Market Size (2018)
2018
$987.40M
ICT
GDPR Services Market
By Segment, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2018 – 2025
Vertical: ICTBase Year: 20199 Sections
Executive Summary
GDPR Services Market — Snapshot
Projected (2025)
2025
$4.05B
CAGR (2018–2025)
22.3%
22.3%Key Players
112+
GDPR compliance creates transparency between the customer and the enterprise. With the rollout of GDPR in the year 2018, companies across different industry verticals had to restructure their entire business processing system in line with various compliances. Some of the key countries that lead all the other countries in GDPR compliance include the US, UK, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands. More than 50% of the enterprises operating in these countries have largely or completely become compliant to GDPR. In terms of industry verticals, manufacturing, retail, utilities, and telecommunications were leading in GDPR compliance. Companies operating in these industries have been investing a significant share of their global revenue on restructuring their business process as per GDPR compliance. US-based companies are expected to spend in the range of USD 2-10 Million to meet the GDPR requirement. This share is expected to be more for Europe-based companies. The entire intention behind GDPR was to rebuild the customers’ trust among various enterprises and to create a more transparent environment for customers where they can freely share their personal data without it being breached, lost or misused.
With the growing need to become compliant with GDPR regulation, the demand for various GDPR solutions and services is increasing. This, in turn, is acting as a major growth factor for the market. Over the last 3 years, companies that were not compliant with the GDPR have had to pay heavy fines. For instance, In July 2019, British Airways was imposed with a fine of USD 223.5 Million (proposed penalty by ICO) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for data breach under GDPR. The fine is equivalent to 1.5% of British Airway’s annual global turnover in the year 2017. The fine was imposed after ICO investigation found out that the company did not take strict security measures to protect personal data of approximately, 500,000 customers. Poor security arrangement to protect customer information led to the loss of half million-personal data of the airline’s customers. Therefore, to avoid such hefty fines, enterprises are restructuring their business operations. This, in turn, is driving the overall market for GDPR services.
The global GDPR service market was valued at USD 987.4 million and it is expected to record a CAGR of 23.4% during the forecast period, 2019-2025
Market Size
· 2018: USD 987.4 million
· 2025: USD 4,047.5 million
CAGR (2019–2025)
· 23.4%
Key Market Drivers
· Growth of enormous amounts of data, need for data security, and privacy protection
· Heavy fines implemented by EU
Key Market Opportunities
· Introduction of new revenue pockets across the value chain
Key Vendors
· IBM
· Hitachi
· Microsoft
· AWS
· Capgemini SE
Key Insight
The GDPR Services Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 22.3% from 2018 to 2025.
Market Performance Trend
Historical performance and future projections (2020–2030, USD Billion)
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What this report covers
- Geographic Coverage: This analysis covers 4 regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Rest of the World.
- Market Segmentation: The market is analyzed across 2 segments: Solution, Services. Forecasts are provided for each segment from 2018 to 2025.
- Competitive Landscape: 112 leading companies are profiled, covering market positioning, strategies, and recent developments.
Market Size (USD Mn)
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GDPR Services Market — Growth Trajectory
GDPR services include solutions and services that are outsourced to solution and service providers. Services include a well-defined framework for compliance assessment and policy implementation within an organization. These services cover all the aspects of an organization—people, processes, and technology. It provides the right guidance to enterprises on how to store and process the EU citizen’s personal data, irrespective of the location where the data are stored and processed. Solutions, on the other hand, include platforms and tools that are deployed by organizations to effectively secure data.
GDPR Services Market — Growth Trajectory
Solution
Services
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How this market is segmented
- Type Type is broken down into: Solution, Services.
- Organization Size Organization Size is broken down into: Large Enterprise, SMEs.
- Vertical Vertical is broken down into: Manufacturing, Retail, Utilities, IT & Telecom, BFSI, Govt Services, Automotive, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Education, Vertical_Others.
Geographic Analysis
Regional market breakdown
- North America North America market size reached $261.30M in 2018 and is projected to reach $973.80M by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 20.7%.
- Asia Pacific Asia Pacific market size reached $229.60M in 2018 and is projected to reach $965.20M by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 22.8%.
- Europe Europe market size reached $422.90M in 2018 and is projected to reach $1.82B by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 23.1%.
- Rest of the World Rest of the World market size reached $73.70M in 2018 and is projected to reach $292.20M by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 21.7%.
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GDPR Services Market — How We Researched This Market
This report applies a rigorous multi-stage research process combining primary interviews, secondary data sources, and bottom-up market modelling to ensure accuracy and completeness across all segments and geographies.
Base Year
2019
Historical Period
2018 – 2019
Forecast Period
2019 – 2025
Primary Interviews
150+
Research Process
Historical data (2018–2019) and forecast period (2019–2025)
1
Problem Definition
- Market scoping
- Objective setting
- Framework design
2
Secondary Research
- Literature review
- Data mining
- Trend analysis
3
Primary Research
- Expert interviews
- Field visits
- Surveys
4
Data Analysis
- Quantitative modeling
- Statistical testing
- Validation
5
Insights & Reporting
- Synthesis
- Recommendations
- Visualization
Research Depth
Our research process spans primary interviews with industry stakeholders combined with comprehensive secondary data analysis, validated through triangulation across multiple independent sources.
Historical vs. Forecast Data
Historical (observed)
Forecast (modelled)
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Regional Breakdown
Regional market breakdown for GDPR Services Market.
Regional Market Size (USD Mn)
Market estimates by geography (2025)
USD Mn
InsightEurope leads with $1.82B by 2025.
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View Subscription PlansRegional Market Data
| REGION | 2018 | 2019 | 2025 | CAGR | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $261.30M | $524.90M | $973.80M | 20.7% | 24% |
| Asia Pacific | $229.60M | $494.10M | $965.20M | 22.8% | 24% |
| Europe | $422.90M | $922.20M | $1.82B | 23.1% | 45% |
| Rest of the World | $73.70M | $153.30M | $292.20M | 21.7% | 7% |
| Total | $987.50M | $2.09B | $4.05B | 22.3% | 100% |
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Solution
Services
0693138720802773
Segment Market Share
- Solution62%
- Services38%
Total Market Size
$4.05B
Market by Segment (2025)
| APPLICATION | REVENUE ($B) | GROWTH RATE | MARKET PENETRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solution | $2.52B | 22.3% | 89% |
| Services | $1.53B | 22.3% | 89% |
* Revenue projections based on 2025 estimates. Growth rates represent CAGR 2024–2030. Market penetration indicates current adoption rate within addressable market segments.
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Analytics
GDPR Services Market — Key Findings
Analytical insights on GDPR Services Market covering market dynamics, competitive landscape, and strategic outlook.
Key Analytical Findings
The GDPR Services Market market is projected to reach $4.05B by 2025, growing at 22.3% CAGR. The Solution segment holds the largest share.
Market Dynamics
The GDPR services market is driven by various factors, such as the growing need to effectively protect personal data of customers and fear of heavy fines imposed by the GDPR regulatory authority. However, a huge expense on availing GDPR services might restrict the growth of the market.
Market Drivers
The data is growing at an enormous rate globally. The process of digitization has profoundly changed the business operation impacting enterprises across various industries including manufacturing, retail BFSI, retail and telecommunication. The businesses in industries around the world are using data to become more agile, to improve customer experience, introduce new business models, and enhance competitive advantage. The consequence of this increasing reliance on data is leading to an expansion in the size of the global data. With an increase in data, there is a growing responsibility of enterprises to protect and secure the same effectively. The data collected by enterprises are of various types, including the personal data of the customer. These personal data include identifiable information such as numbers.
Furthermore, it also includes factors specific to a person's physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity. The personal data misuse has also increased over a period of time. For instance, in 2018, the British political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica collected the data of at least 87 million Facebook users without their knowledge after obtaining it from people who took part in a quiz app. It was anticipated that Cambridge Analytica then sold this data to the Donald Trump campaign, which used it to target election messages at Facebook users in the 2016 presidential election campaign. Due to these growing misuses of data, the need for data security has arisen. Customers have lost trust on many brands due to continuous data breach. Therefore, enterprises are now heavily investing in securing data, particularly customer data, which in turn is driving the overall GDPR services market.
Market Opportunities
The new directive provides a significant opportunity for IT channel partners to become experts in GDPR, which can guide their customers through the complexity of regulation. There is a growing number of businesses seeking advice from IT channel specialists about solutions that can prevent threats from data breaches. Service providers should consider offering GDPR compliance audits, evaluation services, and other key testing. Customers are supposed to be educated to ensure they are fully updated with new regulations, which is an opportunity for solution providers to demonstrate their knowledge and provide necessary training.
Market Restraints
The overall expenditure of availing comprehensive GDPR services and solution is quite high, which restrict small and medium enterprises across the globe (catering European clients) to invest in such services. The US-based companies are expected to spend in the range of USD 2 to 10 million to meet the GDPR requirement. This share is expected to be more for Europe-based companies.
Additionally, the cost of privacy compliance is operational, and it is an ongoing cost. The cost of consulting services is high, along with the cost of hiring a Data Protection Officer (DPO). However, companies have become smarter and are focusing on ways to reduce the overall GDPR cost of compliance. Enterprises are formulating broad, comprehensive solution that helps to reduce the GDPR cost of compliance, therefore, reducing the overall impact of the restraint during the forecast period.
Market Challenges
Data skill is necessary for achieving GDPR compliances. Individuals need to acquire specialized skills in machine learning and predictive analytics to provide a much more comprehensive understanding of customer behaviors and needs. These skills are important to build trust and relationships with clients and customers. However, there is a significant shortage of individuals with the prerequisite skill to manage GDPR compliance. This poses a challenge in front of enterprises. Additionally, there is a need for efficient DPO who can provide a structure to the unorganized data, help in cross-departmental inspection and collaboration, and streamline the overall GDPR compliance processes.
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Market Value by Segment (2025)
Value (USD Mn)
Solution
Services
Companies
Key companies profiled in GDPR Services Market
Profiles of 112 companies operating in the GDPR Services Market market, including revenue, employee count, and market positioning where available.
Showing 112 of 112 companies
Proofpoint
Proofpoint
ICT
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RevenueN/A
Employees2,500
Market CapN/A
Founded2001
US
Mimecast S
Mimecast Services limited
ICT
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RevenueN/A
Employees1,495
Market CapN/A
Founded2002
UK
Absolute S
Absolute Software Corporation
ICT
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RevenueN/A
Employees477
Market CapN/A
Founded1992
UK
Micro Focu
Micro Focus
ICT
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Revenue$1.0B
Employees12,000
Market CapN/A
Founded1975
England
Veritas
Veritas
ICT
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RevenueN/A
Employees7,500
Market CapN/A
Founded2015
US
Hitachi Sy
Hitachi Systems Security Inc
ICT
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Revenue$0.0B
Employees295,941
Market CapN/A
Founded1909
Japan
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