The speech and voice recognition market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of speech and voice recognition has experienced a fast-paced increase over the past few years. The expected growth is from $16.36 billion in 2024 to $19.34 billion in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.3%. Factors contributing to the growth in the historic period include enhancements in user experience, continuous accuracy improvements, the emergence of IoT and smart homes, integration into healthcare, and solutions for security and authentication.
The Speech and Voice Recognition market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for speech and voice recognition is anticipated to experience robust growth in the coming years, ultimately escalating to $42.67 billion in 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.9%.
This prospective escalation during the forecast period can be credited to consistent advancements in context understanding, emphasis on accessibility and inclusivity, expansion in education and e-learning domains, requirements for security and authentication, and the enhancement of multilingual abilities. Foreseen trends during this time span encompass developments in AI and machine learning, the emergence of natural language processing (NLP), its integration with smart devices, the rising popularity of virtual assistants, and a surge in demand for contactless interfaces.
The expansion of the speech and voice recognition market is predicted to be fueled by the rising consumer demand for smart devices. These are technological tools that facilitate connections, sharing, and communication between users and other smart devices. Smart devices employ speech and voice recognition technology to distinguish verbal words by their sounds, translate them into text, and answer questions from the speaker. For example, as per Demandsage, an American non-governmental organization, in December 2023, the global smartphone user base is expected to escalate to 7.10 billion in 2024 and further heighten to 7.70 billion by 2027. Moreover, the smartphone penetration level in the United States was predicted to climb to 82.20% in 2023, rising from 76.50% in 2022. Hence, the surge in consumer demand for smart devices is facilitating the development of the speech and voice recognition market.
The speech and voice recognition market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Function: Speech Recognition, Voice Recognition
2) By Deployment Mode: On Cloud, On-Premises or Embedded
3) By End-Use: Automotive, Enterprise, Consumer, Banking, Financial Services, And Insurance (BFSI), Government, Retail, Healthcare, Other End Uses
Subsegments:
1) By Speech Recognition: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Voice Command Recognition, Dictation Software
2) By Voice Recognition: Speaker Identification, Speaker Verification, Emotion Recognition, Voice Biometrics
Leading corporations in the field of speech and voice recognition are creating advanced technologies such as speech-to-text extensions in an effort to enhance the precision and effectiveness of transcript and communication applications. A speech-to-text extension is essentially a software utility or tool that turns spoken words into written text, supporting instant transcriptions and boosting accessibility for users in different environments. For example, in June 2024, Voiceitt, a forward-thinking company situated in Israel that specializes in speech recognition technology, unveiled a product known as Voiceitt for Chrome. Voiceitt for Chrome is a browser extension that empowers individuals suffering from speech disorders to verbally communicate directly onto websites, hence promoting voice-to-text communication across numerous platforms. While this tool increases digital accessibility, it also allows users to independently interact with online content and meets the necessary accessibility regulations.
Major companies operating in the speech and voice recognition market include:
• Apple Inc.
• Microsoft Corporation
• International Business Machines Corporation
• Amazoncom Inc.
• Baidu Inc.
• iFLYTEK Co Ltd.
• Sensory Inc.
• Advanced Voice Recognition Systems Inc.
• Sestek Speech & Audio Technologies
• Dolbey Systems Inc.
• Acapela Group SA
• iSpeech Inc.
• Speechmatics Ltd.
• Deepgram Inc.
• Voiceitt Ltd.
• Voicegain Inc.
• AssemblyAI Inc.
• Google LLC
• Open Text Corporation
• LumenVox LLC
• Nuance Communications Inc.
• Amberscript BV
North America was the largest region in the speech and voice recognition market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the speech and voice recognition market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.