By 2026, 80% of enterprises are expected to rely on at least one AI enabled software tool, yet breaches still hinge on people processes since 74% of breaches involved a human element. At the same time, IT budgets keep expanding and the threat surface keeps widening, with publicly accessible applications up 28% year over year in 2024. This post pieces together the latest business statistics across software, cloud, security, and spend to show where growth is accelerating and where risk is quietly compounding.
Key Takeaways
- The global market for business process management (BPM) software was $10.4 billion in 2023, growing to $21.3 billion by 2030 (per a forecast published by Fortune Business Insights).
- The global AI software market was valued at $116.8 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $1,811.4 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights).
- The global cloud application infrastructure market size was $59.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $324.7 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights).
- In 2023, 74% of malware attacks were delivered via email (in DBIR 2024 dataset), per Verizon.
- By 2026, 80% of enterprises will use at least one AI-enabled software tool, per Gartner forecasting in 2024.
- By 2025, 80% of new enterprise applications will be developed with security-by-design practices, per Gartner (as reported in Gartner 2022/2023 security planning coverage).
- 38% of organizations use at least one AI-enabled tool in business operations, per Gartner (AI-enabled tools adoption benchmark reported in 2024).
- 68% of respondents reported using DevSecOps practices, per (ISC)² 2024 cybersecurity workforce and practice survey findings as reported by (ISC)².
AI and security spending are accelerating fast as BPM, cloud, and SaaS markets surge globally.
Market Size
1The global market for business process management (BPM) software was $10.4 billion in 2023, growing to $21.3 billion by 2030 (per a forecast published by Fortune Business Insights).[1]
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2The global AI software market was valued at $116.8 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $1,811.4 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights).[2]
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3The global cloud application infrastructure market size was $59.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $324.7 billion by 2032 (Fortune Business Insights).[3]
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4The global cybersecurity market was $156.2 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $667.1 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[4]
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5The global managed security services market was $28.1 billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach $114.8 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[5]
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6The U.S. retail e-commerce sales were $272.8 billion in 2023 Q2 (seasonally adjusted), per U.S. Census Bureau quarterly retail e-commerce report.[6]
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7In 2023, U.S. retail e-commerce sales were $1.55 trillion, per U.S. Census Bureau annualized totals derived from quarterly data.[7]
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8The global enterprise SaaS market was $259.1 billion in 2023 and forecast to reach $814.0 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[8]
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9The global CRM software market was $53.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $155.5 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[9]
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10The global ERP software market was $42.5 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $129.6 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[10]
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11The global HR software market was $33.6 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $88.8 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[11]
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12The global project management software market was $7.4 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $20.2 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights).[12]
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136.2% year-over-year growth in global IT spending in 2024 (and a forecast of 8.1% growth for 2025), per International Data Corporation (IDC).[13]
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14$7.4 trillion global cloud services revenue in 2024, forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC).[14]
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15$91.4 billion global software spending on cybersecurity products and services in 2023, per Canalys.[15]
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1614% of global IT budget allocated to data analytics in 2024, per MarketsandMarkets (as reported in its analytics spending outlook).[16]
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Market Size Interpretation
The market size signals strong, sustained demand for business software and security capabilities, with global AI software projected to jump from $116.8 billion in 2023 to $1,811.4 billion by 2032 and global cybersecurity rising from $156.2 billion in 2023 to $667.1 billion by 2030.
Industry Trends
1In 2023, 74% of malware attacks were delivered via email (in DBIR 2024 dataset), per Verizon.[17]
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2By 2026, 80% of enterprises will use at least one AI-enabled software tool, per Gartner forecasting in 2024.[18]
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3By 2025, 80% of new enterprise applications will be developed with security-by-design practices, per Gartner (as reported in Gartner 2022/2023 security planning coverage).[19]
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4In 2023, 74% of breaches involved a human element (or were related to people processes), per IBM Security’s 2024 report context (as summarized).[20]
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5The number of exposed publicly accessible applications increased by 28% year-over-year in 2024, per Armis 2024 Global Threat Intelligence report.[21]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
The industry trend is clear that cyber risk is increasingly shaped by mainstream channels and human and software practices, since 74% of malware attacks were delivered via email in 2023 and 74% of breaches involved a human element, even as exposed publicly accessible applications rose 28% year over year in 2024.
User Adoption
138% of organizations use at least one AI-enabled tool in business operations, per Gartner (AI-enabled tools adoption benchmark reported in 2024).[22]
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268% of respondents reported using DevSecOps practices, per (ISC)² 2024 cybersecurity workforce and practice survey findings as reported by (ISC)².[23]
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User Adoption Interpretation
For user adoption, Gartner’s 38% adoption of at least one AI-enabled tool shows AI is still in the early mainstream stage while (ISC)² reports 68% using DevSecOps practices, suggesting companies are more broadly embracing operational modernization than AI tool usage today.
How We Rate Confidence
Models
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
Single source
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
Directional
Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.
AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
Verified
All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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