Drone Industry Barometer 2023

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Insights on the state of the global drone industry today:

  • 1,113 drone company responses from 85 countries, including top drone markets such as Japan, USA, China, Germany, South Korea, UK, and more!
  • All 3 drone industry segments surveyed (hardware, software, services) along with company sizes ranging from 1-10 employees to over 10,000
  • Top drone application methods as well as top reasons for companies to adopt drones into their workflow
  • Comparison of expectations vs reality for drone companies from 2018-2023
  • Ranking of top challenges for the industry according to all global drone survey participants
  • Outlook on what drone companies prioritize and which market drivers they consider most important

For more information, read our blog post about the drone industry barometer

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About Drone Industry Barometer 2023

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The Drone Industry Barometer is Droneii‘s annual free white paper measuring the state of the global industry. This white paper provides insights into the opinions and perspectives of the drone industry coming directly from drone companies themselves. It is based on a survey that was conducted in May-June 2023 and which received over 1,100 responses from 85 countries.

We gathered responses from industry stakeholders from across all three segments (hardware, software, services) and covering dozens of sug-segments including UTM, counter-drone, passenger drones (“air taxis”), drone training and more. The survey covered a wide range of topics including company size, top application methods, best reasons to adopt drones, company priorities for the coming year, and perspectives on the top market-driving factors. Another key topic addressed in the Drone Industry Barometer is the way expectations by drone companies match with their experienced reality. Since the barometer is a yearly survey, it allows us to progressively assess how expectations and reality evolve from year to year.

Now that the direct effects of the global pandemic have subsided, the barometer presented an opportunity to ask drone industry professionals what they consider to be the biggest challenges facing the industry today. By and large, regulatory obstacles were seen as the main challenge for drone experts worldwide. This was followed by other topics such as global inflation as well as domestic politics.

In terms of expectations for the coming year, drone companies are once again optimistic. But it is worth noting that this optimism is much more level and not as extreme as it was in 2021, which then led to disappointment for 2022. Until that point expectations and experienced reality had been converging, and it will be interesting to see if this pattern returns for 2023 after the deviation in 2022.

In conclusion, the Drone Industry Barometer provides a yearly review of what drone experts across the world have experienced and how they foresee that the industry will develop. It touches on the latest topics while providing continuity with previous editions in order to deliver the most comprehensive understanding of the state of the drone industry. This unique white paper is available as a free download in order to help bring the entire drone community together in order to achieve more transparency and better data to understand the drone industry as a whole.

Figure 1:  Most Represented Countries on Drone Industry Barometer Survey

Figure 2:  Company Size of Respondents

Figure 3:  Survey Respondents by Market Segment

Figure 4:  Main Applied Methods

Figure 5:  Reasons for Adopting Drones

Figure 6:  Market Development in the Next 12 Months and Their Reflections on the Past 12 Months

Figure 7:  Market Development in the Last 12 Months by Market Segment

Figure 8:  Market Development in the Next 12 Months by Market Segment

Figure 9:  Business Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis

Figure 10:  Survey Respondents’ Answers to What They Allocate Their Resources To

Figure 11:  Survey Respondents’ Assessment of the Most Important Market-Driving Actors in the Drone Industry

DRONE INDUSTRY BAROMETER 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTORY FACTS OF THE DRONE INDUSTRY BAROMETER

DRONE OPERATION

EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY

MARKET DEVELOPMENT BREAKDOWN

THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS

RESOURCES

DRIVING FACTORS IN A DYNAMIC MARKET

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FAQ ABOUT Drone Industry Barometer 2023

How is the Drone Industry Barometer different to other reports?

The Drone Industry Barometer is our yearly free white paper that uses a global survey with maximum outreach within the industry. Among other things, it measures how companies have performed in the past year, what they expect for the future, how they prioritize their activities, and which market-drivers they consider most influential. It is a unique opportunity for us to listen to what drone companies directly about the state of the drone industry.

Who participated in the Barometer?

Our yearly barometer is completed by drone industry professionals all around the globe. In order to distribute it, we are supported by drone associations of several countries as well as drone-specialized media outlets and other event-organizing partners.

How can the Drone Industry Barometer help my business?

Our unique global survey provides feedback directly from drone industry professionals about the drone industry itself. It is an opportunity to hear from experts about their experiences, expectations, reasons to use commercial drones, and dozens of other topics regarding their drone businesses. Anyone who is currently in the drone industry, or who hopes to enter it, can find unique and exclusive data about commercial drones through out yearly Drone Industry Barometer.

Why is it called a “Drone Industry Barometer”?

According to the Cambridge dictionary, a barometer is 1) a device that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is likely to change, 2) something that can show how a particular situation is developing, or how people’s opinions on a particular matter are changing. This is exactly what the Drone Industry Barometer does: it checks how drone industry experts perceive their own industry, and in turn it offers an idea of how it is likely to change. What started as a European-focused drone survey has now become the leading global drone survey in the industry.

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