Printers, scanners and imaging market seen reaching $97.63 billion by 2030

The global printers, scanners and imaging market is projected to grow from $69.15 billion in 2025 to $73.96 billion in 2026, then reach $97.63 billion by 2030, according to The Business Research Company. The outlook points to remote work, hybrid work, cloud document tools and AI-driven processing as the main forces reshaping demand.

Why it matters: - Printers, scanners and imaging devices remain core infrastructure for offices moving between paper and digital workflows. - The market’s projected expansion signals continued spending on document digitization, remote collaboration and multifunction hardware. - The forecast suggests demand is broadening as businesses adapt to hybrid work and sustainability goals.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released a 2026 outlook for the printers, scanners and imaging market. - The market is projected to rise from $69.15 billion in 2025 to $73.96 billion in 2026. - The 2026 forecast implies 7.0% annual growth. - The market is projected to reach $97.63 billion by 2030. - The longer-term forecast implies a 7.2% CAGR through 2030. - The report was published from London on Oct. 8, 2026. - A free sample of the report is available. - The full report is also available.

The details: - The market’s recent growth is tied to office digitization, enterprise document workflow demand, managed print services and the conversion of physical documents into digital formats. - Multifunction printers are also contributing to demand. - Hybrid work, cloud-based document management and AI-powered document processing are expected to support growth through 2030. - Sustainable printing practices and improved mobile and remote printing capabilities are part of the forecast. - Expected product and workflow trends include cloud-connected print and scan networks, AI-driven document recognition and automation, energy-efficient imaging devices, wireless printing and scanning, and multifunction devices built for hybrid work. - Printers, scanners and imaging technologies support both digital-to-physical output and physical-to-digital conversion. - These tools help organizations streamline document creation, digitization, storage and distribution.

Between the lines: - Remote and hybrid work are not just changing where employees work; they are changing how companies manage documents. - The report frames printing and imaging as part of a wider digital operations stack, not just legacy hardware. - The U.S. labor market data in the release shows the scale of that shift: 35.5 million Americans teleworked or worked from home for pay in the first quarter of 2024. - That was up 5.1 million from the prior year and equal to 22.9% of the workforce, versus 19.6% a year earlier. - North America held the largest market share in 2025. - Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region over the forecast period.

What's next: - The report expects continued adoption of cloud document platforms, AI document tools and wireless workflows. - More organizations are likely to invest in devices that support both remote access and sustainable printing. - The company said the 2026 report package includes market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics and tables, Excel-based forecasting dashboards, market hotspot infographics, key technology and future trend analysis, and updated graphics and tables.

The bottom line: - The printers, scanners and imaging market is still growing because the office is no longer fully paper-based or fully physical. Companies need equipment that bridges both worlds.