The global Optical Character Recognition market size was valued at US$ 8.46 billion in 2020 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 17.7% during forecast period 2021 to 2030.
Growth Factors
The optical character recognition technology is used to convert content on physical documents into digital form. It helps users to convert different types of images and documents into an editable format. Furthermore, it is used in various industries, such as the logistics and transportation industry, BFSI, and others. Government, banking, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and other sectors also have wide adoption for OCR technology. With the rising age of digitalization, enterprises invest a lot of money in technologies to increase work efficiency and productivity. For instance, in August 2020, Infosys Limited, an Indian multinational corporation, launched an AI-driven solution to automate helpdesk operations in collaboration with Blue Prism Limited, a U.K.-based multinational software corporation. This solution combines the AI and NLP (Natural Language Processing) with automation platform and OCR capabilities.
Numerous benefits of optical character recognition technology have helped companies save time spent on entering data manually in a computer, enhancing work management, reducing the cost of converting documents into digital form, and reducing manual errors, among others. It also offers other benefits such as improved customer service and increased security of documents, significantly propelling demand across industries, including BFSI and retail. Increased focus of cognitive solution developers on integrating advanced technologies to improve accuracy is also expected to significantly drive the market growth in the near future. For instance, in May 2020, THIRDEYE, an AR/ VR enterprise solutions provider, partnered with NuEyes, a vision impairment solutions provider. Under this partnership, NuEyes will introduce smart glasses to assist people with vision loss. These smart glasses will use ThirdEye’s lightweight X2 MR Glasses that have optical character recognition capability.
Report Highlights
The software segment led the market in 2020, accounting for over 80% share of the global revenue. The high share can be attributed to the increasing requirement in data-driven organizations for converting physical documents into digital form. The software segment is further divided into mobile-based OCR, desktop-based OCR, cloud-based OCR, and others. Most optical character recognition software is available in open source, so organizations can quickly deploy it within their workflow. Integration of advanced technologies to increase the accuracy of scanned data has further propelled the software segment's growth. Several companies continue to offer OCR software with the latest technologies and features, which propels the availability of software for buyers. For instance, in June 2020, iText Group nv (HQ Belgium), Inc., a global PDF libraries and solutions provider, launched the iText pdfOCR as a part of the iText 7 PDF SDK. This newly launched software offers OCR functionality to convert images into a fully searchable PDF compliant format, and printed text in scanned documents.
The service segment accounted for a market share of 17.6% in 2020 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 18.2% over the forecast period. Outsourcing services dominated the service segment in 2020 and accounted for a market share of 44.2%. Business owners outsource their data extraction services to get synthesized information and utilize it for better decision-making. There are numerous companies offering outsourcing services for optical character recognition operations. For instance, Flatworld Solutions Pvt. Ltd. offers OCR clean-up services, document digitizing services, document scanning services, and conversion services. Furthermore, in May 2019, Amazon Web Services, Inc. announced the general availability of Amazon Textract. Amazon Textract is a fully managed service that utilizes machine learning to extract texts and data.
The BFSI segment led the optical character recognition market in 2020, accounting for over 19% share of the global revenue. The high share can be attributed to the penetration of OCR technology in the banking industry to scan different types of documents, receipts, and checks and to convert all the information into a form recognized or understood by a computer. For instance, ABBYY, a digital intelligence company, provides digital banking solutions for banks and financial institutions. For instance, DBS Bank, a Singapore-based banking and financial services corporation, has employed ABBYY Mobile OCR Engine to extract and fill in the relevant information in its on-the-go loan application. It enhances and simplifies the customer experience with loans. In March 2020, Sony Bank Inc., a Japanese commercial bank, launched a new English-language online banking service for non-Japanese residents. This app uses OCR technology to make the account opening process easier and quicker.
Character recognition is anticipated to continue finding applications across various industries in near future. For instance, in the transport and logistics industry, OCR can help in scanning the tracking numbers of parcels and postal codes of delivery locations rather than necessitating that they are noted down physically, thereby speeding up the overall processing, tracking, and shipping of packages, and the subsequently reducing costs. For instance, The MARINE DIGITAL SYSTEM SIA offers a solution called DIGIdock, for recognizing scanned photos and copies of documents, and downloading data to an electronic archive of documents accounting system. It contains universal functionality for small and medium-sized companies in the transport & logistics and warehouses industry.
The B2B segment led the market in 2020, accounting for over 75% share of the global revenue. The high share can be attributed to the fact that several businesses use software solutions to combine character recognition technology with intelligent features, such as PDF export, to enable their customers to pull data out of archived forms. It allows companies to organize their data digitally and make it usable and accessible. Also, it eliminates the manual data entry process. For instance, Philip Morris Products S.A., a Russian retail and consumer goods company, uses Smart Engines Service LLC’s identity document capture technology in its mobile survey application. It enables the collection of personal data of the respondents for verification purposes.
Business organizations are using OCR for information retrieval using searchable PDF format. Such software allows the conversion of image-only PDF files and paper documents into searchable files, including an invisible overlay containing searchable text to the scanned bitmap image of the paper document. It enables using a digital file system as a searchable database to find names, phrases, and keywords to help locate the information needed. Furthermore, government firms and officials use OCR solutions to scan legal documents, including driver’s licenses, insurance certificates, passports, and vehicle number plates.
North America dominated the market in 2020, accounting for over 38% share of the global revenue. This can be attributed to the rising penetration of AI applications among other advanced technologies in the region. For instance, the American Foundation for the Blind, a U.S.-based non-profit organization, provides various assistive technology products, including OCR systems, for visually impaired people. Besides, in August 2020, Microsoft, the U.S.-based tech giant, released its latest technology called Read API to extract printed texts, handwritten texts, currency symbols from images, digits, and multi-page PDF documents.
The Asia Pacific regional market is expected to exhibit the highest CAGR of 19.4% over the forecast period. The growing technology industry in the emerging economies of Asia Pacific is particularly promoting the adoption of solutions with OCR capabilities. The regional market is witnessing heavy investments in AI and related technologies. For instance, in May 2020, DataGrand, a Chinese AI startup, has closed its B+ funding round worth USD 38 million, to scale up its business. The company focuses on the development of NLP and OCR, among other AI technologies. Besides, in April 2020, Cogent Labs Inc., a Japanese AI start-up, has raised a Series C funding round worth USD 13 million that brings its total funding to USD 39 million. The company offers Tegaki, an AI-based OCR service that scans handwritten documents.
Key Players
ABBYY
Adobe
Anyline GmbH
ATAPY Software
Captricity Inc.
Creaceed S.P.R.L.
CVISION Technologies, Inc.
Exper-OCR, Inc.
Google LLC
International Business Machines Corporation
IntSig Information Co.,Ltd. Corporation
IRIS S.A.
LEAD Technologies, Inc.
Microsoft
NAVER Corp.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Open Text Corporation
Market Segmentation
Type Outlook
Software
Desktop-based OCR
Mobile-based OCR
Cloud-based OCR
Private
Public
Others
Services
Consulting
Outsourcing
Implementation & Integration
Vertical Outlook
Retail
BFSI
Government
Education
Transport and Logistics
Healthcare
IT & Telecom
Manufacturing
Others
End-use Outlook
B2B
B2C
Regional Outlook
North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
U.K.
France
Italy
Spain
Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
Australia
South Korea
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East and Africa (MEA)
Saudi Arabia
UAE
The Optical Character Recognition market research report covers definition, classification, product classification, product application, development trend, product technology, competitive landscape, industrial chain structure, industry overview, national policy and planning analysis of the industry, the latest dynamic analysis, etc., and also includes major. The study includes drivers and restraints of the global market. It covers the impact of these drivers and restraints on the demand during the forecast period. The report also highlights opportunities in the market at the global level.
The report provides size (in terms of volume and value) of Optical Character Recognition market for the base year 2020 and the forecast between 2021 and 2030. Market numbers have been estimated based on form and application. Market size and forecast for each application segment have been provided for the global and regional market.
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In terms of production side, this report researches the Optical Character Recognition capacity, production, value, ex-factory price, growth rate, market share for major manufacturers, regions (or countries) and type.
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With regard to production bases and technologies, the research in this report covers the production time, base distribution, technical parameters, research and development trends, technology sources, and sources of raw materials of major Optical Character Recognition market companies.
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The research in this report also includes product parameters, production process, cost structure, and data information classified by region, technology and application. Finally, the paper model new project SWOT analysis and investment feasibility study of the case model.
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The Optical Character Recognition market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies’ focus related to Optical Character Recognition market.
Prominent players in the market are predicted to face tough competition from the new entrants. However, some of the key players are targeting to acquire the startup companies in order to maintain their dominance in the global market. For a detailed analysis of key companies, their strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities are measured in the report by using industry-standard tools such as the SWOT analysis. Regional coverage of key companies is covered in the report to measure their dominance. Key manufacturers of Optical Character Recognition market are focusing on introducing new products to meet the needs of the patrons. The feasibility of new products is also measured by using industry-standard tools.
Key companies are increasing their investments in research and development activities for the discovery of new products. There has also been a rise in the government funding for the introduction of new Optical Character Recognition market. These factors have benefited the growth of the global market for Optical Character Recognition. Going forward, key companies are predicted to benefit from the new product launches and the adoption of technological advancements. Technical advancements have benefited many industries and the global industry is not an exception.
New product launches and the expansion of already existing business are predicted to benefit the key players in maintaining their dominance in the global market for Optical Character Recognition. The global market is segmented on the basis of region, application, en-users and product type. Based on region, the market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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