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Cgi Vfx Industry Statistics

By 2023, the VFX workforce topped 250,000 professionals, but 65% report burnout from crunch, even as remote work reached 45% full-time and the global market was valued at USD 15.41 billion. See how staffing gaps, software like Houdini and Unreal, and shifting talent hubs are reshaping budgets and careers across Hollywood, India, and beyond.
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Cgi Vfx Industry Statistics
Marcus AfolabiWritten by Marcus Afolabi·Edited by Ryan Townsend·Fact-checked by Rajesh Patel
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The cgi vfx industry at a glance

The global VFX market was valued at $11.19 billion in 2025 and is expanding as streaming, virtual production, games and AI-driven workflows increase demand for computer-generated imagery.

$11.19B[27]
Global VFX market, 2025
6.83%[27]
VFX market CAGR, 2025–2034
51,900[49]
U.S. artists and animators, 2025
45%+[50]
North America VFX share, 2025
Market size
The global visual effects market was estimated at $11.19 billion in 2025, up from $10.60 billion in 2024. A separate CGI market estimate placed the broader computer-generated imagery market at $5.80 billion in 2025, reflecting differences in market definitions.[27][51]
Forecast & CAGR
The global VFX market is forecast to reach $20.29 billion by 2034, implying a 6.83% CAGR from 2025 to 2034. The broader CGI market is projected to grow at a 14.6% revenue CAGR over its forecast period, indicating faster expansion in some CGI applications than in the overall VFX-services market.[27][51]
Market share & regions
North America accounted for more than 45% of global VFX market revenue in 2025, according to IMARC. Asia-Pacific held 29.1% of the global VFX market in 2025 and was identified as the fastest-growing major region in the cited forecast.[50][51]
Segmentation
VFX demand spans film, television and streaming, games, advertising, virtual production and other commercial applications. In the U.S., the largest reported employment industries for special effects artists and animators in May 2024 were motion picture and video industries with 6,090 jobs, software publishers with 4,350, and computer systems design and related services with 3,080.[49]
Key players & concentration
Major participants include DNEG, Framestore, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Wētā FX, MPC, The Mill, Scanline VFX and Eyeline. Public sources reviewed did not provide a reliable current global concentration ratio such as CR4 or HHI for the CGI/VFX services market.[52][53]
Pricing
A standardized global VFX price index was not identified. As a labor-cost benchmark, the U.S. median annual wage for special effects artists and animators was $102,030 in May 2025; median pay in motion picture and video industries was $100,990.[49]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being driven by streaming content, games, virtual production, real-time rendering and cloud collaboration, while AI is accelerating parts of asset creation and compositing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects little or no employment growth for special effects artists and animators from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,200 openings per year largely from replacement demand; it also notes that AI could dampen demand for some tasks.[49][54]
Consumer behavior & competition
Demand is tied to audience competition among film studios, streaming platforms, games publishers and advertisers for visually distinctive content. The market research sources reviewed identify movies, television and OTT as core applications, but did not provide a reliable current global statistic for VFX-specific audience behavior, viewing time or supplier win rates.[54][50]
M&A
Consolidation continued in 2025–2026: Netflix combined Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios under the Eyeline brand in October 2025. In June 2026, TransPerfect announced that MPC and The Mill would operate together under The Mill brand, combining film and series VFX with commercial production, localization and AI capabilities.[52][53]
Regulation
The United Kingdom provides additional tax relief for qualifying visual-effects expenditure through its creative-industry tax-credit framework. UK legislation set the additional visual-effects credit at 39% of relevant visual-effects expenditure for qualifying claims under the updated regime.[37][55]
Latest news
The most recent major VFX-specific developments identified were Netflix’s October 15, 2025 consolidation of Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios, followed by TransPerfect’s June 16, 2026 announcement that MPC and The Mill would join under The Mill brand.[52][53]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Cgi Vfx Industry

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

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Industrial Light & Magic leads Gitnux's 2026 cgi vfx ranking with an Overall score of 9.8, with nearly 2,000 employees across five studios, for film, episodic and virtual-production VFX. Sony Pictures Imageworks is the highest-ranked animation and VFX studio at 9.2, with feature-film and episodic VFX and animation services under its production segment.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · #1 overall

    Industrial Light & Magic

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.8 · Film, episodic and virtual-production VFX

    Why we picked it: Scale across film, episodic and virtual-production VFX is tied to its five-studio footprint and headcount.

    See in ranking ↓Visit ilm.com ↗

  2. Leader in VFX and animation

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    CA

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · VFX and animation

    Why we picked it: Its focus on feature-film and episodic VFX and animation aligns with major streaming and series workloads.

    See in ranking ↓Visit imageworks.com ↗

  3. Leader in visualization and on-set support

    Digital Domain

    US

    Ranked #5 · 8.6 · Visualization and on-set support

    Why we picked it: Its workflow role covers visualization, on-set support and final VFX for film, TV and immersive releases.

    See in ranking ↓Visit digitaldomain.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 cgi vfx industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Industrial Light & Magic

Film, episodic and virtual-production VFX · US

9.8
2

Sony Pictures Imageworks

VFX and animation · CA

9.2
3

Wētā FX

VFX and animation · NZ

8.8
4

DNEG

Film, episodic and animation VFX · GB

8.7
5

Digital Domain

Visualization and on-set support · US

8.6
6

Rodeo FX

Film, episodic and advertising VFX · CA

8.5
7

Blur Studio

Animation, VFX and game cinematics · US

8.5
8

Framestore

Film, episodic, advertising and immersive VFX · GB

8.4
9

Cinesite

Film, television, animation and VFX · GB

8.0
10

Pixomondo

VFX, visualization and virtual production · CA

7.9

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 11, 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

Marcus Afolabi. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the cgi vfx industry. In Cgi Vfx Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cgi-vfx-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

We see generative-AI use spreading into 3D-model generation and compositing, alongside a very small AI-specific role share (0.1%) that rose 68% year over year in 2026.

AI in the cgi vfx industry

  • 51% of animation firms expected to use generative AI to develop 3D assets, according to a 2024 survey of creative-industry executives.[1]
  • 68.7% of U.S. film, television and animation firms were classified as early generative-AI adopters in a 2024 economic-impact study.[1]
  • 39% of audiovisual organisations used at least one AI tool in 2024, including applications in visual effects and animation, across the European Union.[2]
  • 41% of animation firms expected to use generative AI to create 2D artwork, according to a 2024 survey of creative-industry executives.[1]
  • 0.1% of roles at traditional VFX and animation studios were AI-specific roles in 2026, although that share increased 68% year over year.[3]
  • 44% of early-adopter U.S. film, television and animation firms were using generative AI to assist with 3D-model generation.[1]

Automation in the cgi vfx industry

  • 33% of animation firms expected to use AI for productivity, organisation and management tasks within three years.[1]
  • 21.4% of U.S. film, television and animation jobs, equivalent to approximately 118,500 positions, were judged likely to have tasks consolidated, replaced or eliminated by generative AI by 2026.[1]
  • 75% of surveyed entertainment-industry respondents said generative-AI tools had supported job elimination, reduction or consolidation in their business division.[4]
  • 26% of surveyed entertainment-industry respondents felt their organisation was prepared for integrating generative AI into workflows.[4]
  • 8.7% was the 2026 year-over-year growth in roto and paint roles, despite those tasks being frequently identified as vulnerable to automation.[3]
  • 37% of early-adopter U.S. film, television and animation firms were using generative AI to assist with compositing tasks.[1]

Digital Transformation in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 94% of media companies reported gains from digital-transformation efforts in 2025, the highest result among industries surveyed globally.[5]
  • 44% of surveyed news publishers said their newsroom AI initiatives were showing promising results in 2026, while 42% described results as limited globally.[6]
  • 76% of publisher respondents planned to encourage staff to behave more like creators in 2026, reflecting a shift toward creator-oriented digital publishing globally.[6]
  • 62% of media respondents said companies are not investing enough in future business models in 2026, indicating a significant transformation funding gap globally.[6]

Technology Adoption in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 22% of publishers reported not using AI for content creation and distribution in 2025, based on a survey of U.S. and UK publishers.[7]
  • 30% of publishers reported using AI for content optimization and personalization in 2025, based on a survey of 50 U.S. and UK publishers.[7]
  • 76% of publishers were piloting or experimenting with AI on business-side functions in 2025, while 18% were actively deploying AI across multiple functions.[8]
  • 69% of digital-publishing stakeholders expected journalists to have a voice on social media in 2026, according to a survey of 163 publishing-sector participants.[9]

Cloud Computing in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 98% of media respondents expected a majority of their workloads to be cloud-native within 12 months, according to a global media and entertainment survey conducted in 2023.[10]
  • 43% of media respondents cited insufficient internal skills for edge computing or specific cloud environments as a major multicloud challenge in 2023.[10]
  • 55% of media respondents identified complexity as their biggest multicloud challenge, including integration, scaling and maintenance issues, in 2023.[10]
  • 39% of media respondents identified cloud-sprawl costs, data-egress charges and unpredictable pricing as a major multicloud pain point in 2023.[10]
  • 35.4% of media and entertainment respondents identified migration to a multicloud environment as a technology trend driving observability requirements in 2025.[11]

Big Data in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 39% of publishing-sector stakeholders identified data and analytics capabilities as an investment priority for the year ahead in 2025.[12]
  • 27.8% of media and entertainment respondents identified integrating business applications into workflows as a technology trend driving observability requirements in 2025.[11]
  • 56% of surveyed publishers said unifying data across platforms was a growing challenge in 2025, based on responses from 50 U.S. and UK publishers.[7]
  • 35.4% of media and entertainment respondents identified AI adoption as a technology trend driving observability requirements in 2025, reflecting growing use of data-intensive systems.[11]

IoT in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 32.9% of media and entertainment respondents identified IoT adoption as a technology trend driving observability requirements in 2025.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data completeness and integration drive AI tool usefulness, with 75% of respondents citing incomplete, inconsistent or outdated data affecting AI quality in March 2026.

Data Quality in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 63% of publishers surveyed in 2023 reported low data quality as a challenge when collecting customer data.[8]
  • 75% of publishers surveyed globally in March 2026 said incomplete, inconsistent or outdated data affected the quality or usefulness of their AI tools.[8]
  • 64% of publishers surveyed globally in March 2026 identified difficulty integrating data sources into AI tools as their greatest data challenge.[8]
  • 52% of publishers surveyed in 2023 reported low data quality as a challenge when segmenting customer data.[8]

Data Governance in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 72% of European media organisations surveyed in 2025 considered data very important to their daily operations.[13]
  • 28% of European media organisations surveyed in 2025 reported having a partially implemented data strategy.[13]
  • 46% of European media organisations surveyed in 2025 had a dedicated data team, while 34% had no dedicated data team.[13]
  • 28% of European media organisations surveyed in 2025 reported having a fully implemented data strategy.[13]
  • 37% of European media organisations surveyed in 2025 reported having no data strategy.[13]
  • 92% of European media stakeholders surveyed in 2025 required robust data and privacy protection before joining a shared media data space.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Regional hiring and compensation signals remain mixed, while production incentives and role mix shift, including a 12% increase in business-development roles at traditional studios to 2026.

Growth in the cgi vfx industry

  • 27% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses anticipated a significant income decline during 2024/2025.[14]
  • 4% was the 12-month workforce growth in Mumbai reported by the 2026 VFX and Animation World Atlas.[4]
  • NZD 460 million was the total pre-tax income of New Zealand’s VFX and animation industry in the 2023/2024 financial year.[14]
  • 10.8% was the 12-month workforce growth in Chennai reported by the 2026 VFX and Animation World Atlas.[4]
  • 7.8% was the 12-month workforce growth in Hyderabad reported by the 2026 VFX and Animation World Atlas.[4]
  • 64% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses expected to increase income during 2024/2025.[14]

Differentiation in the cgi vfx industry

  • 9.3% was the increase in environment and digital-matte-painting artist roles over the 12 months to 2026.[4]
  • 0.1% of roles at traditional VFX and animation studios were AI-specific in 2026.[4]
  • 12% was the increase in business-development roles at traditional VFX and animation studios over the 12 months to 2026.[4]
  • 63% of New Zealand VFX and animation companies developed their own intellectual property in-house in 2024, differentiating themselves beyond outsourced services.[14]
  • 8.7% was the increase in roto and paint roles at traditional VFX and animation studios over the 12 months to 2026.[4]
  • 5.2% was the increase in creature TD and CFX roles over the 12 months to 2026.[4]

Mergers and acquisitions in the cgi vfx industry

  • 35% of visual content and media distribution M&A capital invested between Q1 2020 and Q3 2024 went to the United States.[15]
  • 18% of visual content and media distribution M&A capital invested between Q1 2020 and Q3 2024 went to the United Kingdom.[15]
  • 12% of visual content and media distribution M&A capital invested between Q1 2020 and Q3 2024 went to the Netherlands.[15]
  • More than US$93 billion was deployed across visual content and media distribution M&A transactions between Q1 2020 and Q3 2024.[15]
  • US$24 billion was invested across 86 visual content and media distribution deals in Q2 2021.[15]
  • US$15 billion was invested across 71 visual content and media distribution deals in Q2 2024.[15]

Strategic partnerships in the cgi vfx industry

  • More than 50 VFX studios operated in Vancouver according to a 2024 Vancouver digital-media sector profile.[16]
  • 12.3% of the global VFX and animation workforce was employed by DNEG, Industrial Light & Magic and Framestore combined in 2026.[4]
  • More than 25 VFX studios operated in Montreal according to a 2024 Vancouver digital-media sector profile.[16]
  • 3.3% was the decline in Toronto’s VFX and animation workforce over the 12 months to 2026.[4]
  • 700 employees worked at Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver VFX studio, according to a 2024 Vancouver digital-media sector profile.[16]
  • US$1.3 billion-plus in VFX investment projects were supported by Montreal International between 2018 and 2023.[16]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Employment is presented through hub growth and workforce contraction, including 1.5% Los Angeles VFX and animation workforce contraction in 2026 and 2.7% net global VFX/animation workforce growth in the period covered by the 2026 atlas.

Hiring in the cgi vfx industry

  • 65% of surveyed Australian screen organisations reported recruiting with diversity considerations in mind.[17]
  • 7.6% was the global VFX and animation workforce contraction recorded in the first half of 2025.[18]
  • More than 140,000 VFX and animation professionals worked at 2,900 companies across more than 400 hubs in the 2026 World Atlas.[3]
  • 26.5–29.5 thousand people participated in the United Kingdom film and television production workforce's VFX department in 2024.[19]
  • 96% of New Zealand VFX and animation workers were born offshore, according to the 2024 VFX Guild survey.[14]

Employee retention in the cgi vfx industry

  • 21% of visual-effects employers identified lack of time as a barrier to training staff.[20]
  • 26% of visual-effects employers identified training costs as a barrier to workforce development.[20]
  • 56% of large visual-effects employers said private training courses were too expensive.[20]
  • 65% of visual-effects employers reported barriers to training, a factor affecting workforce development and retention, in Nesta's VFX workforce research.[20]

Remote Work in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across independent UK publishers, 42% of staff worked fully from home in 2025.[21]
  • Across entertainment and media job postings, 369,000 new remote-job listings were recorded globally in 2024.[22]
  • In the U.S. entertainment and media sector, 37.4% of new job postings were remote in 2024.[22]
  • Across independent UK publishers, 84% of staff worked partly or fully from home in 2025.[21]

Hybrid Work in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across independent UK publishers, 58% of organizations required full-time staff to work a minimum number of days in the office in 2025.[21]
  • 42% of staff at UK independent publishers had hybrid working arrangements in 2025, while 42% worked fully from home and 16% worked fully in an office.[21]
  • 38% of full-time Australian journalists worked in a hybrid combination of home and office, studio or newsroom in 2022, up from 8% before the pandemic.[23]
  • 42% of journalists surveyed globally worked in hybrid arrangements in 2024, compared with 24% working in-office and 34% fully remote.[24]
  • Across independent UK publishers, 42% of staff had hybrid working arrangements in 2025.[21]

Upskilling in the cgi vfx industry

  • 2% of visual-effects companies providing training used colleges or universities as training providers.[20]
  • 29% of visual-effects companies providing training used private training firms or external courses.[20]
  • 43% of UK screen employers reported diversity and inclusion as a workforce priority in 2023.[19]
  • 56% of visual-effects companies providing training used internal mentoring, according to Nesta's VFX workforce research.[20]
  • 28% of visual-effects companies providing training used online training.[20]

Employee Engagement in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Creative and media employees rated work-life balance 7.29 out of 10 in CultureMonkey’s Q3 2026 benchmark.[25]
  • Creative and media employees rated meaningful work 8.76 out of 10 in CultureMonkey’s Q3 2026 benchmark.[25]
  • Creative and media employees rated autonomy 8.62 out of 10 in CultureMonkey’s Q3 2026 benchmark.[25]
  • Across communications and public-relations professionals, 89% reported being engaged at work in a 2024 survey.[26]
  • Creative and media employees recorded an average eNPS of +22 in CultureMonkey’s Q3 2026 benchmark.[25]

DEI in the cgi vfx industry

  • 49% of the United Kingdom screen production workforce was female in the 2024 Ampere workforce survey.[19]
  • 18% of the United Kingdom post-production workforce identified as disabled or as having a learning difference, impairment or long-term condition.[19]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Demand signals show studio-to-client throughput, including PhantomFX customer counts rising to 140 in fiscal 2024 in India.

Customer acquisition in the cgi vfx industry

  • 161 customers were served by PhantomFX in fiscal 2025, India.[27]
  • 138 customers were served by PhantomFX in fiscal 2023, India.[27]
  • 140 customers were served by PhantomFX in fiscal 2024, India.[27]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Visibility reporting focuses on readership and social followings, including 5,000+ entertainment decision-makers for the 2024–2025 VFX Voice media kit.

Marketing in the cgi vfx industry

  • 25,000+ average pageviews per month were reported for VFXVoice.com in the 2024–2025 media kit.[28]
  • 5,000+ entertainment decision-makers globally read VFX Voice, according to its 2024–2025 media kit.[28]

Social media in the cgi vfx industry

  • 162,000 combined Facebook and X followers were reported for the Visual Effects Society in the 2024–2025 VFX Voice media kit.[28]
  • 175,000+ followers were reported for the Visual Effects Society’s social-media platform in the 2019–2020 VFX Voice media kit.[28]
  • 160,000+ Visual Effects Society followers on Facebook and X were cited as the potential reach of social-media postings in the 2025 media kit.[28]

Influencer Marketing in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 96% of media-agency respondents in a 2026 survey said social media was used for creator-brand partnerships, making it the most-used channel globally.[29]
  • 69% of brands using influencer marketing reported using TikTok in 2024, compared with 47% using Instagram, 33% YouTube and 28% Facebook.[30]
  • 17% of media-agency respondents in a 2026 survey said they partnered with influencers to create content for retail media globally.[29]
  • 56% of brands said generating user-generated content was the main purpose of their influencer campaigns in 2024, versus 23% citing sales generation.[30]
  • $37.1 billion was projected for U.S. creator advertising spend in 2025, including sponsored content, paid amplification and planned creator adjacencies.[31]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational capacity is measured through project volume and workforce scale, with Basilic Fly Studio reporting 10,200-plus projects completed by fiscal year 2024.

Process optimization in the cgi vfx industry

  • 85% to 90% of India’s animation, VFX and post-production revenue came from work-for-hire services for IP owners and studios in 2024.[32]
  • 27% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses identified as full-service visual-effects and animation companies in 2024.[14]
  • 10,200-plus projects had been completed by Basilic Fly Studio by fiscal year 2024, including work for films, series and commercials.[33]
  • 17% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses identified as full-service visual-effects companies in 2024.[14]
  • 8,125-plus commercials had been completed by Basilic Fly Studio by fiscal year 2024.[33]

Operational efficiency in the cgi vfx industry

  • 485 employees made up Basilic Fly Studio’s reported workforce in fiscal year 2024, comprising 159 junior, 124 mid-level and 202 senior staff.[33]
  • 1,753 full-time-equivalent VFX workers were employed in New Zealand as of June 30, 2024.[14]
  • 49% was Basilic Fly Studio’s EBITDA margin in fiscal year 2024, reflecting its reported operational efficiency and cost management.[33]
  • 353 full-time equivalents were planned for hiring or contracting by New Zealand VFX and animation businesses in 2024/2025.[14]
  • 4 offices in Chennai, Pune, London and Vancouver supported Basilic Fly Studio’s VFX operations in fiscal year 2024.[33]

Quality management in the cgi vfx industry

  • 75% of VFX workers in the 2022 industry survey reported being required to work through legally mandated meal breaks or rest periods without compensation.[34]
  • 15% of VFX workers employed directly by film productions reported employer contributions to a retirement fund in 2022.[34]
  • 96% of New Zealand VFX and animation workers were born offshore in 2024, indicating heavy reliance on international talent.[14]
  • 12% of VFX workers employed directly by film productions reported health insurance that carried over from job to job in 2022.[34]
  • 75% of VFX workers employed by major film studios reported no access to employer-provided training or educational resources in 2022.[34]

Supply chain in the cgi vfx industry

  • 97.2% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses’ average revenue came from export markets over the three years covered by the 2024 survey.[14]
  • 50% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses believed they would be hired for more work if the international rebate threshold fell from NZD15 million to NZD9 million.[14]
  • 40% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses believed they missed work in 2023/2024 because of the country’s 20% PDV international incentive.[14]
  • 2.8% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses’ average revenue came from domestic sources over the three years covered by the 2024 survey.[14]
  • 43% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses considered relocating part of their operations to Australia to benefit from its production incentives in 2024.[14]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the media and publishing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of academic publishers outsourced the majority of proofreading to offshore vendors in 2025, based on a global survey concentrated in the United Kingdom and United States.[35]
  • 37% of academic publishers outsourced the majority of copyediting to offshore vendors in 2025, based on a global survey concentrated in the United Kingdom and United States.[35]
  • 54% of academic publishers outsourced the majority of typesetting to offshore vendors in 2025, based on a global survey concentrated in the United Kingdom and United States.[35]
  • 65% of surveyed academic publishers were concerned about offshoring work, according to Deanta’s global academic-publishing survey; the survey year is not stated on the source page.[36]
  • 82% of surveyed academic publishers offshored work, according to Deanta’s global academic-publishing survey; the survey year is not stated on the source page.[36]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Incentives and cost structures remain central, including the UK visual-effects additional credit set at 39% of qualifying relevant visual-effects expenditure.

Pricing strategy in the cgi vfx industry

  • 40% of Basilic Fly Studio’s fiscal-year 2024 revenue came from North American clients.[33]
  • 17% of Basilic Fly Studio’s fiscal-year 2024 revenue came from Australia and New Zealand.[33]
  • 39% was the enhanced UK Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit rate for qualifying VFX costs announced for claims from April 1, 2025.[37]
  • 20% was New Zealand’s PDV international incentive rate cited by VFX businesses in the 2024 industry survey.[14]
  • 8% of Basilic Fly Studio’s fiscal-year 2024 revenue came from markets outside North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.[33]

Cost reduction in the cgi vfx industry

  • ₹29.45 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s employee cost in fiscal year 2024, up from ₹17.56 crore in fiscal year 2023.[33]
  • Up to 30% in cost reimbursements were cited as an Indian government incentive expected to attract foreign VFX collaborations in 2024.[33]
  • 55% of New Zealand VFX projects undertaken in 2023/2024 had budgets below NZD250,000.[14]
  • 11% of New Zealand VFX projects undertaken in 2023/2024 had budgets from NZD1 million to below NZD5 million.[14]
  • ₹53.61 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s total expenditure in fiscal year 2024.[33]

Profitability in the cgi vfx industry

  • ₹36.54 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s profit after tax in fiscal year 2024.[33]
  • ₹27.90 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s profit after tax in fiscal year 2023.[33]
  • ₹105.79 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s total income in fiscal year 2024.[33]
  • ₹52.18 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s EBITDA in fiscal year 2024.[33]
  • ₹102.67 crore was Basilic Fly Studio’s net sales in fiscal year 2024.[33]

Financial planning in the cgi vfx industry

  • 64% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses expected to increase income in 2024/2025.[14]
  • INR51 billion was India’s VFX segment revenue estimate for 2025.[32]
  • INR67 billion was India’s VFX segment revenue projection for 2027.[32]
  • NZD462 million was the total pre-tax income generated by New Zealand’s VFX and animation industry in 2022/2023.[14]
  • 27% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses anticipated a significant income decline in 2024/2025.[14]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Pipeline investment and tooling expectations show continued growth intent, with more than one-third of studios spending less than 5% of budget on pipeline development.

Product development in the cgi vfx industry

  • 8% of animation, VFX and SFX respondents said their employees work remotely through a cloud environment, according to a workflow survey.[38]
  • 37% of animation and VFX studios do not know how much they spend on pipeline development, according to an industry survey.[39]
  • More than one-third of animation and VFX studios spend less than 5% of their budget on pipeline development, according to an industry survey.[39]
  • The global animation and VFX market is projected to grow from $179.78 billion in 2024 to $311.46 billion in 2029, supporting continued investment in tools and production capabilities.[27]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Energy footprint accounting is specific, including 411 kWh per square metre average energy consumption for audited French VFX studios in 2024.

Sustainability in the cgi vfx industry

  • 33% of energy consumption across the audited French studios was attributable to heating in 2024.[40]
  • 411 kWh per square metre was the average energy consumption of the audited French VFX studios in 2024.[41]
  • 22,000 square metres of solar panels was the equivalent renewable-energy capacity of the audited studios’ 6.1 GWh consumption in France in 2024.[40]
  • 6.1 GWh of energy was consumed by the 20 audited French studios in 2024.[40]
  • 19% of energy consumption across the audited French studios was attributable to air conditioning in 2024.[40]

Ethics in the cgi vfx industry

  • 19% of the UK VFX workforce identified as people of colour in the UK Screen Alliance’s industry survey.[18]
  • 48% of UK Screen Alliance VFX recruitment came from the nations and regions rather than London in the survey.[18]
  • 32.3% of the UK VFX workforce were women according to the latest UK Screen Alliance survey reported in 2024.[42]
  • 14% of the UK animation workforce was from a BAME background in the UK Screen Alliance survey.[18]
  • 18% of the UK post-production workforce was from a BAME background in the UK Screen Alliance survey.[18]

Carbon footprint in the cgi vfx industry

  • 1,427 tonnes of CO2e were emitted by the 20 audited French animation, post-production and VFX studios from Scopes 1 and 2 plus digital activity in 2024.[40]
  • 2.5 tonnes of CO2e per full-time equivalent was the average mobility-inclusive footprint of French VFX studios in 2024.[40]
  • 29% of total emissions from the 20 audited French studios came from heating in 2024.[40]
  • 30% of total emissions from the 20 audited French studios came from digital services in 2024.[40]
  • 56% of the audited French studios’ 1,427 tonnes of CO2e emissions came from digital activity in 2024.[40]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Workforce geography continues to widen, with 140,000+ VFX and animation professionals working across 2,900 companies worldwide in 2026.

Globalization in the cgi vfx industry

  • 1% was the net global workforce growth of the VFX and animation industry over the 12 months to mid-2025.[18]
  • 10,866 VFX and animation professionals worked in Mumbai in 2025, making it the world’s second-largest city hub at that time.[18]
  • 140,000+ VFX and animation professionals worked at 2,900 companies worldwide in 2026.[4]
  • 97.2% of New Zealand VFX and animation companies’ average revenue came from export markets over the three years covered by the 2024 survey.[14]
  • 2.7% was the global VFX and animation workforce growth over the 12 months covered by the 2026 World Atlas.[4]

Supplier management in the cgi vfx industry

  • 37% of New Zealand VFX and animation companies sourced new hires from another domestic VFX or animation company in 2024.[14]
  • 1,753 full-time-equivalent VFX workers were employed in New Zealand at June 30, 2024.[14]
  • 47% of New Zealand VFX and animation companies sourced new hires from tertiary education in 2024.[14]
  • 53% of New Zealand VFX and animation businesses intended to employ or contract additional staff in 2024/2025.[14]
  • 296 VFX and animation full-time equivalents employed by New Zealand businesses in 2024 were based outside New Zealand and Australia.[14]

Distribution channels in the cgi vfx industry

  • US$49.83 billion was the projected global VFX market value for 2026 in Alberta’s animation and VFX strategy.[48]
  • 55% of 175 VFX projects undertaken by surveyed New Zealand businesses in 2023/2024 had budgets below NZD 250,000.[14]
  • US$26.64 billion was the global VFX market value in 2020, according to Alberta’s animation and VFX strategy.[48]
  • 18% of 175 VFX projects undertaken by surveyed New Zealand businesses in 2023/2024 had budgets of NZD 5 million or more.[14]
  • 10.9% was the projected compound annual growth rate for the global animation and VFX market from 2020 to 2026.[48]

Key questions about the Cgi Vfx Industry

How fast is the VFX market expected to grow?
The report forecasts the global VFX market reaching $20.29 billion by 2034, using a 6.83% CAGR from 2025 to 2034.
What technology shifts are changing CGI/VFX workflows by 2026?
Generative AI is being adopted for parts of asset creation and compositing, with 0.1% of roles at traditional studios AI-specific in 2026 and a 68% year-over-year increase in that share.
Which companies lead the cgi vfx industry?
Industrial Light & Magic leads Gitnux's 2026 cgi vfx ranking with an Overall score of 9.8, with nearly 2,000 employees across five studios, for film, episodic and virtual-production VFX. Sony Pictures Imageworks is the highest-ranked animation and VFX studio at 9.2, with feature-film and episodic VFX and animation services under its production segment.
How is the market structured by region and buyer demand?
North America accounted for more than 45% of global VFX market revenue in 2025, and Asia-Pacific held 29.1% in 2025 as the fastest-growing major region in the cited forecast.
How do AI tools and employment signals relate in 2026 projections?
The U.S. projects little or no employment growth from 2025 to 2035 for special effects artists and animators, with about 4,200 openings per year largely from replacement demand.
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