Martin Placek
Research expert covering transportation and electronics
Commercial UAVs - Statistics & Facts
The market for commercial drones, which are also sometimes called commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), is expected to reach some 13 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Commercial UAV production for mini-UAVs is currently valued at 58.4 million U.S. dollars.
Interest in UAV usage is increasing with increasing deployments by several countries around the world. The global research and development budget for drones is estimated to reach nearly four billion U.S. dollars by 2020. Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is projected to have approximately 450,000 drones in its delivery fleet by 2020 under its proposed service "Amazon Prime Air".
Interest in UAV usage is increasing with increasing deployments by several countries around the world. The global research and development budget for drones is estimated to reach nearly four billion U.S. dollars by 2020. Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is projected to have approximately 450,000 drones in its delivery fleet by 2020 under its proposed service "Amazon Prime Air".
