U.S. Printer and MFP Page Volume Forecast, 2023-2026

This IDC study quantifies the U.S. printer and MFP page volume market opportunity. It provides an in-depth look at the U.S. installed base and page volume forecasts for the inkjet and laser MFP segments as well as the total page volumes for these segments. The installed base, average monthly page volumes, and total annual page volumes are forecast for 2023-2026, while actual history is provided for 2016-2022. This study includes both office and production pages."Workers print more pages in the office than they do when working at home. However, because of the slow pace of office reopenings that occurred in 2022 and are expected to continue into 2023, increased in-office printing will be unable to offset the trend toward paperless work processes. As a result, we expect modest page volume decreases in these years, followed by steeper declines in the long-term forecast. However, printing remains a critical part of the work process, and the combined printer/MFP market remains massive as it is still expected to generate more than 900 billion pages of output annually through 2026." - Geoffrey Wilbur, research manager, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions at IDC