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PUBLISHER: Value Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1342743

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PUBLISHER: Value Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1342743

Global Emotion Detection and Recognition Market Research Report - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2023 to 2030

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The global demand for emotion detection & recognition market was valued at 68.91 USD BN in 2022 and is expected to generate revenue of 24.5 USD BN in 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13.8% between 2023 and 2030.

Emotion detection and recognition (EDR) is the technology that recognises & detects the emotions of humans using technological features such as speech & voice recognition, machine learning, bio-sensing, facial recognition, and pattern recognition. Emotion detection and recognition are useful in software applications using innovative image processing to detect and monitor human emotions.

MARKET DYNAMICS:

Emotion detection and recognition market is witnessing a significant growth rate owing to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as the internet of things, wearable technology, and the substantial development of smartphone usage. The exeptance of IoT, AI, ML, and deep learning technologies keading to a significant rise in the Automotive AI industry worldwide. The increasing demand of operational excellence and socially intelligent artificial agents are the factors driving the market growth of emotion detection and recognition. Another industry that is showing an increasing demand for emotion detection and recognition systems is the automotive sector. These technologies are not only able to detect drivers' tiredness or distraction, but they also provide a pleasant, healthy driving experience. The rapid acceptance of wearable technology by the millennial generation and new technological innovations such as information tracking sensors are further augmenting the market growth.

The research report covers Porter's Five Forces Model, Market Attractiveness Analysis, and Value Chain analysis. These tools help to get a clear picture of the industry's structure and evaluate the competition attractiveness at a global level. Additionally, these tools also give an inclusive assessment of each segment in the global market of emotion detection and recognition. The growth and trends of emotion detection and recognition industry provide a holistic approach to this study.

MARKET SEGMENTATION:

This section of the emotion detection and recognition market report provides detailed data on the segments at country and regional level, thereby assisting the strategist in identifying the target demographics for the respective product or services with the upcoming opportunities.

By Technology

  • Feature Extraction And 3D Modelling
  • Biosensors Technology
  • Natural Learning Processing (NLP)
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Other Technologies (Records Management Technology, Big Data Analytics, And Other Middleware Tech)

By Component

  • Software
  • Services

By Software

  • Facial Expression Recognition
  • Biosensing Solutions And Apps
  • Speech And Voice Recognition
  • Gesture And Posture Recognition

By Application Areas

  • Medical Emergency
  • Marketing And Advertising
  • Law Enforcement, Surveillance, And Monitoring
  • Entertainment And Consumer Electronics
  • Other Application Areas (Robotics And Elearning)

By End Users

  • Enterprises
  • Defense And Security Agency
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Other End User (People Using Wearable Devices, Mobile Phones, And Independent Institutions)

By Verticals

  • Defence
  • Media And Entertainment
  • IT And ITES
  • Healthcare And Social Assistance
  • Telecommunications
  • Retail And Ecommerce
  • Automotive
  • BFSI
  • Other Verticals

REGIONAL ANALYSIS:

This section covers the regional outlook, which accentuates current and future demand for the Emotion Detection and Recognition market across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Further, the report focuses on demand, estimation, and forecast for individual application segments across all the prominent regions.

The research report also covers the comprehensive profiles of the key players in the market and an in-depth view of the competitive landscape worldwide. The major players in the emotion detection and recognition market include Apple Inc., Microsoft, IBM, NEC Corporation, Tobii AB, Q3 Technologies Inc., Affectiva, Paravision Inc., Nviso, Eyeris, Skybiometry, Sightcorp, Realeyes, Kairos AR Inc., Sentiance, Noldus Information Technology, Cognitec System, Others. This section consists of a holistic view of the competitive landscape that includes various strategic developments such as key mergers & acquisitions, future capacities, partnerships, financial overviews, collaborations, new product developments, new product launches, and other developments.

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Product Code: VMR11219220

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 . PREFACE

  • 1.1. Report Description
    • 1.1.1. Objective
    • 1.1.2. Target Audience
    • 1.1.3. Unique Selling Proposition (USP) & offerings
  • 1.2. Research Scope
  • 1.3. Research Methodology
    • 1.3.1. Market Research Process
    • 1.3.2. Market Research Methodology

2 . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • 2.1. Highlights of Market
  • 2.2. Global Market Snapshot

3 . EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION - INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

  • 3.1. Introduction - Market Dynamics
  • 3.2. Market Drivers
  • 3.3. Market Restraints
  • 3.4. Opportunities
  • 3.5. Industry Trends
  • 3.6. Porter's Five Force Analysis
  • 3.7. Market Attractiveness Analysis
    • 3.7.1 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Technology
    • 3.7.2 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Component
    • 3.7.3 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Software
    • 3.7.4 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Application Areas
    • 3.7.5 Market Attractiveness Analysis By End Users
    • 3.7.6 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Verticals
    • 3.7.7 Market Attractiveness Analysis By Region

4 . VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

  • 4.1. Value Chain Analysis
  • 4.2. Raw Material Analysis
    • 4.2.1. List of Raw Materials
    • 4.2.2. Raw Material Manufactures List
    • 4.2.3. Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  • 4.3. List of Potential Buyers
  • 4.4. Marketing Channel
    • 4.4.1. Direct Marketing
    • 4.4.2. Indirect Marketing
    • 4.4.3. Marketing Channel Development Trend

5 . IMPACT ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK

6 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY TECHNOLOGY

  • 6.1 Overview by Technology
  • 6.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 6.3 Analysis by Technology
  • 6.4 Feature Extraction And 3D Modelling Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 6.5 Biosensors Technology Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 6.6 Natural Learning Processing (NLP) Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 6.7 Machine Learning (ML) Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 6.8 Other Technologies (Records Management Technology, Big Data Analytics, And Other Middleware Tech) Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

7 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY COMPONENT

  • 7.1 Overview by Component
  • 7.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 7.3 Analysis by Component
  • 7.4 Software Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 7.5 Services Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

8 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY SOFTWARE

  • 8.1 Overview by Software
  • 8.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 8.3 Analysis by Software
  • 8.4 Facial Expression Recognition Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 8.5 Biosensing Solutions And Apps Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 8.6 Speech And Voice Recognition Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 8.7 Gesture And Posture Recognition Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

9 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION AREAS

  • 9.1 Overview by Application Areas
  • 9.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 9.3 Analysis by Application Areas
  • 9.4 Medical Emergency Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 9.5 Marketing And Advertising Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 9.6 Law Enforcement, Surveillance, And Monitoring Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 9.7 Entertainment And Consumer Electronics Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 9.8 Other Application Areas (Robotics And Elearning) Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

10 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY END USERS

  • 10.1 Overview by End Users
  • 10.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 10.3 Analysis by End Users
  • 10.4 Enterprises Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 10.5 Defense And Security Agency Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 10.6 Commercial Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 10.7 Industrial Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 10.8 Other End User (People Using Wearable Devices, Mobile Phones, And Independent Institutions) Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

11 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET ANALYSIS BY VERTICALS

  • 11.1 Overview by Verticals
  • 11.2 Historical and Forecast Data
  • 11.3 Analysis by Verticals
  • 11.4 Academia And Research Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.5 Media And Entertainment Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.6 IT And ITeS Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.7 Healthcare And Social Assistance Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.8 Telecommunications Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.9 Retail And E-Commerce Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.1 Automotive Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.11 BFSI Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions
  • 11.12 Other Verticals Historic and Forecast Sales by Regions

12 . GLOBAL EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION MARKET SALES ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHY

  • 12.1. Regional Outlook
  • 12.2. Introduction
  • 12.3. North America Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.1. Overview, Historic and Forecast Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.2. North America By Segment Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.3. North America By Country Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.4. United State Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.5. Canada Sales Analysis
    • 12.3.6. Mexico Sales Analysis
  • 12.4. Europe Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.1. Overview, Historic and Forecast Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.2. Europe by Segment Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.3. Europe by Country Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.4. United Kingdom Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.5. France Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.6. Germany Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.7. Italy Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.8. Russia Sales Analysis
    • 12.4.9. Rest Of Europe Sales Analysis
  • 12.5. Asia Pacific Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.1. Overview, Historic and Forecast Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.2. Asia Pacific by Segment Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.3. Asia Pacific by Country Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.4. China Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.5. India Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.6. Japan Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.7. South Korea Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.8. Australia Sales Analysis
    • 12.5.9. Rest Of Asia Pacific Sales Analysis
  • 12.6. Latin America Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.1. Overview, Historic and Forecast Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.2. Latin America by Segment Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.3. Latin America by Country Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.4. Brazil Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.5. Argentina Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.6. Peru Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.7. Chile Sales Analysis
    • 12.6.8. Rest of Latin America Sales Analysis
  • 12.7. Middle East & Africa Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.1. Overview, Historic and Forecast Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.2. Middle East & Africa by Segment Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.3. Middle East & Africa by Country Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.4. Saudi Arabia Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.5. UAE Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.6. Israel Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.7. South Africa Sales Analysis
    • 12.7.8. Rest Of Middle East And Africa Sales Analysis

13 . COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE OF THE EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION COMPANIES

  • 13.1. Emotion Detection And Recognition Market Competition
  • 13.2. Partnership/Collaboration/Agreement
  • 13.3. Merger And Acquisitions
  • 13.4. New Product Launch
  • 13.5. Other Developments

14 . COMPANY PROFILES OF EMOTION DETECTION AND RECOGNITION INDUSTRY

  • 14.1. Top Company Share Analysis
  • 14.2. Market Concentration Rate
  • 14.3. Apple Inc.
    • 14.3.1. Company Overview
    • 14.3.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.3.3. Products
    • 14.3.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.4. Microsoft
    • 14.4.1. Company Overview
    • 14.4.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.4.3. Products
    • 14.4.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.5. IBM
    • 14.5.1. Company Overview
    • 14.5.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.5.3. Products
    • 14.5.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.6. NEC Corporation
    • 14.6.1. Company Overview
    • 14.6.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.6.3. Products
    • 14.6.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.7. Tobii AB
    • 14.7.1. Company Overview
    • 14.7.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.7.3. Products
    • 14.7.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.8. Q3 Technologies Inc.
    • 14.8.1. Company Overview
    • 14.8.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.8.3. Products
    • 14.8.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.9. Affectiva
    • 14.9.1. Company Overview
    • 14.9.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.9.3. Products
    • 14.9.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.10. Paravision Inc.
    • 14.10.1. Company Overview
    • 14.10.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.10.3. Products
    • 14.10.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.11. Nviso
    • 14.11.1. Company Overview
    • 14.11.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.11.3. Products
    • 14.11.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.12. Eyeris
    • 14.12.1. Company Overview
    • 14.12.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.12.3. Products
    • 14.12.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.13. Skybiometry
    • 14.13.1. Company Overview
    • 14.13.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.13.3. Products
    • 14.13.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.14. Sightcorp
    • 14.14.1. Company Overview
    • 14.14.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.14.3. Products
    • 14.14.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.15. Realeyes
    • 14.15.1. Company Overview
    • 14.15.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.15.3. Products
    • 14.15.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.16. Kairos AR Inc.
    • 14.16.1. Company Overview
    • 14.16.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.16.3. Products
    • 14.16.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.17. Sentiance
    • 14.17.1. Company Overview
    • 14.17.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.17.3. Products
    • 14.17.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.18. Noldus Information Technology
    • 14.18.1. Company Overview
    • 14.18.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.18.3. Products
    • 14.18.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.19. Cognitec System
    • 14.19.1. Company Overview
    • 14.19.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.19.3. Products
    • 14.19.4. Recent Developments
  • 14.20. Others
    • 14.20.1. Company Overview
    • 14.20.2. Company Revenue
    • 14.20.3. Products
    • 14.20.4. Recent Developments

Note - in company profiling, financial details and recent development are subject to availability or might not be covered in case of private companies

Product Code: VMR11219220

LIST OF TABLES

  • Market Snapshot
  • Drivers : Impact Analysis
  • Restraints : Impact Analysis
  • List of Raw Material
  • List of Raw Material Manufactures
  • List of Potential Buyers
  • COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Production, Import, Export and Demand
  • Pre V/S Post COVID-19
  • Estimated Impact Of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Epidemic
  • COVID-19: Micro and Macro Factor Analysis
  • Analysis by Technology (USD MN)
  • Feature Extraction And 3D Modelling Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Biosensors Technology Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Natural Learning Processing (NLP) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Machine Learning (ML) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Technologies (Records Management Technology, Big Data Analytics, And Other Middleware Tech) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Analysis Market by Component (USD MN)
  • Software Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Services Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Analysis by Software (USD MN)
  • Facial Expression Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Biosensing Solutions And Apps Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Speech And Voice Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Gesture And Posture Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Analysis by Application Areas (USD MN)
  • Medical Emergency Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Marketing And Advertising Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Law Enforcement, Surveillance, And Monitoring Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Entertainment And Consumer Electronics Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Application Areas (Robotics And Elearning) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Analysis by End Users (USD MN)
  • Enterprises Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Defense And Security Agency Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Commercial Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Industrial Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other End User (People Using Wearable Devices, Mobile Phones, And Independent Institutions) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Analysis by Verticals (USD MN)
  • Academia And Research Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Media And Entertainment Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • IT And ITeS Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Healthcare And Social Assistance Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Telecommunications Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Retail And E-Commerce Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Automotive Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • BFSI Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Verticals Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Emotion Detection And Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • North America Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • United State Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Canada Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Mexico Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Europe Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Europe Market Estimate by Country (USD MN)
  • United Kingdom Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • France Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Germany Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Italy Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Russia Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Spain Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Rest of Europe Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Asia Pacific Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • China Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Japan Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • India Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • South Korea Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Australia Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Rest of Asia Pacific Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Latin America Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Brazil Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Argentina Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Peru Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Chile Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Rest of Latin America Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Middle East & Africa Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Saudi Arabia Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • UAE Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Israel Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • South Africa Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Rest of Middle East and Africa Market Analysis (USD MN)
  • Partnership/Collaboration/Agreement
  • Mergers And Acquisiton

LIST OF FIGURES

  • Research Scope of Emotion Detection And Recognition Report
  • Market Research Process
  • Market Research Methodology
  • Global Emotion Detection And Recognition Market Size, by Region (USD MN)
  • Porters Five Forces Analysis
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Technology
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Component
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Software
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Application Areas
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by End Users
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Verticals
  • Market Attractiveness Analysis by Region
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Global Market Analysis by Technology (USD MN)
  • Feature Extraction And 3D Modelling Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Biosensors Technology Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Natural Learning Processing (NLP) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Machine Learning (ML) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Technologies (Records Management Technology, Big Data Analytics, And Other Middleware Tech) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market Analysis by Component (USD MN)
  • Software Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Services Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market Analysis by Software (USD MN)
  • Facial Expression Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Biosensing Solutions And Apps Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Speech And Voice Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Gesture And Posture Recognition Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market Analysis by Application Areas (USD MN)
  • Medical Emergency Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Marketing And Advertising Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Law Enforcement, Surveillance, And Monitoring Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Entertainment And Consumer Electronics Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Application Areas (Robotics And Elearning) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market Analysis by End Users (USD MN)
  • Enterprises Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Defense And Security Agency Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Commercial Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Industrial Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other End User (People Using Wearable Devices, Mobile Phones, And Independent Institutions) Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market Analysis by Verticals (USD MN)
  • Academia And Research Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Media And Entertainment Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • IT And ITeS Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Healthcare And Social Assistance Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Telecommunications Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Retail And E-Commerce Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Automotive Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • BFSI Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Other Verticals Market Sales by Geography (USD MN)
  • Global Market by Revenue
  • North America Market by Revenue
  • Europe Market by Revenue
  • Asia Pacific Market by Revenue
  • Latin America Market by Revenue
  • Middle East & Africa Market by Revenue
  • Recent Development in Industry
  • Top Company Share Analysis

Kindly note that the above listed are the basic tables and figures of the report and are not limited to the TOC.

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