The online photo printing market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The online photo printing market has seen steady growth in recent years. It will increase from $12.94 billion in 2024 to $13.82 billion in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8%.
The growth is attributed to smartphone usage, social media, digital camera sales, e-commerce, technological advances, changing consumer preferences, and the demand for personalized products.
The online photo printing market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The online photo printing market is anticipated to see steady growth, reaching $17.72 billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 6.4%.
Growth drivers include augmented reality applications, 3D printing innovations, sustainability initiatives, subscription services, niche markets, eco-friendly printing options, and integration with smart devices and IoT. Key trends include high-quality prints, mobile printing, social media integration, on-demand printing, and AR integration.
The growing ubiquity of smartphones is poised to fuel the expansion of the online photo printing market in the future. Smartphones embody a blend of cellular connectivity and superior computing abilities, enabling users internet access, application usage, and the execution of various multimedia capabilities. The diverse functionality of smartphones has led to widespread uptake as it provides users with effortless communication, entertainment, productivity, and internet service access in one compact unit, thus heightening convenience and connectivity in contemporary lifestyles. The process of online photo printing is simplified via smartphones by enabling users to upload and requisition prints directly from their devices using various applications and websites, making photo printing more accessible and user-friendly. For example, in April 2022, Vietnam's regulatory organisation, the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications, reported that Vietnam had 91.3 million smartphone subscribers in 2021. This number experienced an upward surge by more than 2 million by the end of March 2022, leading to a complete count of 93.5 million subscribers, equivalent to 73.5% of the country's adult population. Therefore, the escalating prevalence of smartphones is acting as a catalyst for the expansion of the online photo printing market.
The online photo printing market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product: Prints, Wall Art
2) By Type: Digital Printing, Film Printing
3) By Applications: Enterprise, Individual
Subsegments:
1) By Prints: Standard Prints, Canvas Prints, Photo Books, Posters, Photo Cards (Greeting Cards, Invitations)
2) By Wall Art: Framed Prints, Canvas Wall Art, Metal Prints, Acrylic Prints, Wood Prints
Major online photo printing firms are targeting to offer customers a seamless shopping experience by initiating a one-stop shopping solution. This unique solution provides an opportunity for customers to place their orders online, then pick them up from a nearby automated kiosk within an hour, abolishing the need to wait for deliveries. This offers a quick and hassle-free method for customers to have their photos printed. For instance, Kodak Alaris Inc, a prominent tech firm based in the US, rolled out an online photo printing portal for Carrefour France in January 2023, thereby building upon its multi-channel shopping experience. The site, which is backed by Kodak Moments, has a range of premium, customizable photo products that are printed and put together in France. This platform, available on smartphones, desktops, and tablets, presents consumers with an accessible one-stop shopping solution.
Major companies operating in the online photo printing market are:
• Cimpress plc
• Shutterfly Inc.
• Eastman Kodak Company
• Cewe Stiftung & Co KGaA
• Printful Inc.
• Photobox Ltd
• FUJIFILM Corporation
• Zazzle Inc.
• Minted LLC
• Mpix
• Millers Professional Imaging Co
• Moo Print Ltd
• Blurb Inc
• Bay Photo Lab
• Snapfish LLC
• Artifact Uprising LLC
• Mixbook Inc
• Nations Photo Lab LLC
• Ifolor AG
• Digitalab Ltd
• Saal Digital Photoservice GmbH
• GotPrintcom Inc
• Printique
• Chatbooks Inc
• PSPrint
North America was the largest region in the online photo printing market in 2023. The regions covered in the online photo printing market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.