Supercomputers Global Market Report 2024

A supercomputer is a computer system designed with the architecture, resources, and components necessary to carry out large-scale computations. Modern supercomputers are typically composed of tens of thousands of processors, enabling them to perform billions or even trillions of calculations per second. These powerful machines are primarily intended for use in businesses and organizations that require significant computational power. Supercomputers integrate architectural and operational elements from parallel and grid processing, allowing processes to be executed on thousands of processors simultaneously or distributed among them.

The primary types of supercomputers include vector processing machines, tightly connected cluster computers, and commodity clusters. Vector processing machines involve vector processors or central processing units (CPUs) that offer an instruction set designed for efficient processing of large one-dimensional arrays of data, known as vectors. Vector instructions are of the SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) type. Various processor types, including Intel, IBM (Power), AMD, and others, are used in commercial applications, research institutions, government entities, and other fields where significant computational capabilities are essential.

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The supercomputers market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $11.78 billion in 2023 to $13.84 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.4%. The growth observed in the historical period can be attributed to several factors, including government investments in scientific research, applications related to national security and defense, the computational demands of weather modeling, advancements in high-performance computing (HPC) architecture, and the expansion of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

The supercomputers market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $26.67 billion in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8%. The anticipated growth in the forecast period can be attributed to the continued expansion of data-intensive applications, the increased utilization of supercomputing for drug discovery and healthcare, the development of exascale computing capabilities, a growing demand for quantum computing solutions, and the rise of edge computing and distributed supercomputing networks. Major trends expected during this period include the integration of artificial intelligence into supercomputing workflows, a heightened emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability, increased collaboration between governments, academia, and industry for research initiatives, the adoption of hybrid and cloud-based supercomputing solutions, and the convergence of supercomputing with big data analytics and simulation technologies.

Government investment in high-processing power is expected to drive the growth of the supercomputer market in the future. High processing power is essential for managing and processing data to analyze information and support decision-making. Governments worldwide are channeling investments into high-end projects that demand powerful computing devices, leading to an increased demand for supercomputers. For example, the National Center for Atmospheric Research-USA announced a $35 million plan in January 2021 to launch a robust new supercomputer for researching phenomena like solar storms, climate change, and extreme weather events. The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) also allocated $28 million in funding for five research projects in July 2021 to develop software for supercomputers. Thus, government investment in high-processing power is a significant driver of the supercomputer market's growth.

The rising adoption of cloud technology is poised to fuel the growth of the supercomputers market. Cloud technology, which involves a network of remote servers managing data and applications over the internet, enhances supercomputer capabilities by providing scalable, on-demand access to high-performance computing resources. This enables efficient and cost-effective processing of complex tasks. For instance, Eurostat reported that 41% of EU enterprises utilized cloud computing in 2021, with significant increases across large, medium-sized, and small enterprises compared to 2020. The adoption of cloud computing for tasks like hosting e-mail systems and storing electronic files is contributing to the growth of the supercomputers market.

Strategic partnerships are emerging as a prominent trend in the supercomputer market, with major companies focusing on collaborations to strengthen their market positions. In December 2021, Rescale, a U. S. -based software technology company, announced a partnership with Riken, a Japanese scientific research institute, to utilize the supercomputer Fugaku in the cloud. This partnership aims to expand the use, accessibility, and usability convenience of Fugaku’s Cloud computing platform. Additionally, in November 2022, NVIDIA, a U. S. -based software company, partnered with Microsoft, a U. S. -based technology company, for several years to build one of the world's most powerful AI supercomputers. This collaboration combines Microsoft Azure's supercomputing infrastructure with NVIDIA GPUs, networking, and AI software stacks, empowering enterprises to train, deploy, and scale their AI systems.

Major companies in the supercomputers market are intensifying their efforts to introduce powerful supercomputers to gain a competitive edge. These high-performance computing systems are capable of processing vast amounts of data and conducting complex calculations at unprecedented speeds, particularly for scientific, engineering, and research applications. For example, in July 2021, Nvidia Corporation launched Cambridge-1, the most powerful supercomputer in the United Kingdom. This supercomputer aims to accelerate the digital biology revolution by enabling top scientists and healthcare experts to utilize AI and simulation for various projects, including understanding brain diseases, designing new drugs, and enhancing the accuracy of identifying disease-causing variations in human genomes.

In March 2022, SingHealth, a Singapore-based healthcare service company, in collaboration with Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre (NCSS), announced the acquisition of an Nvidia supercomputer. This acquisition will support medical research activities and innovation for healthcare researchers across Singapore, contributing to advanced research powered by the supercomputing infrastructure.

Major companies operating in the in the supercomputers market report are Atos IT Solutions & Services Ltd., Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Huawei Investment & Holding Co. Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., NEC Corporation, Nvidia Corporation, Sugon Information Industry Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hitachi Ltd., Bull SAS, Cray Research and Silicon Graphics Inc., D-Wave Quantum Systems Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Eurotech SpA, Inspur Software Co. Ltd., Penguin Computing Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., Rackable Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Evaxion Biotech AS, Health Rhythms Inc., Rescale Inc., Baidu Inc., Intel Corporation, RSC Group, ASUS TEK Computer Inc.

North America was the largest region in the supercomputer market share in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the supercomputers market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa

The countries covered in the supercomputers market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Canada, Spain.

The supercomputer market consists of sales of general-purpose supercomputers and special purpose supercomputers, vector processing supercomputers, tightly connected cluster computers, and commodity computers. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified)).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.


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