PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1972991
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1972991
Computer storage devices are hardware components that store data and applications on various types of media, including electromagnetic, optical, or silicon-based storage. A computer server, on the other hand, is a device or software that provides services to meet the needs of another computer, referred to as the client.
The main types of computer storage devices include hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), USB flash drives, memory cards, optical disks, and others. A hard disk drive (HDD) is a non-volatile data storage device that retains stored data even when powered off. HDDs are widely used for both individual and enterprise applications and are found in mainframes, desktop computers, laptops, and various other computing devices.
Tariffs have affected the computer storage devices market by increasing prices of imported NAND flash, controllers, and storage components. Manufacturers and consumers in asia pacific and europe have faced higher device costs. These increases have slowed replacement cycles for personal and enterprise storage. However, tariffs have promoted regional semiconductor investments. This has supported domestic storage manufacturing and supply diversification.
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The computer storage devices market size has grown marginally in recent years. It will grow from $14.78 billion in 2025 to $15.03 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to personal data storage demand, enterprise data growth, declining storage costs, multimedia content expansion, computer adoption.
The computer storage devices market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $16.56 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to big data analytics growth, cloud storage integration, edge computing data needs, enterprise digitization, demand for faster access speeds. Major trends in the forecast period include solid state storage adoption, high capacity enterprise storage, portable storage devices, hybrid storage solutions, cloud integrated storage.
The rising number of social media users, which generates large volumes of data requiring storage for analytical processing, is expected to drive growth in the computer storage devices market. Big data, consisting of vast amounts of structured and unstructured information, necessitates high-capacity storage solutions, increasing demand for computer storage devices. For example, in February 2023, We Are Social, a UK-based media company, reported that one in three Australians used social networks for brand research, marking a 7.3% increase from the previous year. Thus, the growing reliance on big data for social media analytics is positively influencing the computer storage devices market.
Leading companies in the computer storage devices market are developing advanced solutions, such as microSD cards, to expand storage capacity cost-effectively while maintaining portability and ease of use. MicroSD cards are compact memory cards designed to store and transfer data across devices like smartphones, cameras, and tablets. For instance, in September 2025, Sandisk, a US-based technology company, launched the Creator Series storage solutions in India. The series includes a microSD card, SD UHS-II card, USB-C flash drives, a MagSafe-compatible SSD for iPhone, and a Phone Drive, offering high-speed performance for video, AI projects, and creative workflows. The Sandisk Creator microSD Card provides up to 1TB storage with 4K and 5.3K video support, and is temperature-proof, drop-proof, and waterproof. The SD UHS-II Card delivers ultra-fast transfer speeds up to 280MBps, supports 6K video and RAW files, and comes with RescuePro Deluxe data recovery software. The USB-C flash drive, Phone Drive with dual connectors, and MagSafe-compatible Phone SSD offer versatile, portable storage solutions with high-speed transfers, cross-device compatibility, and robust durability features.
In January 2023, Microsoft, a US-based technology company, acquired Fungible for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition reflects Microsoft's focus on enhancing data center infrastructure, particularly in networking and storage performance. Fungible, a technology company, specializes in developing data processing unit (DPU) hardware and software solutions for high-performance, scalable, and disaggregated data center infrastructure.
Major companies operating in the computer storage devices market are Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Dell Technologies Inc.; Hitachi Ltd.; Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.; Sony Corporation; Lenovo Group Limited; Intel Corporation; IBM Corporation; Oracle Corporation; Fujitsu Limited; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; Toshiba Corporation; Western Digital Corporation; Kingston Technology Company Inc.; Seagate Technology LLC; Transcend Information Inc.; NetApp Inc.; SanDisk Corporation; Pure Storage Inc.; Quantum Corporation; Nutanix Inc.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the computer storage devices market share in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global computer storage devices market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the computer storage devices market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the computer storage devices market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The computer storage devices market consists of sales of hardware devices such as computer disk drives, USB flash drives, and tape storage and backup units that are capable of holding information and data either temporarily or permanently. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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