With rising demand in the Americas and the Asia Pacific regions, global chip rose 27.2% year-on-year in October 2025, with forecasts recording growth nearing $1 trillion by 2026.
Semiconductor sales reached $72.7 billion worldwide in October 2025. According to a recent report by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), citing data compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation, this marked a 4.7% rise from September sales of $69.5 billion. It was also 27.2% higher than the $57.2 billion recorded in October 2024. The numbers are based on a three-month moving average.
The report highlighted that the industry continues to show strong momentum across major markets. “Global semiconductor sales continued to increase in October, topping September’s results and far outpacing October of last year,” said SIA President and CEO John Neuffer.
He added that growth is being driven strongly by sales in the Americas and Asia Pacific regions.
Regionally, year-on-year growth in October was led by the Americas with a sharp 59.6% increase. Asia Pacific and ‘All Other’ markets rose 24.8%, while China grew 18.5%. Europe recorded an 8.3% increase. Japan was the only region to see a decline, falling 10%. On a month-to-month basis, sales rose 7.2% in Asia Pacific/All Other, 4.4% in China, and 3.5% each in the Americas and Europe. Japan saw a modest 0.6% rise.
Neuffer said the outlook remains highly encouraging. “The 2025 WSTS autumn forecast calls for record-breaking global market growth in 2025, with sales projected to approach $1 trillion in 2026,” he said.
The projection estimates global semiconductor revenue will grow 22.5% in 2025 to $772.2 billion. It expects the market to reach $975.4 billion in 2026, higher than the earlier spring estimate of $760.7 billion.
