Smart Warehousing Market Report 2026

The smart warehousing market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $28.8 billion in 2025 to $33.29 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of e-commerce fulfillment centers, adoption of warehouse management systems, growth in third-party logistics operations, rising demand for order accuracy, increased investment in warehouse automation.

The smart warehousing market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $58.88 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for fully autonomous warehouses, expansion of cloud-based warehouse platforms, rising focus on energy-efficient warehouse operations, growth of omnichannel distribution models, increased adoption of predictive analytics in logistics. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of automated storage and retrieval systems, rising deployment of warehouse robotics and agvs, growing integration of ai-based inventory optimization, expansion of real-time warehouse visibility platforms, enhanced focus on labor productivity optimization.

The growing e-commerce sector is driving the expansion of the smart warehousing market. Rising internet penetration and increasing online sales are fueling demand for efficient order fulfillment, prompting warehouses to adopt automated solutions and real-time inventory management systems. Smart warehousing improves operational efficiency by optimizing storage, picking, and shipping processes while reducing errors and labor costs. For instance, in February 2025, the United States Census Bureau reported that total e-commerce sales in 2024 reached $1.19 trillion, an 8.1% increase compared to 2023, highlighting the rising need for responsive and efficient warehouse operations.

Leading companies in the smart warehousing market are concentrating on the development of advanced automation technologies, including autonomous mobile robots, to improve operational efficiency, order-picking accuracy, and workforce productivity. Autonomous mobile robots are smart robotic systems that use sensors, artificial intelligence, and software to independently navigate warehouse environments and carry out activities such as picking, replenishment, and material transport, supporting features like round-the-clock operation, task prioritization, and optimized workflows. For example, in June 2025, Brightpick, a U.S.-based provider of warehouse automation and robotics solutions, introduced Autopicker 2.0, an autonomous mobile robot engineered to automate order picking, replenishment, and goods-to-person processes with human-level performance, offering multi-function task capabilities, AI-driven item picking, and autonomous navigation across various warehouse layouts. Autopicker 2 enhances warehouse automation by boosting throughput, lowering reliance on manual labor, and supporting scalable and flexible fulfillment operations.

In July 2025, SYSPRO Proprietary Limited, a South Africa-based ERP software company, acquired riteSOFT LLC to strengthen its warehouse automation capabilities. This integration aims to improve operational efficiency and supply chain visibility by combining SYSPRO’s ERP solutions with riteSOFT’s smart warehousing and time-tracking technology. riteSOFT LLC is a US-based software provider specializing in warehouse automation solutions.

Major companies operating in the smart warehousing market are Siemens AG, International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., KPMG International, SAP SE, ABB Ltd., Kion Group AG, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Reply S.p.A., Epicor Software Corporation, Cognex Corporation, Manhattan Associates Inc., Vinculum Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Tecsys Inc., Armstrong Dematic, Synergy Logistics Ltd., Microlistics Pty Ltd., FlytBase Inc., AWL Group.

North America was the largest region in the smart warehousing market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the smart warehousing market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the smart warehousing market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The smart warehousing market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as real-time tracking and monitoring, warehouse management system (WMS) integration, predictive maintenance of warehouse equipment, data analytics and demand forecasting, and energy management and optimization. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The smart warehousing market also includes sales of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), conveyor and sorting systems, drones for inventory scanning, and automated packaging machines. 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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