Servers and Mainframes Market Report 2026

The servers and mainframes market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $129.25 billion in 2025 to $139.72 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise of enterprise data processing needs, expansion of virtualization technologies, growth of legacy mainframe systems in banking, increasing demand for centralized computing, early adoption of data center infrastructure.

The servers and mainframes market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $192.48 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to surge in AI driven computing workloads, increasing adoption of hybrid cloud architectures, growing demand for real time data processing, expansion of hyperscale cloud data centers, rising focus on energy efficient computing infrastructure. Major trends in the forecast period include AI optimized server workload management, hyperscale data center expansion for mainframes, hybrid cloud mainframe modernisation, edge enabled distributed server architectures, energy efficient high performance computing systems.

The growing investments in hyperscale data centers are expected to propel the expansion of the servers and mainframes market in the forecast period. Hyperscale data centers refer to large-scale, highly scalable facilities designed to support massive computing, storage, and networking requirements for cloud computing and big data applications. The rising investments in hyperscale data centers are driven by the increasing demand for cloud computing, as organizations require scalable infrastructure to handle growing data workloads and digital services. Servers and mainframes support hyperscale data centers by delivering high-performance computing power, scalability, and reliable workload management. They enable efficient processing of massive volumes of data and ensure uninterrupted availability in large-scale cloud and enterprise environments. For instance, in September 2025, according to CBRE Group (Australia) Pty Ltd., an Australia-based commercial real estate services and investment firm, Australia’s data center capacity is projected to rise from approximately 1.4 GW in 2025 to around 1.8 GW within three years, driven by rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and expansion of hyperscale cloud infrastructure. Therefore, the growing investments in hyperscale data centers are driving the growth of the servers and mainframes market.

Key operating companies in the servers and mainframes market are focusing on the development of advanced solutions such as artificial intelligence-integrated mainframe systems to enhance data processing efficiency and secure enterprise computing. Artificial intelligence-integrated mainframe systems combine high-performance computing with built-in AI acceleration to process large volumes of data locally while improving speed, security, and real-time analytics capabilities. For example, in April 2025, International Business Machines Corporation, a US-based company, introduced the IBM z17 mainframe featuring AI-integrated processing capabilities. The system supports advanced AI workloads directly on the mainframe and enables enterprises to run AI models alongside transactional data. It enhances data privacy by allowing organizations to retain sensitive information on premises instead of transferring it to the cloud. The platform also improves performance for high-volume transactions and complex analytics while maintaining strong security and reliability standards for enterprise operations.

In April 2025, International Business Machines Corporation, a US-based technology and consulting company, entered into a partnership with Arm Holdings plc for an undisclosed arrangement. Through this collaboration, IBM seeks to strengthen its mainframe ecosystem by supporting dual-architecture computing and enhancing compatibility with Arm-based workloads, enabling improved support for advanced artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud applications. Arm Holdings plc is a UK-based semiconductor and IP design company that provides processor architectures for servers and data center applications.

Major companies operating in the servers and mainframes market are Foxconn Technology Group, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Hitachi Ltd., IBM Corporation, Lenovo Group Limited, Oracle Corporation, Broadcom Inc., Quanta Computer Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, ZTE Corporation, Kyndryl Holdings Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., HCL Technologies Limited, Inspur Group Co. Ltd., Acer Inc., Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., Unisys Corporation, Netweb Technologies India Limited.

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

The servers and mainframes market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as system integration, deployment and installation, maintenance and support, virtualization management, workload optimization, and infrastructure management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The servers and mainframes market also includes sales of rack servers, blade servers, tower servers, mainframe systems, and storage-integrated servers. 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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