testing or deployment in 2025.[7]
  • 71.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for file storage in 2025.[7]
  • 85.2% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for email in 2025.[7]
  • 65.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for security software applications in 2025.[7]
  • 52.7% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[7]
  • 71.7% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for office software in 2025.[7]

Big Data in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 3% was the lowest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[8]
  • 14% of enterprises with at least 10 employees across the OECD used big-data analytics on average, based on 2022 data or the latest available year.[8]
  • 40% was the highest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[8]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data quality and governance show up as execution constraints, with 95% of enterprise data leaders and practitioners reporting a data-quality issue impacting outcomes in 2024.

Business intelligence in the bim construction industry

  • 24% of BIM/VDC businesses were data-capability leaders in 2023, compared with 19% in preconstruction and 22% in field operations.[9]
  • 61% was the average use-of-data score for BIM/VDC businesses in 2023, globally.[9]
  • 11 data types, on average, were collected by construction businesses from a list of 13 in 2023, globally.[10]
  • 8 times more likely were data-capability leaders than beginners to use construction-management cloud software in 2023, globally.[10]
  • 2.5 times more likely were construction businesses with a centralised data team to be data leaders in 2023, globally.[10]
  • 12% of construction businesses were classified as data-capability leaders in 2023, globally.[10]

Data analytics in the bim construction industry

  • 85% of Australian building and construction organisations with engineering and design roles invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months covered by the 2025 survey.[11]
  • 64% of Australian building and construction organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months covered by the 2025 survey.[11]

Data Quality in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 95% of enterprise data leaders and practitioners reported a data-quality issue with a direct impact on business outcomes, across companies with at least $1 billion in revenue.[12]
  • In 2025, 34% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for relevance and suitability, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[13]
  • In 2025, 35% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for consistency and standardization, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[13]
  • In 2025, 43% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for quality and completeness, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[13]
  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally said they were fully confident in their data quality, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[13]
  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for accuracy and integrity, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[13]

Data Governance in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 32% of global technology leaders prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[14]
  • In 2024, 61% of supply-management organizations reported having a dedicated data-governance function, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[15]
  • In 2026, 76% of global data leaders said their company’s AI governance did not completely keep pace with employee use of AI technology.[16]
  • In 2024, 35% of U.S. technology executives prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[14]
  • In 2024, 81.7% of organizations reported having no data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[16]
  • In 2024, 18.3% of organizations reported having a data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[16]

KPIs in the bim construction industry

  • 67% of contractors using more automated site-data technology reported increased quality from site data, versus 51% using less automated technology.[17]
  • 48% of U.S. general contractors primarily used manual methods to track construction performance in the Dodge study period.[17]
  • 9% of U.S. general contractors used devices that automatically tracked or recorded site data in the Dodge study period.[17]
  • 63% of UK construction clients used project-monitoring tools in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB survey.[18]
  • 36% of UK construction clients used information-management systems aligned with ISO 19650 in the 2026 survey.[18]
  • 78% of contractors using more automated site-data technology reported strong site-data skills for performance measurement, versus 47% using less automated technology.[17]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

BIM’s functional spread includes facilities and operations management, with 28.00% of African BIM Report respondents using BIM for facilities and operations management in 2024.

Growth in the bim construction industry

  • 28.00% of African BIM Report respondents used BIM for facilities and operations management in 2024.[19]
  • 70.67% of African BIM Report respondents used BIM during the design phase in 2024.[19]
  • 7.9% of Romanian construction-industry respondents had not used BIM in any project in 2024, down from 33.8% in 2020.[20]
  • 38% of Australian engineering and construction businesses were already using BIM in 2024, while 29% planned future implementation.[3]
  • 39.56% of African BIM Report respondents used BIM during construction in 2024.[19]
  • 45% of turnover among European general contractors using BIM came from BIM projects in 2024.[21]

Differentiation in the bim construction industry

  • 16% of manufacturers planned to implement BIM objects within three years, according to the 2025 NBS Digital Construction Report.[22]
  • 34.22% of African BIM Report respondents used 4D planning simulations in 2024.[19]
  • One-third of construction professionals viewed BIM as following BS EN ISO 19650 standards in 2025, up from one-fifth in 2023.[22]
  • 72.3% of Japanese companies cited future necessity as a motivation for BIM adoption in the cited 2021 survey.[23]
  • 87.8% of Japanese companies with more than 5,000 employees used BIM in the cited 2021 survey.[23]
  • 80.2% of Japanese companies that had adopted BIM positively evaluated BIM-enabled collaboration in the cited 2021 survey.[23]

Mergers and acquisitions in the bim construction industry

  • 1 BIM detailing company, Baxter BIM, was acquired by ENG, according to the company’s acquisition announcement.[24]
  • $982 million was the enterprise value reported for the 2024 acquisition of Byggfakta Group by Macquarie, Stirling Square and TA Associates.[25]
  • 1 BIM and digital-transformation company, Cadbim, was acquired by NTI Group in May 2026.[26]
  • 1 BIM plugin company, Ideate Software, was acquired by GRAITEC in April 2024.[27]
  • 1 BIM-object and sustainability-data company, GreenMetrica, was acquired by BIMobject in August 2025.[28]
  • 1 BIM and digital-twin services company, IDP Group, was acquired by Bureau Veritas in October 2024.[29]

Strategic partnerships in the bim construction industry

  • 4 Nemetschek platforms—dTwin, Bluebeam Cloud, BIMcloud and BIMplus—were identified for connection to Autodesk industry clouds under the 2024 agreement.[30]
  • 1 strategic partnership between Nemetschek and Hexagon was announced in March 2024 to accelerate AEC/O digital transformation.[31]
  • 1 openBIM standards commitment was explicitly cited as a goal of the Autodesk–Nemetschek interoperability agreement in 2024.[30]
  • 6 Nemetschek products and platforms, including Allplan, Archicad, Bluebeam, Maxon One, Vectorworks and relevant cloud platforms, were included in the interoperability agreement.[30]
  • 6 Autodesk design and cloud products, including AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Maya, Forma and Autodesk Construction Cloud, were included in the interoperability agreement.[30]
  • 1 interoperability agreement between Autodesk and Nemetschek was announced in April 2024 for AECO and media-and-entertainment workflows.[30]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce strain connects to digital delivery: 456,000 U.S. construction positions were unfilled at the end of February 2024.

Hiring in the bim construction industry

  • 456,000 U.S. construction positions were unfilled at the end of February 2024.[32]
  • 75% of Asia-Pacific construction and engineering businesses had hired graduates, apprentices or trainees to address digital skills gaps in 2024.[3]
  • 72% of Asia-Pacific construction and engineering businesses had outsourced or partnered with organizations to address digital skills gaps in 2024.[3]
  • 54% of Minnesota non-union contractors hired less than one-quarter of their workforce through technical colleges in 2019–2020.[33]
  • 546,000 additional workers were estimated to be needed by the U.S. construction industry in 2023, above normal hiring needs.[34]

Employee retention in the bim construction industry

  • 21% of Minnesota construction survey respondents reported a 26–50% retention rate among recent hires in 2019–2020.[33]
  • 8% of Minnesota construction survey respondents reported a 0–25% retention rate among recent hires in 2019–2020.[33]
  • 4.5% was the total U.S. construction separations rate in February 2024.[32]
  • 63% of Minnesota contractors and suppliers reported a 76–100% retention rate among recent hires in 2019–2020.[33]
  • 32% of Minnesota construction survey respondents reported a 51–75% retention rate among recent hires in 2019–2020.[33]

Remote Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 48% of U.S. software and IT professionals surveyed worked remotely in 2026, compared with 21% in France.[35]
  • 10% of technology-services respondents worked under fully flexible arrangements in 2025, allowing employees substantial control over remote work.[36]
  • 6% of global respondents worked fully remotely in 2025, defined as spending less than one day per week in the office.[36]
  • 34.8% of global software and IT services respondents worked remotely in 2026, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.[35]
  • 84% of technology-services employers agreed in 2025 that the ability to work remotely is important for employee retention.[36]

Hybrid Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring fully remote work.[37]
  • 47% of global respondents worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, down from 63% in Cisco’s 2022 study.[36]
  • 56% of IT employees worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, while 31% were fully remote and 13% attended the office daily.[38]
  • 52% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs worked in hybrid arrangements in May 2026, according to Gallup.[37]
  • 55% of technology-services respondents worked in a hybrid arrangement in 2025, the highest share among industries measured by Cisco.[36]

Upskilling in the bim construction industry

  • 48% of Indian construction and engineering businesses cited digital skills gaps as a barrier to technology adoption in 2024.[3]
  • 17% of Asia-Pacific construction and engineering businesses said upskilling existing workers was not effective in 2024.[3]
  • 90% of Indian construction and engineering businesses upskilled existing workers to address skills gaps in 2024.[3]
  • 35% of Indian construction and engineering businesses rated upskilling existing workers highly effective in 2024.[3]
  • 85% of Asia-Pacific construction and engineering businesses offered some form of digital skills training in 2024.[3]

Employee Engagement in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 37% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were engaged in May 2026, compared with 34% of hybrid employees and 29% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[37]
  • 74% of respondents approved of fully flexible hybrid policies in 2025, the highest positive sentiment among the policy types Cisco measured.[36]
  • 22.2% of global software and IT respondents were happy with their current professional role in 2026, while 32.6% were unhappy.[35]
  • 92% of employees ranked collaboration and community as very important aspects of office culture in Cisco’s 2025 global study.[36]
  • 54% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were thriving in May 2026, compared with 52% of hybrid employees and 49% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[37]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

BIM is evaluated through handover experience and client satisfaction, with 50% of contractors reporting high or very high improved handover experience from BIM in 2021.

Customer experience in the bim construction industry

  • 69% of design firms with medium BIM engagement reported high or very high improved client satisfaction in 2021.[39]
  • 50% of contractors reported high or very high improved handover experience from BIM in 2021.[39]
  • 52% of design firms with low BIM engagement reported high or very high improved client satisfaction in 2021.[39]
  • 61% of design firms using BIM on 50%–74% of projects reported high or very high improved client satisfaction in 2021.[39]
  • 50% of contractors using BIM on 25%–49% of projects reported high or very high improved handover experience in 2021.[39]

Lead generation in the bim construction industry

  • 58% of construction professionals surveyed used construction lead services in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[40]
  • 26% of AEC marketing respondents tracked brand perception as a marketing-success measure in 2024.[41]
  • 36% of AEC firms used outside marketing consultants for strategic marketing planning in 2026.[42]
  • 89% of AEC firms identified principals and owners as primarily responsible for business development in 2026.[42]
  • 45% was the median proposal win rate reported by AEC firms for the most recent fiscal year in the 2026 survey.[42]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Product discovery remains tied to authoring ecosystems, with 18% of AEC professionals discovering products through Revit or Archicad plug-in tools in 2025.

Marketing in the bim construction industry

  • 10% of respondents thought construction marketing was a little better than marketing in other industries in 2025.[43]
  • 36% of respondents worked in architecture firms in the 2024 AEC marketing survey.[44]
  • 40% of respondents worked in engineering firms in the 2024 AEC marketing survey.[44]
  • 11% of built-environment firms spent at least 50% of their marketing budget on brand in 2025.[43]
  • 85% of AEC marketing respondents worked across both public and private sectors in 2024.[44]

Digital marketing in the bim construction industry

  • 18% of AEC professionals discovered products through Revit or Archicad plug-in tools in 2025.[45]
  • 39% of AEC professionals used digital product information to research building-product options in 2025.[45]
  • 14% of AEC professionals discovered products through online product libraries in 2025.[45]
  • 12% of AEC professionals discovered products through manufacturer websites in 2025.[45]
  • 7% of AEC professionals discovered products through tradeshows and exhibitions in 2025.[45]

Branding in the bim construction industry

  • 19.7% of built-environment firms allocated 10–20% of their marketing budget to brand in 2025.[43]
  • 2nd-ranked activity for AEC marketers in 2024 was brand-building strategy and content creation.[44]
  • 23.5% of built-environment respondents considered construction marketing a little worse than marketing in other industries in 2025.[43]
  • 1.4% of built-environment firms allocated more than 75% of their marketing budget to brand in 2025.[43]
  • 11.3% of built-environment firms allocated 31–49% of their marketing budget to brand in 2025.[43]

Social media in the bim construction industry

  • 5% of socially active design and construction professionals used TikTok in 2025.[46]
  • 82% of commercial or residential building-construction companies actively used social media in 2021.[47]
  • 93% of socially active design and construction professionals used LinkedIn in 2025.[46]
  • 35% of socially active design and construction professionals used Instagram in 2025.[46]
  • 62% of design and construction professionals used social media for networking or research in 2025.[46]

Influencer Marketing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, another 29% of marketing organizations planned to adopt influencer marketing within the next year in 2025, based on an Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing leaders.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from their influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[49]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketing organizations were using influencers in 2025, based on an Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing leaders.[48]
  • Across technology companies, 64% of marketers reported dedicated and growing budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[50]
  • Across technology companies, 27% of marketers reported dedicated but flat budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[50]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

BIM benefits concentrate on document quality and scope control, with 88% of contractors in complex building projects rating BIM’s impact on better construction documents as medium or higher in 2015.

Process optimization in the bim construction industry

  • 63% of architects in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on reducing RFIs as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 78% of owners in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on managing project scope as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 89% of engineers in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on final design quality and function as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 88% of contractors in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on generating better construction documents as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 93% of owners in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on final design quality and function as medium or higher in 2015.[51]

Operational efficiency in the bim construction industry

  • 60% of respondents rated BIM’s contribution to accelerating completion of complex building projects as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 66% of owners rated BIM’s impact on controlling construction costs as medium or higher on complex building projects in 2015.[51]
  • 69% of contractors rated BIM’s impact on reducing final construction costs as medium or higher on complex building projects in 2015.[51]
  • 73% of contractors in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on labor productivity as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 66% of owners in complex building projects rated BIM’s impact on labor productivity as medium or higher in 2015.[51]

Quality management in the bim construction industry

  • 70% of BIM users in a 50-person construction survey reported improved dollars-per-unit performance in 2010.[52]
  • 76% of BIM users in a 50-person construction survey reported improved square-feet-per-man-hour performance in 2010.[52]
  • 31% of contractors ranked reduced rework among their three most important BIM benefits in North America in 2012.[51]
  • 84% of BIM users in a 50-person construction survey reported improved overall cost performance in 2010.[52]
  • 28% of the least BIM-engaged contractors in ten global markets reported high or very high rework reduction in 2014.[51]

Supply chain in the bim construction industry

  • 78% of respondents doing more than half their work with BIM rated its impact on reducing site labor through prefabrication as medium or higher in 2015.[51]
  • 41% of German contractors practiced 5D BIM at high or very high frequency in 2014.[51]
  • 70% of owners rated BIM’s impact on reducing site labor through offsite prefabrication as medium or higher on complex building projects in 2015.[51]
  • 3% of contractors reported more than 50% site-labor reduction from increased offsite prefabrication on complex BIM projects in 2015.[51]
  • 23% of contractors reported more than 25% site-labor reduction from increased offsite prefabrication on complex BIM projects in 2015.[51]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU enterprises sourcing business functions internationally during 2021–2023, 28.7% moved information and communication technology services abroad.[7]
  • Among German IT-service generalists, 19.5% of digital-experience services for customer projects were delivered nearshore in 2024.[53]
  • Across German digital-experience service providers, 13.2% of services for customer projects were delivered nearshore in 2024.[53]
  • Across European organizations, 35% planned to increase their use of nearshore outsourcing in the 2024/2025 sourcing study.[54]
  • Across German digital-experience service providers, 7.6% of services for customer projects were delivered offshore in 2024.[53]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Value is often framed as cost and schedule effect, including an 80% reduction in cost-estimation time associated with BIM in a 2025 construction case-study review.

Pricing strategy in the bim construction industry

  • 61% of architects rated BIM’s impact on controlling construction costs as medium, high or very high in 2015.[51]
  • 48% of contractors in France practiced 5D BIM frequently or very frequently in 2014, supporting model-based cost planning and pricing.[55]
  • 77% of contractors rated BIM’s impact on controlling construction costs as medium, high or very high in 2015.[51]
  • 52% of contractors in Brazil practiced 5D BIM frequently or very frequently in 2014, supporting model-based cost planning and pricing.[55]
  • 24% of contractors across surveyed global markets practiced 5D BIM frequently or very frequently in 2014.[55]

Cost reduction in the bim construction industry

  • 40–50% was the reported reduction in design modifications associated with BIM in a 2025 construction case-study review.[56]
  • 69% of contractors rated BIM’s impact on reducing final construction costs as medium, high or very high in 2015.[51]
  • 80% was the reported reduction in cost-estimation time associated with BIM in a 2025 construction case-study review.[56]
  • 32% was the reported reduction in construction change orders associated with BIM in a 2025 construction case-study review.[56]
  • 40% was the reported reduction in construction clashes associated with BIM in a 2025 construction case-study review.[56]

Profitability in the bim construction industry

  • 97% of contractors in Japan reported a positive BIM return on investment in 2013.[57]
  • 59% of architecture firms reported perceived BIM ROI of 25% or more in 2021.[57]
  • 97% of contractors in Germany reported a positive BIM return on investment in 2013.[57]
  • 78% of contractors in Australia and New Zealand reported a positive BIM return on investment in 2013.[57]
  • 59% of contractors in the United Kingdom reported a positive BIM return on investment in 2013.[57]

Financial planning in the bim construction industry

  • €434,832–€710,724 was the estimated value of time saved on large Latvian BIM projects in 2020.[58]
  • 6% was the reduction in overtime achieved by an integrated 4D/5D digital-twin framework on a Texas mid-rise project in 2025.[59]
  • 3.3% was the average construction-cost saving associated with a one-point increase in technical BIM maturity in the Latvian project sample.[58]
  • 4.1% was the average design-cost saving associated with a one-point increase in technical BIM maturity in the Latvian project sample.[58]
  • 2–10% was the estimated saving in overall project design budgets for small Latvian BIM projects in 2020.[58]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Digital delivery extends beyond authoring, with 73% of construction-product manufacturers offering BIM or digital objects for at least some products in 2025.

Product development in the bim construction industry

  • 39% of surveyed AEC professionals used product information to research building-product options in 2025.[45]
  • 73% of construction-product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for at least some products in 2025, including 22% for all products, according to a UK industry survey.[22]
  • 91% of 100 U.S. building-material manufacturing executives surveyed by KPMG had integrated BIM systems into their product journey by 2023.[14]
  • 30% of 1,352 AEC professionals began product searches on BIMobject in 2025, making it the most-used reported discovery channel.[45]
  • 8% of 80 UK construction-product manufacturing leaders had created or commissioned a BIM object in the cited industry research.[60]

Product lifecycle in the bim construction industry

  • 95% of data generated during construction went unused in the digital-thread research cited by Autodesk and IFMA.[61]
  • 33% of respondents said their firm intended to use BIM on all or most projects, according to the IFMA facility-management survey.[61]
  • 32% of surveyed firms used BIM to support facility operations at one or more facilities in the IFMA lifecycle survey.[61]
  • 45% of education, healthcare and government organizations reported using BIM for facility operations, compared with 7% of financial-services organizations.[61]
  • 54% of facility-management respondents said energy management could be enhanced by design and construction data, including BIM and asset data.[62]

After-sales in the bim construction industry

  • 35% of surveyed U.S. building-material manufacturers offered online delivery rescheduling by 2023.[14]
  • 64% of 100 U.S. building-material manufacturing executives reported connected capabilities to monitor or repair products after sale by 2023.[14]
  • 52% of contractors frequently or always provided BIM models to owners at construction closeout in the U.S. complex-buildings study.[51]
  • 34% of surveyed U.S. building-material manufacturers had internet-of-things technology outside production lines, such as factory transport or warehousing, by 2023.[14]
  • 36% of U.S. facility, property, construction and project-management professionals named equipment installation the riskiest phase of the move from construction to operations.[63]

Value proposition in the bim construction industry

  • 44% of AEC respondents reported more than a 10% reduction in requests for information on complex BIM projects.[39]
  • 23% of owners and contractors reported site-labor reductions greater than 25% from increased offsite prefabrication on complex BIM projects.[39]
  • 12% of owners and contractors reported more than a 10% reduction in reportable safety incidents on complex BIM projects.[39]
  • 63% of respondents in the Business Value of BIM study said BIM reduced project schedules, with 45% reporting reductions of up to 25%.[64]
  • 10% of AEC respondents reported final construction-cost reductions greater than 10% on complex BIM projects.[39]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

ESG coverage via BIM is partial, with 29% of respondents using BIM or digital twins on most or all projects to incorporate ESG principles in 2022.

Sustainability in the bim construction industry

  • Demand growth for green buildings scored +52 in the Middle East and Africa region’s 2025 Sustainable Building Index results.[1]
  • 41% of architects assessed project energy demand before construction began (2022, UK).[65]
  • 70% of construction and engineering businesses considered environmental sustainability a necessary or important strategic goal (2024, Asia-Pacific).[3]
  • 64% of architects used digital methods to calculate at least one environmental metric (2022, UK).[65]
  • Construction businesses using more than five digital technologies reported an average of 4.4 environmental initiatives (2024, Asia-Pacific).[3]

ESG in the bim construction industry

  • 11% of respondents used BIM or digital twins on all projects to incorporate ESG principles (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 29% of respondents used BIM or digital twins on most or all projects to incorporate ESG principles (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 45% of respondents used no digital technology on their projects to incorporate ESG principles (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 18% of respondents used BIM or digital twins on most projects to incorporate ESG principles (2022, global construction).[1]

Ethics in the bim construction industry

  • Approximately 50% of architects used detailed responsibility matrices assigning responsibility for design elements to enhance accountability (2022, UK).[65]
  • 34% of construction professionals used detailed responsibility matrices assigning responsibility for design elements to enhance accountability (2022, UK).[65]
  • 77% of construction professionals followed BIM naming conventions to improve information organization and sharing (2022, UK).[65]

CSR in the bim construction industry

  • 27% of construction professionals used BIM or digital twins on most or all projects to design and measure social value (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 46% of construction professionals used no digital technology on their projects to design and measure social value (2022, global construction).[1]

Circular economy in the bim construction industry

  • 199 respondents from Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia participated in a study of sustainable design, BIM and circular-economy indicators in construction project management (2024).[66]
  • 30 academic and professional documents were analyzed in a systematic review of BIM integration with building circularity assessment, covering publications from 2015 to 2023.[67]
  • 40% of reusable construction waste remains unrecovered, according to a buildingSMART circular-construction project overview (2024).[68]
  • 26% of architects analyzed the life cycle of building products before including them in specifications (2022, UK).[65]
  • 32% of construction professionals analyzed the life cycle of building products before including them in specifications (2022, UK).[65]

Carbon footprint in the bim construction industry

  • 47% of respondents used no digital technology on their projects for carbon-footprint calculation, benchmarking and reporting (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 38% of architects used software to quantify emissions associated with building structures and components (2022, UK).[65]
  • 39% of architects used digital tools to understand the embodied carbon of projects (2022, UK).[65]
  • 21% of respondents used BIM or digital twins on most or all projects for carbon-footprint calculation, benchmarking and reporting (2022, global construction).[1]
  • 14% of respondents used BIM or digital twins on most projects for carbon-footprint calculation, benchmarking and reporting (2022, global construction).[1]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Adoption is broad but not uniform, with 70% of construction professionals using BIM in 2025 according to NBS.

Globalization in the bim construction industry

  • 70% of construction professionals used BIM in 2025, with adoption remaining broadly stable since 2018, according to NBS.[22]
  • 95% of Indian construction firms had invested in BIM software or planned to do so imminently in 2019.[1]
  • 41% of surveyed construction firms worldwide were investing in BIM-based workflows, while 30% planned near-term investment, in 2019.[1]
  • 53% of Brazilian construction firms were investing in BIM software in 2019, the highest share among the countries surveyed.[76]
  • 28% of surveyed construction firms globally used BIM software in 2024, according to Autodesk’s construction spotlight survey.[55]

Cultural adaptation in the bim construction industry

  • 41% of French construction firms were investing in BIM-based workflows in 2019.[76]
  • 53% of Brazilian construction firms were investing in BIM-based workflows in 2019.[76]
  • 14% of surveyed construction firms in the Middle East and Africa accounted for the regional share of responses in the 2023 RICS digitalisation survey.[1]
  • 40% of UK construction firms were investing in BIM-based workflows, compared with 35% in Germany, in 2019.[76]
  • 47% of Indian construction firms were investing in BIM-based workflows in 2019.[76]

Supplier management in the bim construction industry

  • 26% of respondents using technology-based cost-management collaboration relied on advanced collaboration technology in the surveyed construction market.[39]
  • 27% of construction professionals still frequently used non-technology-based methods for cost-management collaboration in the surveyed BIM construction market.[39]
  • 22% of manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for all products in 2025.[22]
  • 37% of construction professionals placed more contracts supporting BIM and collaboration among their top three ways to increase BIM value.[39]
  • 61% of construction professionals with BIM used on at least 75% of projects saw improved software interoperability as a way to increase BIM value.[39]

Stakeholder management in the bim construction industry

  • 15% of construction firms globally outsourced all BIM-related work in 2019.[1]
  • 2% of surveyed construction firms classified themselves as digital disruptors in 2019.[1]
  • 38% of construction leaders rated their company’s data-sharing ability as strong in 2024.[55]
  • 13 hours per week was the average time each construction employee spent looking for data in 2024.[55]
  • 11% of construction firms refrained entirely from bidding on projects involving BIM in 2019.[1]

Distribution channels in the bim construction industry

  • 40% of US warehouse projects used BIM for construction across all regions in the Dodge SmartMarket survey.[6]
  • 29% of construction firms used project-management software in 2024, making it one of the most popular digital channels for project information.[55]
  • 28% of construction firms used BIM software in 2024.[55]
  • 32% of US Southeast warehouse projects used BIM for design in the Dodge SmartMarket survey.[6]
  • 35% of construction firms used spreadsheets on projects in 2024, the most popular digital tool reported by Autodesk.[55]

Key questions about the bim construction industry

How large is the BIM-in-construction market in 2026?
The global BIM-in-construction market is estimated at $6.71 billion in 2026.
What growth rate does the market forecast through 2034?
The market is forecast to expand at a 15.1% CAGR through 2034, reaching $20.66 billion by 2034.
Which companies lead the bim construction industry?
Autodesk stands out for AEC BIM authoring tied to Construction Cloud because it anchors its AEC and BIM portfolio with Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud, while Oracle focuses on construction project information and collaboration since Oracle Aconex manages information and collaboration for complex construction and engineering projects.
What technology shifts are showing up in 2025–2026 adoption data?
Cloud technologies were used by 89% of capital-project respondents in 2025, and PwC reported 51% used AI or machine learning in 2025. Adoption direction in 2026 also points to connected BIM platforms and generative AI moving into BIM workflows.
How is demand segmented in this market?
BIM-in-construction demand is segmented by project phase, end user, application, deployment model, and region. Principal phase categories are construction and operations, with deployment divided between on-premise and cloud-based models.
How does regulation affect BIM and digital product data in 2026?
The European Union’s Construction Products Regulation 2024 entered into force on January 7, 2025 and became fully applicable on January 7, 2026, shaping compliance context for digital product data and construction workflows.
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