The professional audio visual av market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The size of the professional audio visual (AV) market has seen rapid expansion in recent years. The growth is predicted to continue, scaling from $376.39 billion in 2024 to $424.69 billion in 2025, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8%.
The historical growth is influenced by factors such as expansion in the corporate sector, a rise in digital signage, an escalating demand for home theaters, an increase in e-commerce, and growth in the healthcare sector.
The professional audio visual av market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Anticipated swift expansion is on the horizon for the professional audio visual (AV) industry, with projections reaching $683.2 $ billion by 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6%.
This predicted surge within the forecast period is largely due to advancements in AI-driven AV technologies, heightened investments within smart cities and IoT infrastructure, a greater acceptance of virtual and augmented reality, enlargement of the live event and concert industries, and amplified demand for premium streaming facilities. Emerging trends during this forecast period include integration with 5G, AI-driven data analysis, cloud-based AV technology, advancements in technology, and interactive touch-sensitive display screens.
The expansion of the entertainment sector is likely to fuel the growth of the professional audio visual (AV) market in the future. This sector comprises of businesses involved in creating and distributing various forms of media, including film, TV shows, music, gaming, and live performances for public enjoyment. Factors contributing to the growth of the entertainment industry include increased digital consumption, tech advancements, rising demands for a variety of content, the spread of global streaming services, mobile device proliferation, increased investment in original productions, and the power of social media in promoting content and driving engagement. Professional audio-visual (AV) tech plays a critical role in this sector, enhancing audience experiences with high-quality sound and visual elements, and creating immersive backgrounds. For instance, the International Trade Administration, a US Department of Commerce reported in August 2024 that the U.S. Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry, the world's largest at $649 billion (out of the $2.8 trillion global market), is expected to surge to $808 billion by 2028, growing at an average annual rate of 4.3%. As a result, the accelerating entertainment industry plays a significant role in propelling the growth of the professional audio visual (AV) market.
The professional audio visual (AV) market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Types: Services, Products, Software, Infrastructure, Environment
2) By Distribution Channels: Distributor, Direct Sales
3) By Applications: Television (TV) Shows, Movies
4) By End Users: Government, Hospitality, Education, Home Use, Commercial, Private, Public, Corporate, Retail, Other End Users
Subsegments:
1) Services: Consulting Services, Installation Services, Maintenance and Support Services
2) Products: Audio Equipment, Visual Equipment, Video Conferencing Systems
3) Software: AV Control Software, Content Management Software, Collaboration Software
4) Infrastructure: AV Network Infrastructure, Cables and Connectors, Racks and Mounts
5) Environment: Corporate AV Solutions, Education AV Solutions, Hospitality AV Solutions
Leading firms in the professional audio-visual (AV) market are concentrating on creating unique solutions, such as a program management suite, enabling enterprise customers to obtain real-time insights and ensure consistency, efficiency, and transparency in the supervision of their global AV collaboration projects. A program management suite serves as an all-encompassing software platform, designed to assist organizations in planning, implementing, monitoring, and controlling multiple projects and programs, while ensuring alignment with key targets and efficient use of resources. For example, AVI Systems, Inc., an American audio-visual firm, unveiled AVI Vision, a program management dashboard in real-time, in April 2023. This provides clients comprehensive visibility into their global AV and unified collaboration projects, facilitating efficient collaboration and well-informed decision-making. The importance of this offering lies in extending enterprise clients with a customizable, scalable solution to effectively manage intricate, multi-location AV deployments with transparency, consistency, and real-time insights.
Major companies operating in the professional audio visual (AV) market are:
• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Wesco International Inc.
• InFocus Corporation
• Seiko Epson Corporation
• Anixter Inc.
• Arista Networks Inc.
• New Era Technology Inc.
• AVI-SPL LLC
• Semtech Corporation
• Sharp NEC Display Solutions
• AVI Systems Inc.
• Avidex Industries LLC
• Datapath Ltd.
• proAV Limited
• Solutionz Inc.
• Biamp Systems LLC
• Vistacom Inc.
• Applied Electronics Limited
• Audinate Group Limited
• PRO AV Systems
• CCS Presentation Systems Inc.
• Spinitar
• Prysm Systems
• Ford Audio-Video LLC
• Synergy Audio Visual
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the professional AV market in 2024. The regions covered in the professional audio visual (AV) market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.