Benchmark for the Quantum Industry: Hyperion Research and QED-C Release the Sixth Annual Worldwide Market Study
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Hyperion Research and the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) have formally launched their sixth annual Quantum Computing Market Status and Forecast Survey, a crucial step intended to bring data-driven clarity to the emerging quantum technology ecosystem. This crucial project tracks the industry as it quickly moves from basic research into a developing commercial market, acting as the main standard for important decision-makers in the public and private sectors. In order to create the most thorough evaluation of the 2025–2026 quantum landscape, the organizers are extending an urgent request to all relevant parties worldwide, including technology developers, researchers, end users, investors, and government officials, to provide their professional viewpoints.
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Tracking Accelerated Market Evolution and Growth Trajectory
With results that directly impact national-level policy discussions, assist organizations in assessing commercialization pathways, and give funding sources evidence-based market trajectories, the annual survey has become an essential compass for individuals navigating the quantum landscape. Over the past five years, the global market for quantum computing has seen steady growth.
The 2025–2026 edition seeks to collect detailed perspectives on technology readiness, investment signals, and rapidly changing patterns of commercial adoption as quantum computing transcends experimental physics and becomes a strategic corporate tool. Since the state of quantum computing is in “constant flux,” Bob Sorensen, Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Analyst for Quantum Computing at Hyperion Research, emphasized the value of industry involvement. In order to ascertain whether the industry narrative changes from one of “promise” to one of “proven value,” he highlights the importance of going past the hoopla and speaking with individuals directly involved in developing and purchasing these systems.
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Navigating Competitive Pressures and Market Nuances
The survey’s timing this year is especially pertinent in light of the community’s stated complicated difficulties and rapid advancements. The business is facing new challenges as 2025 approaches, chief among them being the emergence of Generative AI (GAI). Although GAI supports research on quantum materials and algorithm design, it has become a double-edged sword because over half of those surveyed last year said it may compete for corporate end-user funding and interest.
Investor sentiment over the potential for a “quantum winter” against the ongoing flow of venture financing required for expanding high-fidelity qubit systems will be directly assessed by the poll. The lack of labor is another ongoing issue that QED-C and its members have brought to light; by 2025, it is predicted that the demand for personnel with quantum skills will double the supply.
Key Areas of Assessment for 2025–2026
The purpose of the new study is to investigate important subtleties that affect the quantum market and to provide critical information on a number of important themes:
Deployment Preferences: The study will monitor the ongoing transition between cloud-based access (QCaaS) and the increasing demand for quantum hardware installations on-premises. According to preliminary estimates, by 2027, all on-premise activities may make up about half of the market.
Sector Performance: The evaluation pinpoints particular verticals that are progressing from exploration to pilot-level production. The study will highlight the key sectors that are at the forefront of creating and executing sector-specific use cases, including finance, pharmaceuticals, materials science, chemistry, and BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance).
Technology Progress: By evaluating developments and expected advances across rival quantum hardware and software architectures, such as superconducting, ion-trap, neutral-atom, and photonic systems, the report will offer comprehensive information.
End-User Motivations: The survey focuses on the main factors that encourage adoption, including the need to address worries about the potential performance constraints of traditional computing systems and the introduction of new algorithms.
Nearly 50% of stakeholders predict that within the next two to five years, “utility-class” quantum computing, where quantum systems consistently outperform conventional computers on particular business tasks, will be available, setting the market up for a significant technical milestone.
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Participation and Confidentiality Assurance
The partnership between Hyperion Research and QED-C provides the quantitative basis required for government financing programs, corporate procurement cycles, and startup scaling. By taking part in this initiative, business executives can contribute to the development of the very data that will propel the quantum sector for the rest of the decade.
Qualified professionals with verified employment at a company engaged in current quantum operations from the worldwide quantum community are eligible to participate in the survey. In order to ensure that the survey catches trends from regions like North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, QED-C, which is run by SRI International, is essential in reaching a global membership base that spans over 39 nations.
Responses are kept completely private, as is customary with Hyperion studies, and results are only shared in aggregate form to safeguard the unique tactics and particular information of individual companies. Participants who finish the survey are eligible for a US$75 honorarium or financial incentive in appreciation of their invaluable time and professional input. Participants and consortium members should get the whole study’s results by early 2026.
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