Global PC Peripheral Storage Market, By Type (Hard Disk Drives, Solid State Drives, External Hard Drives, USB Flash Drives, and Memory Cards), Application (Personal Use, Business Use, and Gaming) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031.
PC Peripheral Storage Market Analysis and Size
The market refers to the industry involved in the manufacturing, distribution, and deployment of storage solutions designed to complement personal computers and enhance their data storage capabilities. PC peripheral storage devices include hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), external hard drives, USB flash drives, and memory cards. These storage devices cater to various applications, including personal use, business use, and gaming, providing users with flexible and scalable storage options to meet their data storage needs.
Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the global PC peripheral storage market, which was valued at USD 165.00 billion in 2023, is projected to reach USD 316.90 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.52% during the forecast period.
In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.
Report Scope and Market Segmentation
|
Report Metric
|
Details
|
|
Forecast Period
|
2024 to 2031
|
|
Base Year
|
2024
|
|
Historic Years
|
2023
|
|
Quantitative Units
|
Revenue in USD Million, Volumes in Units, Pricing in USD
|
|
Segments Covered
|
Type (Hard Disk Drives, Solid State Drives, External Hard Drives, USB Flash Drives, and Memory Cards), Application (Personal Use, Business Use, and Gaming)
|
|
Countries Covered
|
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, and Rest of Middle East and Africa
|
|
Market Players Covered
|
Seagate Technology LLC (U.S.), Western Digital Corporation (U.S.), Toshiba Corporation (Japan), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea), Kingston Technology Company, Inc. (U.S.), Micron Technology, Inc. (U.S.), SanDisk Corporation (U.S.), ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Sony Corporation (Japan), and Transcend Information, Inc. (Taiwan)
|
|
Market Opportunities
|
|
Market Definition
The PC peripheral storage refers to the industry involved in the manufacturing, distribution, and deployment of storage solutions designed to complement personal computers and enhance their data storage capabilities. PC peripheral storage devices include hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), external hard drives, USB flash drives, and memory cards. These storage devices cater to various applications, including personal use, business use, and gaming, providing users with flexible and scalable storage options to meet their data storage needs.
PC Peripheral Storage Market Dynamics
Drivers
- Rising Demand for High-Capacity Storage
The exponential growth in data generation across personal, business, and gaming sectors fuels the need for high-capacity PC peripheral storage solutions. In day today life users collect vast amounts of data, ranging from multimedia files to business documents, the demand for storage devices capable of accommodating these volumes continues to escalate.
- Technological Advancements in Storage Technologies
Ongoing advancements in HDD, SSD, and flash storage technologies revolutionize storage capabilities by increasing capacities, enhancing data transfer speeds, and improving reliability. These advancements cater to diverse application needs, from rapid data access in professional environments to seamless gaming experiences.
- Growing Adoption of Cloud Storage
As users increasingly rely on cloud storage services and hybrid storage solutions, the demand for traditional PC peripheral storage devices is augmented. This trend provides users with flexible and scalable storage options, facilitating seamless data access and management across various devices and platforms. By leveraging cloud storage, users can alleviate concerns about storage capacity limitations and enhance data accessibility, driving the demand for PC peripheral storage solutions. Additionally, cloud storage enables efficient data backup and synchronization, further contributing to the growth of the PC peripheral storage market.
Opportunities
- Emergence of NVMe Technology
The emergence of Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) technology presents significant opportunities for high-performance SSDs and NVMe drives. By leveraging NVMe, storage solutions can achieve unparalleled levels of system responsiveness and data transfer speeds, particularly beneficial for demanding gaming and professional applications.
- Increasing Penetration of SSDs
The expanding adoption of SSDs in personal and business computing environments opens doors for market players to deliver high-performance storage solutions. SSDs offer advantages such as faster boot times, improved application responsiveness, and enhanced durability, making them increasingly attractive to users seeking reliable and efficient storage options.
Restraints/Challenges
- Price Volatility of NAND Flash Memory
The unpredictable fluctuations in the prices of NAND flash memory, essential components of SSDs, and flash storage devices restrain market growth by introducing uncertainty into pricing strategies. This volatility complicates market dynamics, making it challenging for manufacturers and vendors to establish stable pricing models and maintain consistent profit margins. Moreover, the impact of price volatility on affordability for end-users can deter adoption and limit market expansion.
- Data Security Concerns
Heightened concerns regarding data security, including the ever-present risks of data breaches and unauthorized access, act as significant restraints on market growth. As users become increasingly aware of data privacy issues, they prioritize encryption and security measures to safeguard sensitive information stored on PC peripheral storage devices. This heightened focus on security considerations may slow down market growth as users navigate the complexities of implementing robust security protocols, potentially delaying adoption and market penetration.
- Compatibility Issues and Interoperability
The prevalence of compatibility issues and interoperability challenges among different storage technologies and devices creates significant hurdles for users and system integrators, hindering market growth. Incompatibility between storage solutions can lead to operational inefficiencies, data loss, and system downtime, undermining user experience and system performance.
The market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, the impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the variable frequency drive market contact the Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you make an informed market decision to achieve market growth.
Recent Development
- In March 2022, Western Digital Corporation announced the launch of its new line of high-capacity SSDs targeting enterprise and data center applications, offering enhanced storage capacities and data transfer speeds
- In January 2023, Seagate Technology LLC unveiled its latest external hard drive featuring advanced encryption and security features to protect user data against unauthorized access and data breaches
PC Peripheral Storage Market Scope
The market is segmented based on type and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Type
- Hard Disk Drives
- Solid State Drives
- External Hard Drives
- USB Flash Drives
- Memory Cards
Application
- Personal Use
- Business Use
- Gaming
PC Peripheral Storage Market Region Analysis/Insights
The market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by type and application as referenced above.
The countries covered in the market report U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, and Rest of Middle East and Africa.
North America dominates the market due to its well-established retail infrastructure, significant presence of tech-savvy consumers, and high demand for innovative storage solutions, particularly in sectors such as business, gaming, and personal computing.
Europe is expected to be the fastest growing region in the market to demographic shifts, rising urbanization, and the expansion of the retail sector, which fuel increased demand for storage solutions across personal, business, and gaming applications.
The region section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like downstream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, and Porter’s five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and the challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the region data.
Increased Efficiency and Productivity
The market also provides you with a detailed market analysis for every region’s growth in infrastructure development for capital equipment, installed base of different kinds of products for the market, the impact of technology using lifeline curves, and changes in battery regulatory scenarios and their impact on the variable frequency drive market. The data is available for the historic period 2016-2022.
Competitive Landscape and PC Peripheral Storage Market Share Analysis
The 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, regional presence, 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 the market.
Some of the major players operating in the market are:
- Seagate Technology LLC (U.S.),
- Western Digital Corporation (U.S.),
- Toshiba Corporation (Japan),
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea),
- Kingston Technology Company, Inc. (U.S.),
- Micron Technology, Inc. (U.S.),
- SanDisk Corporation (U.S.),
- ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan),
- Sony Corporation (Japan),
- Transcend Information, Inc. (Taiwan)
SKU-