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Language Translation Software and Services - Global Strategic Business Report

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  • 776 Pages
  • May 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc
  • ID: 2228040

Global Language Translation Software and Services Market to Reach $84.2 Billion by 2030

The global market for Language Translation Software and Services estimated at US$59.9 Billion in the year 2023, is projected to reach a revised size of US$84.2 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.4% over the analysis period 2023-2030.

Language Translation Solutions, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record 3.9% CAGR and reach US$48.6 Billion by the end of the analysis period. Growth in the Services segment is estimated at 4.9% CAGR for the next 8-year period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at $17.5 Billion, While China is Forecast to Grow at 6.5% CAGR

The Language Translation Software and Services market in the U.S. is estimated at US$17.5 Billion in the year 2023. China, the world's second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$6.7 Billion by the year 2030 trailing a CAGR of 6.5% over the analysis period 2023 to 2030. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 3.1% and 3.6% respectively over the 2023-2030 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 4.3% CAGR.

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  • Competitor coverage with global market shares of major players
  • Player market presence analysis (Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial) across multiple geographies
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What to Expect from the Global Economy in 2024

Edgy geopolitics, and economic instability caused by monetary policy tightening and ensuing higher interest rates will create a tumultuous landscape for 2024. Several factors will continue to exert pressure on the path to recovery including hostilities in the Middle East and increasingly common climate disasters. Among the risks, several positives are also taking shape such as growing signs of disinflation and easing of anxiety over stubborn inflation, supply chain normalization and price moderation despite volatility in energy costs. Elections across several G21 jurisdictions, notably in India and the United States, will have potential ramifications for capital flows and investment strategies. While India emerges as a compelling destination in the global investment landscape, U.S, based tech firms will continue to dominate, fueled by a dynamic ecosystem of talent and capital. Tech opportunities in Silicon Valley and beyond remain attractive for investors seeking high-growth prospects supported largely by a resilient albeit slowing domestic economy and conducive regulatory environment. Europe will continue to battle tight monetary policy and recession risks with U.K. having the most challenging outlook and running the greatest risk of recession in 2024. China remains a wild card with hope for growth in the country underpinned by government spending and improvements in consumer spending. The volatile environment will offer both opportunities and challenges for investors and businesses alike. Embracing volatility as a catalyst for growth together with agility and strategic foresight in navigating investment decisions will remain important for survival.

Select Competitors (Total 270 Featured)

  • IBM Corporation
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Google LLC
  • Adobe Inc.
  • Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  • Lionbridge Technologies, LLC.
  • SDL PLC
  • ECTACO, Inc.
  • TransPerfect
  • Cloudwords, Inc.
  • LanguageLine Solutions
  • Lingotek
  • Lighthouse IP
  • Stratus Video
  • DXC Technology Company

Table of Contents

I. METHODOLOGYII. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Influencer Market Insights
  • Language Translation Market Surges Ahead
  • Translation Technology Continues to Evolve
  • Key Trends Summarized
  • Globalization Drives Demand
  • US - The Single Largest Market
  • Developing Economies to Drive Growth
  • Language Translation Software and Services - Global Key Competitors Percentage Market Share in 2023 (E)
  • Competition
  • Recent market Activity
  • Competitive Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial for Players Worldwide in 2023 (E)
2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
  • AMPLEXOR International S.A. (Luxembourg)
  • AppTek (USA)
  • Google Inc. (USA)
  • Global Linguist Solutions LLC (USA)
  • International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (USA)
  • Keywords Studios Plc (Ireland)
  • LanguageLine Solutions (USA)
  • Lionbridge Technologies Inc. (USA)
  • Manpower Group Solutions (USA)
  • Microsoft Corporation (USA)
  • RWS Group (UK)
  • SDL plc (UK)
  • STAR Group (Switzerland)
  • SYSTRAN S.A. (France)
  • thebigword Group Plc (UK)
  • TransPerfect Translations International Inc (USA)
  • Welocalize Inc. (USA)
  • Xerox Corporation (USA)
3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS
  • Rising Data Volumes to Catalyze Growth
  • Language Translation Industry Efforts to Deal with Big Data
  • Cloud-based Translation Tools Tap Big Data
  • Big Data Extends Scope of Language Translation
  • Big Data to Drive Language Translation Industry
  • Rise in Popularity of Non-English Languages in eCommerce and other Business Areas Drives the Market for Language Translation Services
  • Global E-Commerce Market as a % of Retail Sales for the Period 2017-2023
  • Global B2C E-Commerce Sales in US$ Trillion for the Years 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023
  • Technological Advances to Fuel Growth in Language Technology
  • Language Translation Opportunities Enabled by AI
  • AI to Drive Down Translation Costs
  • Adaptive and Neural Machine Translations Gain Momentum
  • Machine Translation for Domain/ Industry Specific Machine Translation
  • Voice Search Gains Traction
  • Growth in Demand for Video Translation Solutions and Services
  • Transcreation Services to Witness Rising Demand
  • Unsupervised Machine Translation: An Advanced Approach for Translating in More Languages
  • Iterative Process Holds Promise in Achieving High-Quality Translations
  • Artificial Speech Translation: An Emerging Domain
  • Growing Emphasis on Web Localization
  • Hybrid Machine Translation Blends Statistics and Rules
  • Cloud Based Services on the Rise
  • Translation Apps Gain Interest
  • Rise of Internet-based Business Operations Lends Traction to Market
  • Rise in Global Tourism to Increase Demand for Voice Translation Solutions and Services
  • Social Media Marketing to Lend Traction for Translation
  • World's Most Accessible Social Platforms: 2024
  • Mobile Technology Promotes Machine Translation
  • Significance of Smartphones in Language Translation Industry
  • Human Translators - Still in Demand
  • Burgeoning Demand for Financial Translations Services
  • Localization in Medical Sector
  • Translation Services Witness Broader Adoption across Organizations and Businesses
  • eLearning Drives Opportunities
  • World eLearning Market in US$ Billion: 2016-2024
  • Crowdsourcing Grows Stronger
  • Social Media Marketing to Lend Traction for Translation
  • Companies Focus on Making Translation Services More Cost-Effective
  • Industry Faces Copyright Issues
  • AN INSIGHT INTO LANGUAGE TRANSLATION INDUSTRY
  • Translation Service: An Introduction
  • Evolution of Language Translation Industry
  • Automated Translations - A Historic Preview
  • Industry Structure
  • An Overview of Language Industry Services
  • Recent Advancements in Machine Translation
4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
  • Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Language Translation Software and Services by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 2: World Historic Review for Language Translation Software and Services by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 3: World 16-Year Perspective for Language Translation Software and Services by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Solutions by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 5: World Historic Review for Solutions by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 6: World 16-Year Perspective for Solutions by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Services by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 8: World Historic Review for Services by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 9: World 16-Year Perspective for Services by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for SMEs by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 11: World Historic Review for SMEs by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 12: World 16-Year Perspective for SMEs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 14: World Historic Review for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 15: World 16-Year Perspective for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Healthcare by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 17: World Historic Review for Healthcare by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 18: World 16-Year Perspective for Healthcare by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for ICT by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 20: World Historic Review for ICT by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 21: World 16-Year Perspective for ICT by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for BFSI by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 23: World Historic Review for BFSI by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 24: World 16-Year Perspective for BFSI by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 25: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Government by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 26: World Historic Review for Government by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 27: World 16-Year Perspective for Government by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 28: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 29: World Historic Review for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 30: World 16-Year Perspective for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 31: World Language Translation Software and Services Market Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2030
III. MARKET ANALYSIS
UNITED STATES
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in the United States for 2024 (E)
  • Demand on Rise for Translation Services from Medical Device Sector
CANADA
  • Market Overview
JAPAN
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Japan for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
CHINA
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in China for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
EUROPE
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Europe for 2024 (E)
  • Cultural Diversity Drives Market Growth
FRANCE
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in France for 2024 (E)
  • High Demand for French Language Translation Service Providers
GERMANY
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Germany for 2024 (E)
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in the United Kingdom for 2024 (E)
  • Rise in Demand for Welsh Translation Services
SPAIN
  • Market Overview
RUSSIAREST OF EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Asia-Pacific for 2024 (E)
AUSTRALIA
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Australia for 2024 (E)
INDIA
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in India for 2024 (E)
  • Language Translation Sector Gains Impetus
  • Outlook
SOUTH KOREAREST OF ASIA-PACIFIC
LATIN AMERICA
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Latin America for 2024 (E)
  • Steady Growth Ahead
ARGENTINABRAZILMEXICOREST OF LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Middle East for 2024 (E)
IRANISRAEL
SAUDI ARABIA
  • Translation Industry Witnesses Rapid Growth
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESREST OF MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
  • Language Translation Software and Services Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Africa for 2024 (E)
IV. COMPETITION

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • IBM Corporation
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Google LLC
  • Adobe Inc.
  • Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  • Lionbridge Technologies, LLC.
  • SDL PLC
  • ECTACO, Inc.
  • TransPerfect
  • Cloudwords, Inc.
  • LanguageLine Solutions
  • Lingotek
  • Lighthouse IP
  • Stratus Video
  • DXC Technology Company

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