Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says

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Liu, H. (2026, October 23). Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3371814/asia-pacific-ai-agent-market-surge-14-fold-us112-billion-2030-omdia-says

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Omdia forecasts that the Asia-Pacific AI agent market will grow more than fourteen times to reach US$11.2 billion by 2030. This growth is driven by Chinese tech companies deploying automated tools for office and industrial operations. The agentic share of AI software revenue in the region is expected to increase from 1.7 percent to 12.3 percent over this period. AI agents are capable of autonomously performing complex tasks such as data analysis, report writing, and software operations.
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Research firm Omdia predicts the Asia-Pacific AI agent market will surge more than 14-fold by 2030, reaching US$11.2 billion from an estimated US$782 million in revenue this year. During its annual event in Beijing on Thursday, Omdia forecast that Chinese tech companies' increasing deployment of automated tools across various operations will drive the growth. The agentic share of the region’s AI software revenue is projected to rise to 12.3% from 1.7%, highlighting a significant expansion in the market for Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. AI agents are capable of autonomously planning and executing multi-step tasks like data analysis, report writing, and software operations, enabling users to delegate repetitive work more efficiently.

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AI agents use models to autonomously plan and carry out multi-step tasks – such as data analysis, report writing and software operations – allowing users to delegate work that would otherwise require repeated instructions.
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🔮 Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says In the period to 2030, the agentic share of the region’s AI software revenue is projected to rise to 12.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent The artificial intelligence agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is set to expand more than 14-fold by 2030, according to research firm Omdia, as Chinese tech companies increasingly deploy automated tools across office and industrial operations. During its annual event in Beijing on Thursday, Omdia forecast that regional market revenue, which included mainland China and Hong Kong, would reach US$11.2 billion in 2030, up from an estimated US$782 million this year.
2026-10-23 · South China Morning Post
Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says · mixed framing

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Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says In the period to 2030, the agentic share of the region’s AI software revenue is projected to rise to 12.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent The artificial intelligence agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is set to expand more than 14-fold by 2030, according to research firm Omdia, as Chinese tech companies increasingly deploy automated tools across office and industrial operations. During its annual event in Beijing on Thursday, Omdia forecast that regional market revenue, which included mainland China and Hong Kong, would reach US$11.2 billion in 2030, up from an estimated US$782 million this year. uncertain
which → surge → million
Over the same period, the agentic share of the region’s AI software revenue was projected to rise to 12.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent. asserted
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AI agents use models to autonomously plan and carry out multi-step tasks – such as data analysis, report writing and software operations – allowing users to delegate work that would otherwise require repeated instructions. asserted
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