Omdia sees Asia-Pacific AI agents market soaring
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Omdia said at its annual event in Beijing on Thursday that the AI agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is expected to expand more than 14-fold by 2030, reaching US$11.2 billion from an estimated US$782 million this year. The research firm said the region includes mainland China and Hong Kong, while Chinese technology companies are stepping up deployments across office and industrial operations.
Key Points
- Omdia projected agentic software revenue in Asia, Australia and New Zealand would rise to US$11.2 billion in 2030 from US$782 million in 2026.
- The agentic share of regional AI software revenue is forecast to climb to 12.3 per cent by 2030, from 1.7 per cent this year.
- AI agents can autonomously plan and execute multi-step work such as data analysis, report writing and software operations using models.
- China’s State Council targets penetration of next-generation intelligent devices and agents above 70 per cent by 2027 and 90 per cent by 2030.
- Alibaba launched AgentCore last month, while Tencent is expanding WorkBuddy to edit office files and connect with Notion and GitHub.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the forecast points to faster commercial adoption of AI tools in a market explicitly counted within Omdia’s regional estimate, potentially affecting how local firms automate office and operational workflows. Chinese platform companies are also building the infrastructure and enterprise products likely to shape pricing, integration and service choices for businesses in Hong Kong.