Machine Translation Market Size

Statistics for the 2023 & 2024 Machine Translation market size, created by Mordor Intelligence™ Industry Reports. Machine Translation size report includes a market forecast to 2029 and historical overview. Get a sample of this industry size analysis as a free report PDF download.

Market Size of Machine Translation Industry

Machine Translation Market Summary
Study Period 2019 - 2029
Market Size (2024) USD 716.05 Million
Market Size (2029) USD 927.01 Million
CAGR (2024 - 2029) 5.30 %
Fastest Growing Market Asia Pacific
Largest Market North America

Major Players

Machine Translation Market Major Players

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Machine Translation Market Analysis

The Machine Translation Market size is estimated at USD 716.05 million in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 927.01 million by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.30% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Due to the growing usage of computer-assisted tools, the machine translation business is experiencing excess demand. Therefore, the need to use technology to improve translation efficiency is constantly growing.

  • The increased demand for content localization among businesses will boost the growth of the machine translation sector. The conventional approach of utilizing human translators to correctly localize content for a specific place or population takes time and money. This has led businesses to spend money on machine translation software, which enables them to translate content for a particular audience quickly. As more companies make their goods and services available in other markets, there will be an increase in the need for translation and localization services in the coming years.
  • This continual rise may be explained by the development of emerging economies and the globalization of several businesses that aim to offer their information, goods, and services in as many languages as possible. This limitation may push translation companies to rely more heavily on machine translation software.
  • Additionally, the text is translated faster thanks to machine translation technologies. A few translation agencies use it to provide multilingual material. This technology increases translators' productivity regarding terminology, localization, and translation work. One of the most widely used machine translation technologies is Google Translate, which covers about 130 languages and is closely related to the search engine and Android OS.
  • The market for machine translation is experiencing excessive demand due to the growing use of computer-assisted tools. Because of this, technology is increasingly needed to enable a more efficient translation process.
  • Machine translation (MT) separates the structure of a source language into elements that can be translated into a word of the same structure in the target language. The most significant defect of machine translation is its low quality and often inaccurate translations. Machine translators need help understanding context or the creative use of language, such as slogans and metaphors, resulting in a word-for-word translation that makes little sense when translated into different languages.
  • Nearly all translation-related areas were impacted by COVID-19, including demand, income, and employment practices. Despite the difficulties that translators encounter, the interpreting industry was impacted the worst, with a 24% decline in revenue compared to an 8% decline for translators.

Machine Translation Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024 - 2029)