Video Surveillance Market

Industry Overview

The global video surveillance market is expected to reach USD 78.45 billion by 2030, rising at a CAGR of 10.6% during the forecast period, from USD 43.7 billion in 2023.

Video surveillance refers to the process of monitoring a specific landscape to detect an undesirable movement and prevent specific activities such as theft, shoplifting, vandalism, or terror attacks! This security mechanism capture videos and images that can be compressed and stored across the communication network. It enhances the security level and the monitoring mechanism, by manifold.

The mechanism typically involves Intellectual Property (IP) cameras, Digital Video Recorder (DVRs), and advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. Modern systems also have Internet of Things (IoT) integrated, which is another reason for the boost in its sales of late.

Typically, the sale of these security systems is expected to be more in the infrastructure segment that encompasses road, rail, airports, stadiums, and more. This is mainly due to the technological developments that has resulted in more advanced and effective surveillance systems such as night vision cameras that are designed to work exceptionally well even in low-lit conditions and areas.

The rise of such possibilities has fueled the growth of the global video surveillance market. It is now an indispensable practice across almost all industry verticals such as BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, transportation, government offices, temples, bridges, schools, public places, and more.

With such momentous increase in the adoption, the global video surveillance market is expected to grow at a significant rate in the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

Insight by End User

According to the different end users, the global video surveillance market is segregated into infrastructure, commercial, industrial, residential, military & defense, and public facilities. Among all these categories, the infrastructure category is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period.

Insight by Infrastructure

The global video surveillance market is divided into road, rail, airports, stadiums, and more based on the infrastructure. Out of all these segments, the roads segment is expected to grow more during the forecast period. This is mainly due to technological developments and the launch of night vision cameras that work efficiently in low-lit conditions. This helps in monitoring traffic and even track suspicious activities, which augments its utility uses, sales, and thereby the growth of the market.

Insight by Component

According to the components of the video surveillance systems, the market is divided into hardware, software, and services. Out of these three segments, the hardware segment dominates the market and is expected to contribute a larger revenue share during the forecast period. This is attributed mainly to the high demand for surveillance cameras, monitors, and storage devices.

On the other hand, the services segment is also expected to grow significantly in the projected period due to the higher need for installation, configuration, and maintenance of a large number of video surveillance systems sold every day.

Insight by System Type

The global video surveillance market is divided into analog video surveillance, IP video surveillance systems segment, and hybrid video surveillance systems based on the different types of systems.

Out of these three segments, the IP video surveillance systems segment is expected to contribute a large share to the market during the forecast period. This is because there will be a rise in demand for these systems for their reduced cost and higher efficiency due to cloud-based video surveillance capabilities and utilization of digital technology for sending and receiving video signals over IP networks. This offers higher flexibility and scalability over the traditional analog video surveillance systems since the cameras allow remote monitoring and offers greater control. This enhances their usability in large and distributed environments.

On the other hand, the hybrid video surveillance systems segment is expected to grow at a significantly high rate during the forecast period. This is primarily attributed to the rising popularity of these systems which combines the flexibility of analog systems and the advanced features of IP systems. As a result, they are used extensively across several settings including but not limited to residences, enterprises, and educational institutions. These user-friendly systems are cost-effective, easy to install, operate and maintain, which further results in its market growth.

Insight by Enterprise

Considering the enterprise type, the global video surveillance market is categorized into small-scale enterprises, medium-scale enterprises, and large-scale enterprises. Out of these three segments, the large-scale enterprise segment will dominate the market during the forecast period and grow at a faster rate. It will also be the larger contributor to the market in terms of revenue. This is mainly because of higher adoption and use of these systems in large corporations and factory setups.

On the other hand, the small-scale enterprise segment is also expected to grow at a higher CAGR during the period due to rising awareness of security threats among this sector and the growing intention to avert such unexpected and unwanted situations.

Insight By Customer

The customer type divides the global video surveillance market into B2B and B2C segments. Out of these two segments, the B2B segment will dominate the market in terms of revenue and is expected to grow at a higher rate during the forecast period due to larger adoption and use of these security systems across wide range of businesses.

Insight By Application

The global surveillance market is divided into commercial, military and defense, residential, and others, based on the application. Out of these segments, the commercial segment will dominate the market in terms of revenue and will grow at a higher rate during the forecast period due to growing adoption.

Global Video Surveillance Market Report Coverage

Report Metric	Details
Historical Period	2018 - 2023
Base Year Considered	2024
Forecast Period	2025 - 2030
Market Size in 2023	U.S.D.  43.7 Billion
Revenue Forecast in 2030	U.S.D.  78.45 Billion
Growth Rate	10.6%
Segments Covered in the Report	By End User, By Infrastructure, By Component, By System type, By Enterprise, By Customer, and By Application
Report Scope	Market Trends, Drivers, and Restraints; Revenue Estimation and Forecast; Segmentation Analysis; Impact of COVID-19; Companies’ Strategic Developments; Market Share Analysis of Key Players; Company Profiling
Regions Covered in the Report	North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and the Rest of the World

Industry Dynamics

Industry Trends

There is a higher investment in security and safety solutions noticed by people, businesses and countries over the past few years due to rapid urbanization and rise in population.

Higher adoption of VSaaS is also noticed in the recent years due to market penetration of camera sales, growth of data centers, IT cost control, and improved functionalities due to centralized data. There is a higher demand for these systems in the airports, stadium, and similar vulnerable places to prevent intrusion activities and terrorist attacks since manual monitoring is impossible in such large places with large gatherings.

Departments of Transportation (DOT) is also using these systems more nowadays to ensure safety and better monitoring of their operations and projects to reduce cost overruns.

There is also a significant shift noticed towards SaaS (Software as a Service) and in-band analytics due to development of smart cameras and other related sensors. Businesses today are also more interested in investing in future-proof and AI-equipped video surveillance systems since it allows automating tasks and offers more scalability with the ability to handle larger sets of data.

The advent and popularity of 5G has also augmented video surveillance service with its lower latency, better bandwidth, HD quality imagery, and real-time transmission. It allows better traffic management and crowd monitoring with enhanced security due to encrypted data and improved mobility of cameras.

Recent launches of better and more advanced products also facilitate the market growth as well as several mergers and acquisitions of majors with smaller players in the industry.

Growth Drivers

The main drivers for the growth of the global video surveillance market include the growing concern over global public safety and security, the growing interest in wireless and spy cameras, and the wide adoption of IP cameras.

Moreover, the increase in demand for VSaaS services and the growing trends of Artificial Intelligence and deep learning for video surveillance systems propels the growth of the global video surveillance market.

In addition, there is also a rapid technological advancement made in the field of Big Data, IoT, and cloud-based services. This further fuels the growth of the global video surveillance market. Governments across the world are trying to set specific standards and laws to ensure public safety which will need using video surveillance systems. This will push the market forward. Rapid urbanization also increases security risks and crimes in public places and roads, which needs a foolproof surveillance system to avoid them.

A lot of businesses and industries are adopting video surveillance systems to ensure security, deter theft and vandalism, and also to protect assets, maintain compliance, and increase operational efficiency. This has raised the use of these security systems in retail, banking and finance, healthcare, transportation, and other sectors.

The reduction in price of hardware such as cameras, recorders, and others have also facilitated the growth of the video surveillance market since it will now be available and affordable to a large number of customers.

A lot of smart city initiatives and integration of IoT makes these systems more effective in surveillance operations. These systems can gather and analyze larger sets of data and even use AI into their decision-making process. This helps in real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and better resource allocation, propelling the market expansion.

Challenges

The need for large storage systems, data security, and privacy violations are the most significant hindrances to the growth of the global video surveillance market. Further growth of this market is also hindered due to need for higher bandwidth.

The initial investment is also high which is hindering its widespread adoption along with the complexities involved in the integration of new systems with existing IT network, systems, and infrastructure. There are also other challenges such as compatibility problems, interoperability challenges, lack of technical expertise, limited resources, regulatory compliance challenges, chances of misuse and abuse, limited bandwidth and storage, and opposition to change hinders the growth of the video surveillance market worldwide.

Opportunities

Better opportunities are created for the major players in the industry which propel the growth of the global video surveillance market. These opportunities are created due to continual development in big data, the internet of things, and cloud computing.

In addition, there is also an increased funding by the stakeholders and the governments to build smart cities that need such solutions to ensure safety and security of the citizens. The growing interest in VSaaS services has also created new opportunities for the growth of the global video surveillance market.

Geographic Overview

In the APAC region the global video surveillance market is expected to grow at a fast rate during the forecast period due to higher spending on smart city projects. Also, the growing risks to international security, particularly in the developing nations like India, China, Japan, and South Korea has also resulted in the growth of this market.

Moreover, the increased awareness of safety and security across a large variety of industries, public places, businesses, and infrastructure has also propelled the growth of these regional markets. In addition, the rising incidents of terrorist attacks, theft, and other crimes has also increased the demand for video surveillance systems thereby resulting in the growth of the global video surveillance market in this region.

North America is the larger contributor to the market in terms of revenue due to higher adoption and sales of these security systems. It is also expected to grow at a reasonably higher CAGR during the forecast period and hold its dominant position in the video surveillance market due to increased application across a wide range of industries and end users in the commercial, residential, and industrial sectors. This will fuel the demand for video surveillance equipment in the region during the forecast period and push the global video surveillance market forward.

Competitive Insight

In the international market for video surveillance, Hikvision is a market leader. The business is concentrating on HP IP, which is well-liked by clients. Hikvision offers a broad variety of HD IP product lines from entry-level to professional sectors and is quickly adjusting to the worldwide market. Moreover, the ARTPEC-7 chipset from Axis delivers improvements in the areas of analytics, security, and compression. It offers end-to-end solutions using Axis camera stations because it believes that the video surveillance market is one that is growing quickly. Axis is sustainable in three ways: environmental protection, ethical corporate practices, and social obligations. Some of the key players operating in the global video surveillance market are Hikvision, Axis Communications, Dahua Technology, Bosch Security and Safety Systems, Hanwha Techwin, Pelco, Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions, Qognify, Huawei Technologies, Nice Systems, and Honeywell Commercial Security.

Recent Development by Key Players

Axis Communications has recently introduced Axis Cloud Connect. This new platform is an open cloud-based platform designed to provide customers with more flexible, secure and scalable security solutions. Axis Cloud Connect was created to work together with Axis devices to enable a range of managed services that support system and device management, video and data delivery, while meeting the high demands for cybersecurity.

Dahua Technology USA has introduced new technology AcuPick Search Technology. This technology provides crucial search capabilities that will empower customers to put the pieces together quickly and accurately when it comes to finding vehicles, people and information. AcuPick can help reduce the amount of time spent finding a specific person captured on security footage. 

Research Phases

Primary Research

VynZ Research conducts extensive primary research to understand the market dynamics, validate market data, and have key opinions from industry experts. The key profiles approached within the industry include the CEO, CFO, CTO, President, Vice President, Product Managers, Regional Heads, and Others. Also, end user surveys comprising of consumers are also conducted to understand consumer behavior.

Source: VynZ Research

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The Video Surveillance Market report offers a comprehensive market segmentation analysis along with an estimation for the forecast period 2025–2030.

Segments Covered in the Report

• By Enterprise
  • Small-scale Enterprises
  • Medium-scale Enterprises
  • Large-scale Enterprises
• By System
  • Analog video surveillance system
  • IP video surveillance system
• By Offering 
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Services
• By End User
  • Infrastructure
  • Commercial
  • Military & Defense
  • Residential
  • Public Facility
  • Industrial

• By Infrastructure
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Airports
  • Stadiums
• By Customer 
  • B2B
  • B2C

Region covered in the Report

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • U.K.
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific (APAC)
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Rest of the World (RoW)
  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Other Countries