The research methodology for the global agentic AI market report involved the use of extensive secondary sources and directories, as well as various reputed open-source databases, to identify and collect information useful for this technical and market-oriented study. In-depth interviews were conducted with various primary respondents, including agentic AI SaaS providers, agentic AI platform providers, agentic AI service providers, agentic AI infrastructure providers, individual end users, and enterprise end users; high-level executives of multiple companies offering agentic AI solutions; and industry consultants to obtain and verify critical qualitative and quantitative information and assess the market prospects and industry trends.
Secondary Research
In the secondary research process, various secondary sources were referred to for identifying and collecting information for the study. The secondary sources included annual reports; press releases and investor presentations of companies; white papers, certified publications such as Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR), Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics (TACL), Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR), IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Nature Machine Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Journal (AIJ), ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), Pattern Recognition Journal, and Neural Computation (MIT Press); and articles from recognized associations and government publishing sources including but not limited to Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), International Association for Machine Learning (IAMLE), Artificial Intelligence Industry Association (AIIA), International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), Natural Language Processing Association (NLPA), Machine Learning and AI Industry Research Association (MLAIRA), and AI Infrastructure Alliance (AIIA).
The secondary research was used to obtain key information about the industry’s value chain, the market’s monetary chain, the overall pool of key players, market classification and segmentation according to industry trends to the bottom-most level, regional markets, and key developments from the market and technology-oriented perspectives.
Primary Research
In the primary research process, a diverse range of stakeholders from both the supply and demand sides of the agentic AI ecosystem were interviewed to gather qualitative and quantitative insights specific to this market. From the supply side, key industry experts, such as chief executive officers (CEOs), vice presidents (VPs), marketing directors, technology & innovation directors, as well as technical leads from vendors offering agentic AI software & services, were consulted. Additionally, system integrators, service providers, and IT service firms that implement and support agentic AI were included in the study. On the demand side, input from IT decision-makers, infrastructure managers, and business heads of prominent enterprise end users was collected to understand the user perspectives and adoption challenges within targeted industries.
The primary research ensured that all crucial parameters affecting the agentic AI market—from technological advancements and evolving use cases (workflow automation, inspection & monitoring, navigation & mobility, planning & decision support, etc.) to regulatory and compliance needs (GDPR, CCPA, Europe AI Act, AIDA, etc.) were considered. Each factor was thoroughly analyzed, verified through primary research, and evaluated to obtain precise quantitative and qualitative data for this market.
Once the initial phase of market engineering was completed, including detailed calculations for market statistics, segment-specific growth forecasts, and data triangulation, an additional round of primary research was undertaken. This step was crucial for refining and validating critical data points, such as agentic AI offerings (software & services), industry adoption trends, the competitive landscape, and key market dynamics like demand drivers (Increasing enterprise need for hyper-automation to streamline workflows end-to-end, breakthroughs in LLMs, memory, and orchestration frameworks enable autonomous multi-step task execution, widespread access to high-performance computing and scalable AI deployment environments, growing maturity of digital twins with agentic orchestration for real-world simulation), challenges (fragmented autonomy stacks and missing interoperability standards restrict system integration, legal and ethical gaps around autonomous actions are delaying adoption in regulated sectors), and opportunities (New orchestration engines for multiple autonomous agents working collaboratively, scaling autonomous agents across BFSI, telecom, and manufacturing for digital transformation, emerging AI regulations are unlocking new markets for complaint autonomy).
In the complete market engineering process, the top-down and bottom-up approaches and several data triangulation methods were extensively used to perform the market estimation and market forecast for the overall market segments and subsegments listed in this report. Extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis was performed on the complete market engineering process to record the critical information/insights throughout the report.
Note: Three tiers of companies are defined based on their total revenue as of 2024; tier 1 = revenue more than
USD 500 million, tier 2 = revenue between USD 500 million and 100 million, tier 3 = revenue less than USD 100 million
Source: MarketsandMarkets Analysis
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Market Size Estimation
To estimate and forecast the agentic AI market and its dependent submarkets, both top-down and bottom-up approaches were employed. This multi-layered analysis was further reinforced through data triangulation, incorporating both primary and secondary research inputs. The market figures were also validated against the existing MarketsandMarkets repository for accuracy. The following research methodology has been used to estimate the market size:
Agentic AI Market : Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach
Data Triangulation
After arriving at the overall market size using the market size estimation processes as explained above, the market was split into several segments and subsegments. To complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics of each market segment and subsegment, data triangulation and market breakup procedures were employed, wherever applicable. The overall market size was then used in the top-down procedure to estimate the size of other individual markets via percentage splits of the market segmentation.
Market Definition
Agentic AI represents autonomous AI systems that operate independently, pursue specific goals, interact with environments, learn continuously, optimize workflows, and coordinate with multiple agents without constant human supervision. Defining features of agentic AI include:
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Autonomy - Operates independently without requiring constant human supervision
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Goal-oriented - Pursue specific objectives and optimize toward desired outcomes
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Environment Interaction - Actively perceives and responds to changes
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Learning Capability - Incorporates machine learning to improve performance
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Workflow Optimization - Enhances processes through real-time decision making
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Multi-agent Coordination - Enables seamless collaboration between multiple AI agents
Stakeholders
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Agentic AI platform providers
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Agentic AI infrastructure providers
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Agentic AI service providers
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Agentic AI SaaS providers
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AI training dataset providers
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LLM providers
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Cloud service providers
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Enterprise end users
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Distributors and Value-added Resellers (VARs)
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Government agencies
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Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
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Managed service providers
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Market research and consulting firms
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Support & maintenance service providers
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System Integrators (SIs)/Migration service providers
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Technology providers
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Business analysts
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Academia & research institutions
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Investors & venture capital firms
Report Objectives
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To define, describe, and forecast the agentic AI market, by offering, horizontal use case, vertical use case, and end user
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To provide detailed information related to major factors (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and industry-specific challenges) influencing market growth
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To analyze the micro markets with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and their contribution to the total market
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To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high-growth segments of the agentic AI market
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To analyze opportunities in the market and provide details of the competitive landscape for stakeholders and market leaders
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To forecast the market size of segments for five main regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
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To profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their market ranking and core competencies
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To analyze competitive developments, such as partnerships, product launches, mergers, and acquisitions, in the agentic AI market
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To analyze the impact of the recession on the agentic AI market across all regions
Available Customizations
With the given market data, MarketsandMarkets offers customizations as per the company’s specific needs. The following customization options are available for the report:
Product Analysis
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Product matrix provides a detailed comparison of the product portfolio of each company
Geographic Analysis as per Feasibility
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Further breakup of the North American market for agentic AI
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Further breakup of the European market for agentic AI
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Further breakup of the Asia Pacific market for agentic AI
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Further breakup of the Middle East & African market for agentic AI
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Further breakup of the Latin American market for agentic AI
Company Information
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Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to five)
Growth opportunities and latent adjacency in Agentic AI Market