2026全球量子产业状况报告量子传感市场预测

STATEOFTHEGLOBALQUANTUMINDUSTRY

QUANTUMSENSINGMARKETFORECAST

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Thisglobalquantumsensingmarketanalysisandforecastreflectsadevelopingmarketmovingfromearlycommercialization

towardbroaderadoption.Itischaracterizedbysustainedgrowthandstronggovernmentdemand.Themarketisestimatedat

approximately$470millionin2025andisprojectedtoreachto$1.1billionby2028(figure1),representingaverageannualgrowthof32%.Demandspansmultipletechnologyplatforms,applications,andend-usemarketsratherthanasingledominantmodality.Government,particularlydefense,continuestoshapeoverallmarketstructureandtrajectory,evenascommercialparticipation

expands;aerospaceremainstheleadingcommercialopportunity,withbiosciencesshowingincrementalgrowth.

FIGURE1:GLOBALQUANTUMSENSINGMARKETESTIMATES,2025-28

$1,200M

$1,000M

$800M

$600M

$400M

$200M

0

$1,106M

$831M

$625M

$470M

2025202620272028

Source:QED-C

Basedonresponsesfrom58participantsrepresenting47distinctcompanies,thequantumsensingsegmentcomprisesamixedcompanystructure.Mostrespondentcompaniesareprivatelyheldandgenerallyfocusedonquantumsensingactivities,while

publiclytradedrespondentsaremoreoftendiversifiedcompaniesforwhichquantumsensingrepresentsonecomponentofabroaderportfolio.Fundingisalsodiversified,butgovernment-supportedresearchanddevelopmentremainsthemostcommonsourceofsupport,alongsideinternalbudgetsandearlyend-userpayments.Themarketneverthelessremainsearlystage,withmorethanone-thirdofrespondentsreportingnoquantumsensingsalesin2025.

Technologically,thequantumsensinglandscaperemainsvaried.Rydbergatomsaremostprevalent,followedbyphotons,neutralatomsandsolid-statespins.Atomicclocksandmagnetometerscontinuetoanchortheapplicationmix,withquantumimaging,

photondetectors,inertialsensors,andgravimetersprovidingadditionalbreadth.

Themarketisbeginningtomature.Nearlyathirdofrespondentsreporttheirprimarytechnologyascommerciallyavailablein2025,risingto58%by2028.

Fromarevenueperspective,combinedgovernmentsegments(defenseandcivil)areprojectedtorepresent47%ofthe

quantumsensingmarketin2028,withdefensealoneaccountingfor35%andremainingthesinglelargestindividualsegment.

Thecommercialmarketisprojectedtoreach34%oftotalrevenuein2028,increasingfrom25%in2025,whileacademic

participationdeclinesmodestly.Overall,thequantumsensingmarketexhibitscrediblegrowthanchoredingovernmentdemand,expandingcommercialparticipation,andvariedtechnologiesacrossestablishedend-useecosystems.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

CLICKSECTIONNAMESTOJUMPTOPAGE

MarketCharacteristics ·5

CurrentandProjectedRevenue ·8

TopTechnologies,Applications,

andTargetSectors ·10

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MARKETCHARACTERISTICS

Thesurveygathersinsightsspanningvariousregions,companysizes,levelsofquantum-relatedrevenue,producttypes,partnershipmodels,andoverallindustryoutlooks.Theresultingdatasetoffersastructured,evidence-basedviewofthecurrentquantum

sensingmarket,alongwithinformedexpectationsforhowitislikelytodevelop.

Commercialactivityinthequantumsensingsegmentextendsbeyondheadquarterslocation,reflectingcross-borderresearchandproductionintegration.Ofthe47quantumsensingcompaniessurveyed,53%areheadquarteredinNorthAmerica,26%inEurope,and13%inAsia-PacificexcludingJapan,whichaccountsfor8%(figure2).Beyondheadquarterslocation,nearlyhalfofrespondentcompaniesreportmaintainingaquantumsensing-relatedresearchanddevelopment(R&D)ormanufacturingactivityoutsidetheirhomecountry.EuropeandNorthAmericaareequallyrepresentedashavingthemostimportantforeignquantumsensing-relatedfacilities(38%each),followedbyAsia-PacificexcludingJapan(13%)andJapan(7%).

FIGURE2:2025QUANTUMSENSING(QS)COMPANYLOCATIONS

RespondentCompanies’HeadquartersLocation

NorthAmerica

Europe

Asia-PacificotherthanJapan

Japan

Restofworld

LatinAmerica

MiddleEast/Africa

53%

26%

13%

8%

0%

0%

0%

N=47

Source:QED-C

RespondentCompanies’MostImportantForeignQuantumSensing-

relatedFacility(Research&DevelopmentorManufacturing)

NorthAmerica

Europe

Asia-PacificotherthanJapan

Japan

Restofworld

LatinAmerica

MiddleEast/Africa

38%

38%

13%

7%

4%

0%

0%

N=23

Source:QED-C

Quantumsensingcompaniesareanchoredindirecthardwaresaleswhileoperatingacrossmultiplelevelsofproductcomplexity.Directsellingofquantumsensinghardwareisthemostfrequentlyselectedprimaryactivity,with43%identifyingitastheirsinglemostimportantoffering,andalmostthree-quarters(71%)identifyingitasamongtheirtopthreeproducts/services(table1).

Subassemblyorcomponentsupplyandquantumsensingintegrationservicesfollow,eachselectedby20%asthetop-rankedactivity.Directsalesofquantumsensingsoftwareaccountfor6%offirst-rankedresponses.Reselleractivityisminimal.

TABLE1:TOPTHREEQUANTUMSENSING(QS)PRODUCTS/

SERVICESINRANKORDER

Response

#1

#2

#3

DirectsellerofQShardware

43%

23%

5%

Subassembly,component,ormaterialsupplierto

theQSsector

20%

40%

15%

QSintegrationservicesprovider

20%

17%

10%

DirectsellerofQSsoftware

6%

8%

35%

Other

9%

6%

15%

ResellerofQShardware

2%

3%

15%

ResellerofQSsoftware

0%

3%

5%

N=46,SelecttopthreeoptionsthatapplyinorderofimportanceSource:QED-C

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FIGURE3:TOPTHREEQUANTUMSENSING(QS)PRODUCTS/SERVICESINAGGREGATE

Top1Top3Total

DirectsellerofQShardware

Subassembly,component,ormaterialsuppliertotheQSsector

QSintegrationservicesprovider

DirectsellerofQSsoftware

Other

ResellerofQShardware

ResellerofQSsoftware

0%10%20%30%40%50%

N=46,SelecttopthreeoptionsthatapplyinorderofimportanceSource:QED-C

Whenbroaderengagementacrossalltop-threeselectionsisconsidered,subassemblycomponentsupplyanddirecthardwaresalesarethedominantcommercialactivities.Whenconsideringthecombinedtop-threeproducts/services,subassemblyorcomponentsupplyrepresentsthelargestshareoftotalresponsesat25%,followedcloselybydirectsalesofquantumsensinghardwareat24%(figure3).Directsalesofquantumsensingsoftwareandintegrationserviceseachaccountfor16%.Otheractivitiesrepresent10%,whilereselleractivityremainscomparativelylimitedat7%forhardwareand3%forsoftware.

Quantumsensingcompaniesrelyonabroadmixoffinancialinputs,withgovernment-supportedresearchanddevelopment(R&D)andinternalorganizationalbudgetsrepresentingthemostprevalentsources,alongsidemeaningfullevelsofend-userrevenueandmorelimitedventurecapitalparticipation.Sixty-ninepercentofrespondentsreportthattheyreceivegovernmentfundingforR&Dandthat,onaverage,itrepresentsapproximately56%oftotalfinancialinput,withreportedvaluesrangingfrom10%to100%(table2).InternalorganizationR&Dbudgetsarecitedby44%ofrespondents,andcommercialend-userpaymentsforquantumsensing

productsandservicesarereportedby31%.Thisindicatesthatasubsetofthesegmenthasbegungeneratingrevenue.Academic

andgovernmentend-userpaymentseachaccountfor22%ofresponses.Venturecapitalparticipationinquantumsensingremains

TABLE2:QUANTUMSENSING(QS)-RELATEDFUNDINGSOURCES

FundingSource%SelectedAverageHighLow

Government-providedR&Dfunding

69%

56%

100%

10%

InternalorganizationR&Dbudgets

44%

47%

100%

10%

Commercialend-userpaymentsforQSproductsandservices

31%

36%

100%

5%

Governmentend-userpaymentsforQSproductsand

services

22%

29%

75%

5%

Academicend-userpaymentsforQSproductsandservices

22%

44%

100%

10%

Venturecapitalfunding

14%

47%

100%

30%

Other

8%

43%

100%

10%

Privateloans

6%

22%

25%

20%

Commercialloans

0%

0%

0%

0%

Stockofferings

0%

0%

0%

0%

Don’tknow/Notsure

11%

N=47Source:QED-C

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comparativelylimited,citedby14%ofrespondents,althoughamongthosethatreceivesuchfunding,itrepresentsanaverage

ofapproximately47%oftotalfinancialinput,withreportedvaluesrangingfrom30%to100%.Thequantumsensingsegmentis

predominantlyprivate,withlimitednear-termmovementtowardpublic-marketfinancing.Seventy-twopercentofrespondent

quantumsensingcompaniesareprivatelyheld,while28%arepubliclytraded.Amongthe34privatecompanies,50%reportno

planstopursueapublicoffering,and29%indicatethatgoingpublicmaybeconsideredthreeyearsormoreinthefuture(figure4).

FIGURE4:PRIVATECOMPANIES’PLANSFORPUBLICOFFERING

Lessthansixmonths

Sixmonthstolessthanoneyear

Oneyeartolessthantwoyears

Twoyearstolessthanthreeyears

Threeyearsormore

Noplanstogopublic

Don’tknow/notsure

0%

0%

3%

0%

29%

18%

N=34

Source:QED-C

50%

Amongthe13publiclytradedrespondentcompanies,nearly70%havebeenpublicformorethanfiveyears.Thesearetypically

largecompanieswithdiversifiedproductportfoliosandverticallyintegratedoperations,andsomehavesignificantinputinto

defenseinfrastructureandrelatedsuppliers.Thepresenceofpubliclytradedindustrialsuppliersalongsidesmallerprivatequantumsensingspecialistsreflectsasegmentcomposedofbothemerging,focusedcompaniesandestablished,multiproductorganizations.

Respondentswereaskedabouttheircompanies’partnershipactivities—collaborative,mutuallybeneficialrelationshipsaimedatachievingsharedobjectives,ratherthanoutrightbusinesstransactions.Governmentengagementremainscentraltopartnershipactivityinthequantumsensingssegment:57%oftherespondentcompaniesreportpartnershipswithgovernmentresearch

organizationsorendusers(figure5).Thirty-eightpercentreportpartnershipswithotherquantumsensingsuppliers,and32%

reportpartnershipswithcommercialendusers.Thusgovernmentrelationshipsarethemostprevalentformofcollaboration,withsupplier-to-supplierandcommercialengagementsplayingsecondarybutmeaningfulroles.

FIGURE5:QUANTUMSENSING(QS)COMPANIES’PARTNERSHIPS

Governmentresearch/enduser

AnotherQSsupplier

Commercialenduser

57%

38%

32%

Nopartnerships

21%N=47,Selectallthatapply

Source:QED-C

Partnershipsamongsuppliersappearlessconcentratedthaninquantumcomputing.Atthesametime,commercialpartnershipsoccuratsimilarlevelstosupplierpartnerships,suggestingthatproductrequirementsmaybemoreclearlydefinedandless

exploratory.Thispatternalignswiththecharacterizationofquantumsensingasareplacementtechnologyenteringmaturemarkets,whereadoptiondependsondemonstratingmeasurableimprovementsoverincumbentsensingsolutions.

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CURRENTANDPROJECTEDREVENUE

Estimatedtotalcompanyrevenues(inclusiveofquantumsensingandotherbusinesslines)reflectabifurcatedstructure.Aportionofrespondentcompaniesreportrevenuesexceeding$1billion,including11%above$10billion(figure6),indicatingparticipationbylarge,diversifiedindustrialsuppliers.Atthesametime,49%ofrespondentsreporttotalrevenuesbelow$15million.

FIGURE6:RESPONDENTCOMPANIES’TOTAL2025REVENUES

Morethan$10B

$5Bto$10B $1Btolessthan$5B $500Mtolessthan$1B$250Mtolessthan$500M

$50Mtolessthan$250M$15Mtolessthan$50MLessthan$15M

Don’tknow/notsureProprietaryinformation

11%

0%

2%

0%

0%

2%

15%

49%

8%

N=47

13%

Source:QED-C

FIGURE7:RESPONDENTCOMPANIES’2025QUANTUMSENSING-SPECIFICREVENUES

0%

4%

4%

Morethan$50M$25Mto$50M

6%

$10Mtolessthan$25M$5Mtolessthan$10M

11%

6%

$1Mtolessthan$5M$500,000tolessthan$1M

11%

Lessthan$500,000

36%

9%

Nosalesyet,stillintheresearchorearlydevelopmentstageDon’tknow/notsure

N=47

13%

Source:QED-C

Proprietaryinformation

FIGURE8:RESPONDENTCOMPANIES’REVENUECHANGE

FROM2024TO2025

Incontrast,quantumsensing–related

revenuesareconcentratedatlowerlevels.

Thirty-sixpercentofrespondentsreport

25%

Increasedmorethan25% Increased11%to25% Increased5%to10% Increasedlessthan5% FlatornearlythesameDecreasedlessthan5% Decreased5%to10% Decreased11%to25%Decreasemorethan25%Don’tknow/notsure

noquantumsensingsalesin2025and

13%

remaininresearchorearlydevelopment

11%

0%

19%

0%

0%

stages(figure7).Amongrevenue-producingcompanies,11%reportlessthan$500,000inquantumsensingrevenue.However,asmallnumberofcompanies(4%)reportquantumsensingrevenuesbetween$25millionand

$50million.Theoverallprofilereflects

4%

0%

28%

asegmentcharacterizedbyearly-stagecommercialization,withafewcompaniesachievingmeasurablerevenuescale.

N=47Source:QED-C

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Quantumsensingcompaniesreport

generallypositiveperformancefrom2024

to2025.Twenty-fivepercentofcompaniesreportrevenueincreasesexceeding25%,

13%reportincreasesbetween11%and25%,and11%reportincreasesbetween5%and

10%(figure8).Nineteenpercentreport

revenuesthatwereflatornearlyunchanged,and28%indicateuncertainty.Asmall

fractionreportrevenuedeclines.

Quantumsensingcompanies’revenue

expectationsfor2026reflectincreased

optimismrelativetotheprioryear’sresults.Sixtypercentofrespondentsestimatean

increaseofatleast11%from2025to2026:

30%anticipaterevenuegrowthexceeding25%,andanadditional30%expect

increasesbetween11%and25%(figure9).Theshareofcompaniesreportingrevenuesthatwereflatornearlyunchangeddeclinedfrom19%inthe2024–25periodto8%

FIGURE9:RESPONDENTCOMPANIES’REVENUECHANGE

FROM2025TO2026

30%

30%

9%

6%

Increasebymorethan25% Increase11%to25% Increase5%to10%Increaselessthan5%

8%

0%

0%

0%

0%

N=47

Source:QED-C

17%

Flatornearlythesame Decreaselessthan5% Decrease5%to10% Decrease11%to25%Decreasemorethan25%Don’tknow/notsure

projectedfor2025–26.Norespondentsanticipaterevenuedecreases.

Globalmarketestimatesreflectbroadoptimism,althoughsignificantdispersionanduncertaintylimitprecisioninprojectedmarketscale.Askedtoestimatethesizeoftheglobalquantumsensingmarketin2025and2028,respondentsindicatebroadoptimism

regardinggrowth.Twenty-ninepercentestimatethe2028marketatmorethan$1billion,andmostexpectupwardmovementrelativeto2025projections(figure10).

FIGURE10:ESTIMATESOFGLOBALQUANTUMSENSINGMARKETSIZEIN2025/2028

Morethan$10B$7.5Btolessthan$10B$5Btolessthan$7.5B

$2.5Btolessthan$5B $1Btolessthan$2.5B $750Mtolessthan$1B$500Mtolessthan$750M$250Mtolessthan$500M$100Mtolessthan$250M $50Mtolessthan$100M $25Mtolessthan$50MLessthan$25M

Don’tknow/notsure

20252028

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

N=58Source:QED-C

Atthesametime,estimatesvarywidely.Thehigher-endprojectionsarenotwellsupportedbyindividualcompanyrevenue

expectations.Thedispersionofestimatessuggeststhatthequantumsensingmarketisviewedthroughvaryingapplication-specificperspectives,contributingtoalesscohesiveunderstandingoftotaladdressablemarketsizeatthegloballevel.

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TOPTECHNOLOGIES,APPLICATIONS,ANDTARGETSECTORS

Thedistributionofquantumsensingtechnologiesreflectsadiversifiedtechnicallandscaperatherthanconvergencearoundasingledominantplatform;only20%ofcompaniesreportfocusingonasingletechnology.Neutralatomsarethemostfrequentlycited

primarytechnologyfocus,selectedby33%ofrespondentsastheirmostimportantcurrentlyengagedquantumsensingplatform(table3).Photonictechnologiesfollowat20%,withsolid-statespinsystems(singlespins)at13%andsuperconductingcircuits

at11%.Notechnologycommandsamajorityprimarypreference.Thisstructurecontrastswiththequantumcomputingsegment,

wherecompaniesmorefrequentlyconcentrateonaspecificmodality.

Inquantumsensing,organizations

appearmoreinclinedtopursueparalleltechnologicalpaths.

Quantumsensorsusevarious

technologyplatforms(figure11).

Twentypercentofcompaniesindicateengagementacrossat

leastthreedistinctapproaches,and

fourtechnologies—Rydbergatoms,

photons,neutralatoms,andsolidstatespins—collectivelyaccountforalmostthree-quartersofreportedcommercialfocusamongtopthreechoices.

Rydbergatomsaccountfor19%of

totalselections,followedbyphotonic

technologiesat18%andneutralatomsat14%(figure11).Solid-statespin

approaches(bothsingleandensemble)andsuperconductingcircuitsclusterat10–12%.Althoughneutralatomsleadinprimarypreference,thestrongerrelativepositionofRydbergandphotonic

technologiesinaggregatetopthree

selectionsindicatesthatcompanies

arenotlimitingthemselvestoasingledominantplatform.

TABLE3:TOPTHREEQUANTUMSENSINGTECHNOLOGIES

INRANKORDER

Response

Neutralatoms(e.g.,atomicvapor,coldclouds)

Photons

Solid-statespins:singlespins(e.g.,quantumdots,

singleNVcenters)

Superconductingcircuits(e.g.,SQUIDs,fluxqubit,

chargequbit)

Rydbergatoms

Solid-statespins:ensemble(e.g.,NMRsensors,NV

centerensembles)

Other

Elementaryparticlequbits(e.g.,muons,neutrons)

Optomechanics(phonons)

Singleelectrontransistor

#1

33%

20%

13%

11%

7%

7%

5%

2%

2%

0%

#2

4%

18%

15%

4%

29%

18%

0%

4%

0%

4%

#3

5%

15%

5%

15%

20%

10%

0%

10%

5%

0%

Trappedions0%4%15%

N=45,SelecttopthreeoptionsinorderofimportanceSource:QED-C

Note:NVisnitrogen-vacancy,SQUIDsaresuperconductingquantuminterferencedevices,andNMRisnuclearmagneticresonance.

FIGURE11:TOPTHREEQUANTUMSENSINGTECHNOLOGIESINAGGREGATE

Neutralatoms(e.g.,atomicvapor,coldclouds)

Photons

Solid-statespins:singlespins

(e.g.,qubits)

Superconductingcircuits(e.g.,SQUIDs)Rydbergatoms

Solid-statespins:ensemble(e.g.,NMR)

Other

Elementaryparticlequbits

(e.g.,muons)

Optomechanics(phonons)SingleelectrontransistorTrappedions

Top1Total

Top3Total

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

N=45,Selecttop3optionsinorderofimportanceSource:QED-C

Note:SQUIDsaresuperconductingquantuminterferencedevicesandNMRisnuclearmagneticresonance.

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Thematuritydistributionindicatesthat,whilecommercialavailabilityispresentamongquantumsensingcompanies,asubstantialshareofprimarytechnologiesremainsinprototypeorearlierdevelopmentstages.Respondentswereaskedtofirstidentifytheir

singlemostimportantquantumsensingtechnologyandthenspecifyitsmaturitylevel.Thislinkedstructureensuresthatmaturityassessmentscorresponddirectlytoeachcompany’sprimarytechnologicalfocusratherthantosecondaryorexplorationplatforms.

For2025,14of45respondents(31%)reportthattheirmostimportantquantumsensingtechnologyiscommerciallyavailable.Anadditional17respondents(37%)reportthattheirprimarytechnologyisineitherearlyoradvancedprototypestages(nineearly

prototypesandeightadvancedprototypes)(table4).Theremainingcompaniesreportconceptorlaboratorydemonstrationstages.Lookingaheadto2028,58%anticipatehavingcommerciallyavailableproductsfortheirmostimportanttechnology.

TABLE4:2025MATURITYLEVELOFMOSTIMPORTANTQUANTUMSENSING(QS)TECHNOLOGY

SingleMostImportantQSTechnology

Concept

Laboratory

demonstration

Early

prototypes

Advanced

prototypes

Commercially

available

Total

Neutralatoms(e.g.,atomicvapor,

coldclouds)

2

0

0

5

8

15

Photons

2

1

2

1

3

9

Solid-statespins:singlespins

(e.g.,quantumdots,singleNV

centers)

0

1

1

2

2

6

Superconductingcircuits(e.g.,SQUIDs,fluxqubit,chargequbit)

2

1

2

0

0

5

Rydbergatoms

0

1

1

0

1

3

Solid-statespins:ensemble

(e.g.,NMRsensors,NVcenter

ensembles)

0

0

3

0

0

3

Elementaryparticlequbits(e.g.,muons,neutrons)

1

0

0

0

0

1

Optomechanics(phonons)

0

1

0

0

0

1

Total75981445

Note:NVisnitrogen-vacancy,SQUIDsaresuperconductingquantuminterferencedevices,andNMRisnuclearN=45

magneticresonance.Source:QED-C

Revenueallocationsacrossquantumsensingapplicationsareexpectedtoremainstablebetween2025and2028,withatomic

clocksandmagnetometersanchoringcompany-levelrevenuemixes(table5).The“%Selected”columnreflectsthepercentageofrespondentswhobelieveagivenapplicationwillhaveameaningfulpresenceintheoverallrevenuedistribution,whilethe“Average”columnrepresentsthemeanrevenueshareassignedbythoserespondents.

TABLE5:2025QUANTUMSENSINGAPPLICATIONSBYREVENUE2025/2028

2028(N=28)

2025(N=29)

%Selected

100%

100%

78%

Average

28%

24%

17%

75%

85%

82%

50%

75%

78%

39%

15%

14%

10%

10%

9%

7%

3%

Application

Atomicclocks

Magnetometers

Quantumimaging(e.g.,low-SNR

imaging,lidar,radar)

Photondetectors

Inertialsensors

Gravimeters

Interferometers

Gyroscopes

Electrometers

Acousticsensors

%Selected

100%

100%

82%

75%

82%

82%

58%

75%

51%

44%

Average

26%

21%

18%

17%

12%

10%

9%

7%

7%

5%

High

60%

80%

50%

50%

50%

25%

40%

20%

20%

10%

Low

10%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

2%

2%

2%

2%

Note:SNRissignal-to-noiseratio.Source:QED-C

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Magnetometersareanticipatedtoincreaseinrevenuesharefrom21%in2025to

24%ofalargerprojectedmarketin2028.

Photondetectorsandacousticsensors

areanticipatedtohaveadecreasein

revenuesharebytwopercentagepoints

eachfrom2025to2028.Thereisno

changeinshareanticipatedforgravimetersandelectrometers.Acrossthefullsetof

applications,nocategorydemonstratesasubstantialchangeinrelativerevenuepositioningbetween2025and2028.

Aerospaceisidentifiedasthesinglemostpromisingcommercialend-usemarket

forquantumsensingin2025(table6).

Thirty-ninepercentofrespondentsselectedaerospaceastheirtop-rankedcategory,

exceedingcomputer,electronic,andopticalproducts(15%)andcybersecurity(13%).

Whenconsideringcombinedtop-three

selections,aerospaceremainstheleading

category,accountingfor18%oftotal

selections(figure12).