Learning Management Systems Market Expected to Reach $81.22 Billion by 2030

According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Learning Management Systems Market by User Type, Deployment Model, and Industry Vertical: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030,” the global learning management systems market size was valued at $12.79 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $81.22 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 20.5% from 2021 to 2030.

Access to high-speed internet and increase in use of learning management systems among educational universities drive the global learning management systems market size. Furthermore, rise in penetration of smartphones and laptops across the globe and development of the digital education industry globally are the major factors that drive the growth of the market. However, poor internet connectivity in remote areas hampers the growth of the market. Moreover, the adoption of learning management systems from students to pursue the educational degrees is one of the major growth factors of the LMS market.

Furthermore, the global learning management systems market is in its developing phase, and exhibits high growth potential, due to rise in need for educational platforms among students, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, Blackboard, Inc., an American educational technology company announced that it will introduce Blackboard Reach, a new solution for K-12 institutions, in October 2020. The goal of the solution is to make it easier for parents to engage with instructors and have meaningful, in-person conversations. In addition, as several institutions were closed to maintain social distancing, schools and universities shifted their focus towards online coaching and adopted systems, which promote potential of the learning management systems market.

The LMS market is segmented into user type, deployment model, industry vertical, and region. Depending on user type, it is fragmented into academic, and enterprises. By deployment model, the market is differentiated into on-premise and cloud. By industry vertical, the market is segmented into government & education, retail, healthcare, IT & telecom, manufacturing, hospitality, and others. Region wise, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

By deployment mode, the cloud segment acquired major share. Increase in mobile population and distributed workforce encourages the demand for e-learning or online training in the academic and corporate sector. Further, the benefits of cost and accessibility, and increasing technological advancements in learning platforms have encouraged the users to upgrade their traditional LMS to a more contemporary LMS. This has resulted in the growth of the learning management systems market during the forecasted period.

Region wise, North America dominated the market in 2020, and is expected to maintain this trend during the forecast period. High demand for LMS solutions and growth in the education sector, which include web-based and distance learning modules, are expected to drive the growth of the LMS industry in this region.

The demand for learning management systems has increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is attributed to increase in accessibility towards learning management among consumers and initiatives by governing bodies across the globe to curb the spread of virus by initiating online educations and exams. Moreover, learning management systems method is expected to be intact by economic downturn, and is anticipated to remain high during forecast period. Thus, these factors promote the growth of the learning management systems industry during the pandemic situation.     

Key Findings Of Study

• By deployment mode, the cloud segment led the highest learning management systems market share, in terms of revenue in 2020.
• On the basis of industry vertical, the government & education segment is expected to exhibit the fastest growth rate during the forecast period.
• Region wise, North America generated the highest revenue in 2020.  

The key players operating in the learning management systems market analysis include Blackboard Inc., Callidus Software Inc., Epignosis LLC, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Jzero Solutions Ltd., Paradiso Solutions, SABA Software, Inc., SAP SE, and Sumtotal Systems, LLC. These players have adopted various strategies to increase their market penetration and strengthen their position in the industry.