Global Market Size, Forecast, and Trend Highlights Over 2025-2037
Subscriber Data Management Market size was valued at USD 6.97 billion in 2024 and is set to cross USD 62.88 billion by the end of 2037, registering more than 18.2% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of subscriber data management is estimated at USD 8 billion.
The growth of the market can primarily be attributed to the increasing number of mobile subscriptions worldwide owing to increased use of mobile phones for varied purposes. For instance, there were over 8 billion mobile subscriptions by the end of 2021 globally.
The recent growth in the subscriber database as well as increasing advanced telecom services, the demand for subscriber data management is on the rise amongst the telecom service providers, which in turn, is expected to create massive revenue generation opportunities for the key players operating in the global market during the forecast period. For instance, in 2020, a China-based company provided fixed-line services to 190 million customers and mobile services to 210 million customers. It also provides broadband services to around 110 million customers across China.

Subscriber Data Management Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges
Growth Drivers
- Increasing Penetration of 5G Subscription – The emergence of new needs in terms of the variety of data that can be stored and managed in the core network, as well as new use cases to be handled for subscriber authentication and service authorization across different network domains, is expected to drive the market for subscriber data management in the forecasted period, as SDM is expected to provide new solutions to handle a broader number of data types in a unified manner. According to recent data, by the end of 2022, 5G subscriptions are estimated to reach 1 billion.
- Rising Revenue of Telecom Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Software – This is projected to grow from USD 7.5 billion in 2020 to more than USD 29 billion in 2025.
- Upsurge in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Spending on New Technologies – For instance, the global ICT spending on new technologies accounted for USD 891,000 million, in 2020.
- Growing Demand for Smart TVs – It was found that, by the end of 2020, 665 million homes worldwide owned a Smart TV, which is 34% of global households and is set to reach 51% by 2026.
- Increasing Number of Internet of Things (IoT) Connected Devices – According to estimates, worldwide about 18 billion devices to be connected to IoT by the end of 2022.
Challenges
- Stringent Data Privacy Policy – With the rising subscribers, the risk of data invasion and data hacking is expected to hamper the market growth in the upcoming years.
- Concern about Declining Price per Subscriber of SDM Solutions
- Organizational Challenges of Communication Service Providers (CSPs)
Subscriber Data Management Market: Key Insights
Base Year |
2024 |
Forecast Year |
2025-2037 |
CAGR |
18.2% |
Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 6.97 billion |
Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 62.88 billion |
Regional Scope |
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Subscriber Data Management Segmentation
Deployment Model (Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid)
The global subscriber data management market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by deployment model into cloud, on premise and hybrid. Amongst these segments, the cloud segment is anticipated to garner the largest revenue by the end of 2037, backed by the growing use of the cloud with the surge in the personal cloud storage worldwide. For instance, an estimated 2.3 billion people worldwide were using personal cloud storage in 2020.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:
By Solution |
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By Network Type |
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By Deployment Model |
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By Application |
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Customize this ReportSubscriber Data Management Industry - Regional Synopsis
The North America subscriber data management market is projected to hold the largest market share by the end of 2037, backed by the rapid development of mobile telecommunications in the region along with rising penetration of smartphones phones. It was found that, more than 72% population of the United States used smartphones in 2020.

Companies Dominating the Subscriber Data Management Landscape
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
- Nokia Corporation
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Oracle Corporation
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- ZTE Corporation
- Amdocs Inc.
- R Systems Inc.
- Sandvine Corporation
In the News
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Cisco Systems, Inc., - A new Webex Wholesale Route-to-market (RTM) has been launched by Cisco which will enable service provider partners to meet the needs of small and mid-size businesses offering them Webex voice, video and collaboration technology.
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Nokia Corporation - announced that Nokia's latest Subscriber Data Management (SDM) software is selected by Jazz, to accelerate new product and services and enhance HLR/HSS network resiliency for Jazz customers.
Author Credits: Abhishek Verma
- Report ID: 4349
- Published Date: Oct 10, 2024
- Report Format: PDF, PPT