Web 3.0 market seen topping $30 billion by 2030

By AI, Created 10:53 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – The Business Research Company says the global Web 3.0 market is on track to exceed $30 billion in 2030, driven by DeFi, decentralized identity and storage, and broader blockchain adoption. North America and the U.S. are expected to lead the market, while public blockchain remains the largest segment.

Why it matters: - The Web 3.0 market is projected to surpass $30 billion by 2030. - That would make Web 3.0 about 2% of the parent wireless telecommunication carriers market, which is forecast at roughly $1,214 billion in 2030. - Web 3.0 would represent nearly 0.2% of the broader information technology market, expected to reach $13,807 billion by 2030.

What happened: - The Business Research Company published its Web 3.0 Market Report 2026, covering market size, trends and forecasts for 2026-2035. - The report puts the overall Web 3.0 market on a 38% CAGR path through 2030. - The report also identifies North America as the largest region in 2030, with a projected value of $11.6 billion. - The USA is projected to be the largest country in the market in 2030, at $10.3 billion.

The details: - North America is forecast to grow from $2.4 billion in 2025 to $11.6 billion in 2030, at a 37% CAGR. - The USA is forecast to grow from $2.2 billion in 2025 to $10.3 billion in 2030, at a 37% CAGR. - Public blockchain is expected to be the largest type segment in 2030, accounting for 54% of the market, or $16 billion. - The market is segmented by type into public blockchain, consortium blockchain, private blockchain and hybrid blockchain. - The market is segmented by application into cryptocurrency, smart contracts, payments, data and transaction storage, and other applications. - The market is segmented by end use into banking, financial services and insurance, IT and telecom, retail and e-commerce, media and entertainment, and other end uses. - Public blockchain growth is linked to DeFi adoption, cryptocurrency use for peer-to-peer transactions, open-source developer activity, demand for transparency and immutability, and gains in scalability and interoperability. - DeFi platforms enable decentralized lending, borrowing, trading and asset management without intermediaries. - The report says DeFi growth could add about 2.8% annual growth to the market. - Rising demand for data privacy and decentralized identity solutions is projected to add about 2.5% annual growth. - Increasing adoption of decentralized storage and infrastructure is projected to add about 2.3% annual growth. - Decentralized storage spreads data across multiple nodes, reducing single points of failure and supporting censorship-resistant applications. - The report says decentralized storage and infrastructure improve security, scalability and cost efficiency. - The most significant growth opportunities are expected in public blockchain, consortium blockchain, private blockchain and hybrid blockchain. - Together, those segments are projected to add more than $25 billion in market value by 2030. - The report projects public blockchain will grow by $13 billion from 2025 to 2030. - Consortium blockchain is projected to grow by $5 billion over the same period. - Private blockchain is projected to grow by $3 billion. - Hybrid blockchain is projected to grow by $4 billion. - The report links future demand to enterprise adoption of blockchain, secure and scalable decentralized networks, infrastructure investment, use cases in finance and supply chain, and improvements in interoperability and consensus mechanisms. - Request a free sample of the report - Access the detailed report

Between the lines: - The numbers point to a market that is still small relative to the broader tech sector, but scaling quickly from a low base. - North America and the U.S. dominate the forecast because of blockchain providers, venture capital, DeFi adoption, and early enterprise and consumer use cases. - The strongest near-term demand appears concentrated in public blockchain, while privacy, identity and infrastructure are becoming the next layer of growth. - The report’s opportunity map suggests Web 3.0 is shifting from experimentation toward more practical use in payments, identity, finance and content platforms.

What’s next: - The report expects continued growth through 2030 as decentralized finance, identity and storage tools mature. - Enterprise adoption of smart contracts and tokenization is likely to remain a key watchpoint. - Infrastructure improvements in interoperability and scalability should shape which blockchain models capture the most value.

The bottom line: - Web 3.0 is moving from niche to meaningful, but the market’s biggest gains still depend on whether decentralized tools can convert technical promise into broad commercial adoption.