PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1859921
PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1859921
The global market for Small Drone was estimated to be worth US$ 9751 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 14645 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Small Drone cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
In 2024, global Small Drone production reached approximately 7337.3 K units, with an average global market price of around US$ 1329 per unit. Small Drone: Empty weight of 4kg < W <= 15kg (excluding battery, payload, etc.). The full load weight shall not exceed 25 kilograms.
Applicable scenarios: agricultural crop protection, logistics transportation, aerial photography, power inspection, etc.
Real name registration required: Small unmanned aerial vehicles flying within China must undergo real name authentication through the UTMISS system.
Flight restrictions: No flights are allowed in controlled airspace (such as airports and military zones) without approval.
Policy-Driven Airspace Liberalization: Global Policy Dividends Unleashed
China has incorporated low-altitude economy into its national strategy, targeting 50 demonstration zones by 2025 with 440+ drone routes opened. Over 300 cities will be covered by 5G-A networks, providing technical support for airspace management. The US and EU are streamlining commercial drone approvals, such as FAA's optimized airworthiness certification and the EU's Urban Air Mobility 2030 Roadmap, facilitating cross-border logistics pilots.
Accelerated Airworthiness Certification Boosts Commercialization
Global drone airworthiness certifications surged 120% annually in 2024. Models like EH216-S secured bulk orders, while China's registered civilian drones exceeded 1.26 million units, forming a dual-driven market with policy and demand.
Technological Breakthroughs & Performance Upgrades: Synergy of Intelligence & Lightweighting
Fully enclosed streamlined shells and carbon fiber materials now enable 1-5kg empty weight with 10-15kg payload capacity, meeting high-value transport needs for perishables and pharmaceuticals. Autonomous obstacle avoidance and AI pathfinding, supported by 5G-A's millisecond response, enhance flight stability by 40%+ in complex environments.
Energy Efficiency Optimization
Lithium battery energy density exceeds 300Wh/kg, with 1+ hour endurance and rapid-swapping options increasing daily operations to 8-10 cycles.
Deepened Application Scenarios & Scalable Penetration: Urban Low-Altitude Logistics Networks Emerge
Companies like JD and SF built "minute-level delivery" systems. Pilot programs in Shenzhen and Zhengzhou achieved 200+ daily orders per drone, boosting efficiency by 70-90% over ground transport. Medical cold chains became a new growth point, ensuring +-5-minute precision for vaccines and organs.
Irreplaceable Niche Scenarios
Remote areas like mountainous Chongqing saw 60% logistics cost cuts, with Wushan plums transported 17x faster via drones. Disaster relief benefits from 15kg drones delivering emergency supplies swiftly.
Market Competition & Industrial Ecosystem Restructuring
Industry leaders like DJI dominate consumer markets, while JD and SF integrate "hardware + algorithms + scenarios" for industrial dominance (e.g., JDX-20's urban adaptability). The supply chain now covers 80%+ localized core components, including carbon fiber and navigation modules (ADS-B).
Emerging Markets & Career Opportunities
Global drone logistics penetration surpassed 3%, creating roles like "aerial delivery personnel" and "drone dispatchers" with 1.6M+ certified pilot shortages. Agricultural drones exceeded $5B in China, enabling 30x more efficient pesticide application.
Future Challenges & Directions
Airspace Coordination: Harmonizing transnational regulations and ADS-B standards is critical.
Safety vs. Privacy: Urban low-altitude operations require countermeasures against signal jamming and data breaches.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Small Drone, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Small Drone by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Small Drone market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K Units) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Small Drone.
Market Segmentation
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Segment by Drive Type
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Small Drone manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Small Drone in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Small Drone in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.