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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Market Size and Forecast, by Type (Persistent VDI, Non-Persistent VDI); Component {Hardware (Client-Side, Server-Side); Platform, Services (Consulting, Support & Maintenance)}, Deployment Mode {On-Premises, Cloud-Based (DaaS, WaaS, SaaS)}, End-user (IT & Telecom, BFSI, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Education, Government, Healthcare) - Growth Trends, Key Players, Regional Analysis 2026-2035

  • Report ID: 4113
  • Published Date: Sep 09, 2025
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Outlook:

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market size was valued at USD 18.21 billion in 2025 and is set to exceed USD 89.8 billion by 2035, expanding at over 17.3% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2026-2035. In the year 2026, the industry size of virtual desktop infrastructure is estimated at USD 21.05 billion.

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The growth of the market can be attributed to the increasing government investments in various regions into digitization and IT infrastructure, increasing implementation of BYOD (bring-your-own-device) policy, and growing demand for VDI technology led by rising IoT adoption. As of 2021, there were about 10 billion active IoT devices worldwide, which is estimated to surpass 25 billion by 2030. Furthermore, IT consumption trends are changing efficiently. Adoption of cloud computing solutions are increasing immensely as businesses and organizations are transforming through automation and virtualization. These factors are creating potential growth opportunities for the virtual desktop infrastructure market.

From a security standpoint, virtual desktops are similar to their physical counterparts – vulnerable to the all types of same attacks. Besides, excess network traffic on each virtual representative and their central server poses various security threat, and without endpoint protections, the damage can be severe if the hackers move from virtual session into the server. These factors are likely to restrain the growth of the market. However, reduced hardware costs and centralized administration along with flexible workload processing abilities are driving businesses to deploy desktop virtualization solutions, creating new opportunities for the growth of the market. A survey stated that over 95% of employees do not want to return to office environment and prefer at least partial remote working, while over 60% prefer fully remote working.

Key Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Insights Summary:

  • Regional Highlights:

    • North America virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market will hold around 30.9% share by 2035, driven by early tech adoption and strong VDI demand.
    • Europe market will capture the second largest share by 2035, attributed to cloud adoption and remote work trends.

  • Segment Insights:

    • The cloud-based (deployment mode) segment in the virtual desktop infrastructure market is expected to secure the largest share by 2035, driven by the growing adoption of cloud computing applications.
    • The bfsi segment in the virtual desktop infrastructure market will hold a significant share, propelled by the need for secure and flexible desktop infrastructure, 2026-2035.

  • Key Growth Trends:

    • Increasing Smartphones, Desktop, and Internet Users 
    • Growing Penetration of Internet of Things (IoT) across the Globe

  • Major Challenges:

    • Increasing Smartphones, Desktop, and Internet Users 
    • Growing Penetration of Internet of Things (IoT) across the Globe

  • Key Players: VMware, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Nutanix, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Inc., The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC, Albemarle Corporation, Venn Group Limited.

Global Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Forecast and Regional Outlook:

  • Market Size & Growth Projections:

    • 2025 Market Size: USD 18.21 billion
    • 2026 Market Size: USD 21.05 billion
    • Projected Market Size: USD 89.8 billion by 2035
    • Growth Forecasts: 17.3% CAGR (2026-2035)

  • Key Regional Dynamics:

    • Largest Region: North America (30.9% Share by 2035)
    • Fastest Growing Region: Asia Pacific
    • Dominating Countries: United States, China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom
    • Emerging Countries: China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil

    • Last updated on : 9 September, 2025

Growth Drivers

  • Increasing Smartphones, Desktop, and Internet Users for instance, in 2022, around 52% of the web visits were estimated to be come from desktops. Moreover, as of 2018, the total consumer spending on smartphones was anticipated to be around USD 80 billion while it is further expected to reach around USD 125 billion in 2022 and USD 175 billion in 2025.

Desktops are being highly utilized for several purposes such as, in hospitals, banks, educational institutions, government and privet offices. Hence, the rising requirement for managing desktop infrastructure is set to propel the market growth over the forecast period.

  • Growing Penetration of Internet of Things (IoT) across the Globe – it was estimated that in 2019, there were nearly 8 billion devices were connected to Internet of Things (IoT) globally, meanwhile the number is further projected to hit approximately 20 billion in 2025 and 30 billion in 2030 worldwide. Hence, the number is set to triple from 2020 to 2030.
  • Higher Implementation of 5G Technology – higher implementation and growing inclination of the 5G technology has triggered the number of IoT devices to rise by 3 times reaching 25 billion in 2028 worldwide.
  • Acceleration in the Process of Digitalization – For instance, in 2021, it was noticed that more than USD 1 trillion was spent on the digital transformation across the globe in 2021 and in 2023, the amount was projected to reach around USD 6 trillion.
  • Rising Utilization of Cloud Computing –cloud computing is the robust and highly developed segment in to IT industry which was anticipated to exhibit a total revenue of around USD 375 billion on 2021.

Challenges

  • Lack of Skilled Workforce to and Higher Service Cost - A maintaining staff for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can be tricky to arrange since it requires qualified IT professionals. Additionally, organizations may be exposed to hire external consultants when facing challenges to obtain initial implementation assistance.
  • Vulnerability Similar to Their Physical Counterparts
  • Various Security Threats Posed by Excess Network Traffic on Each Virtual Representative

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Size and Forecast:

Report Attribute Details

Base Year

2025

Forecast Period

2026-2035

CAGR

17.3%

Base Year Market Size (2025)

USD 18.21 billion

Forecast Year Market Size (2035)

USD 89.8 billion

Regional Scope

  • North America (U.S. and Canada)
  • Asia Pacific (Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea, Rest of Asia Pacific)
  • Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, NORDIC, Rest of Europe)
  • Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Rest of Latin America)
  • Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC, North Africa, South Africa, Rest of the Middle East and Africa)
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Segmentation:

Deployment Mode 

The global virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by deployment mode into on-premises and cloud-based. Between these two types of deployment mode, the cloud-based segment is estimated to gain the largest market share over the projected time frame, attributed to the growing cloud computing applications, such as database storage, and server accessibility. It provides businesses with several benefits including increased business efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, along with the flexibility of connecting business from anywhere through what is essentially a virtual office. It has been estimated that, at present, over 80% of all enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy and over 65% of enterprise infrastructure is cloud-based. These factors are projected to drive the segment growth.

End-user 

The global virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by IT & telecom, BFSI, media & entertainment, retail, education, government, healthcare, and others. Amongst these segments, the BFSI segment is expected to garner a significant share. Virtual desktop infrastructure is very beneficial for banks and other financial institutions since they provide flexibility, remote access, security, business continuity, desktop & laptop cost savings, and others. There is a vast chain of banks across the globe responsible for providing safety for capital. For instance, in India alone, banks are estimated to have nearly USD 2 trillion of asset value. 

Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:

 By Type
  • Persistent VDI
  • Non-Persistent VDI

  By Component
  • Hardware
  • Client-Side
  • Server-Side
  • Platform
  • Services
  • Consulting
  • Support & Maintenance

By Deployment Mode
  • On-Premises
  • Cloud-Based
  • Desktop-as-a-Service
  • Workspace-as-a-Service
  • Software-as-a-Service

 By End User
  • IT & Telecom
  • BFSI
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
  • Education
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Others
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Regional Analysis:

North American Market Insights

North America region is anticipated to hold over 30.9% market share by 2035, attributed majorly to the early adoption of new technologies by organizations in the region such as, the rise in use of AI platform, voice assistant, and IoT coupled with presence of significant market players. For instance, there were more than 100 million people in the United States were noticed to be using digital voice assistants in 2021. Other factors include the growth of cloud technology and increasing VDI applications in consumer electronics industry and gaming & entertainment such as virtual reality in gaming across the region. . The market in the U.S. dominates over the region owing to presence of key market players and improved centralization of IT functions which further expected to propel the regional market growth.

Europe Market Insights

Europe is projected to hold the second largest share of the global market owing to factors such as rapid adoption of cloud technology over growing preference of people to work remotely, and implementation of BYOD policies. In the second quarter of 2021, it was estimated that around 12% of the Europeans regularly worked from home, a rise from 5% from before the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, demand for VDI is increasing for training and educational purposes, which is further fostering the growth of the market in the region.

APAC Market Insights

Asia-Pacific is projected to record the highest growth during the forecast period owing to factors such as growing trend of digitization, increasing investments in technological developments, rapid adoption of cloud services, and rising adoption of VDI for simulation and training purposes, especially in significant economies such as Japan, India, and China.

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Players:

    • VMware, Inc.
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    • Citrix Systems, Inc.
    • Nutanix, Inc.
    • Cisco Systems, Inc.
    • Microsoft Corporation
    • Google Cloud
    • Amazon Web Services, Inc.
    • The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
    • SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC
    • Albemarle Corporation
    • Venn Group Limited

Recent Developments

  • Venn Group Limited to provide a 10x improvement in user experience by eliminating challenges associated with legacy Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions, Venn launched its breakthrough LocalZone technology, a solution that can address the modern security and compliance challenges of remote and hybrid work environments with increased reliance on modern SaaS applications.

  • VMware, Inc. to assist its customers in shifting from Cloud Chaos to Smart Cloud by providing Multi-Cloud Offerings. Multi-Cloud Offerings along with partnerships, new innovation and services were announced by the company at VMware Explore 2022 Europe. However, multi-cloud is stated to be a huge spike in skill shortage and security challenges. 

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  • Published Date: Sep 09, 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2026, the industry size of virtual desktop infrastructure is estimated at USD 21.05 billion.

The global virtual desktop infrastructure market size was around USD 18.21 billion in 2025 and is likely to expand at a CAGR of more than 17.3%, surpassing USD 89.8 billion revenue by 2035.

North America virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market will hold around 30.9% share by 2035, driven by early tech adoption and strong VDI demand.

Key players in the market include VMware, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Nutanix, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Inc., The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC, Albemarle Corporation, Venn Group Limited.

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