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Global chip sales reached $172.6B a month in Sep 2026, up 146.8% from a year earlier

Jan 2019 – Sep 2026

US$ per month, three-month moving average$0$50B$100B$150B$200BJan 2019Nov 2019Sep 2020Jul 2021May 2022Mar 2023Jan 2024Nov 2024Sep 2025Jul 2026Worldwide, Jan 2019: $35.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2019: $35.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2019: $32.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2019: $32.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2019: $32.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2019: $32.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2019: $32.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2019: $32.4B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2019: $33.0B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2019: $33.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2019: $32.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2019: $32.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2019: $33.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2019: $33.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2019: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2019: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2019: $35.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2019: $35.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2019: $36.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2019: $36.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2019: $36.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2019: $36.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2019: $36.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2019: $36.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2020: $35.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2020: $35.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2020: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2020: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2020: $34.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2020: $34.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2020: $34.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2020: $34.4B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2020: $34.6B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2020: $34.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2020: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2020: $34.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2020: $35.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2020: $35.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2020: $36.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2020: $36.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2020: $37.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2020: $37.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2020: $39.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2020: $39.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2020: $40.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2020: $40.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2020: $39.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2020: $39.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2021: $40.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2021: $40.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2021: $39.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2021: $39.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2021: $41.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2021: $41.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2021: $42.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2021: $42.0B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2021: $43.9B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2021: $43.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2021: $44.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2021: $44.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2021: $45.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2021: $45.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2021: $47.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2021: $47.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2021: $48.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2021: $48.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2021: $49.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2021: $49.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2021: $50.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2021: $50.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2021: $50.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2021: $50.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2022: $50.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2022: $50.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2022: $50.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2022: $50.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2022: $50.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2022: $50.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2022: $50.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2022: $50.9B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2022: $51.7B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2022: $51.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2022: $50.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2022: $50.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2022: $49.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2022: $49.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2022: $47.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2022: $47.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2022: $47.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2022: $47.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2022: $46.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2022: $46.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2022: $45.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2022: $45.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2022: $43.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2022: $43.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2023: $41.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2023: $41.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2023: $39.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2023: $39.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2023: $39.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2023: $39.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2023: $40.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2023: $40.1B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2023: $41.2B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2023: $41.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2023: $42.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2023: $42.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2023: $43.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2023: $43.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2023: $44.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2023: $44.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2023: $44.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2023: $44.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2023: $46.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2023: $46.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2023: $48.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2023: $48.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2023: $48.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2023: $48.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2024: $48.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2024: $48.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2024: $46.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2024: $46.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2024: $47.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2024: $47.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2024: $47.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2024: $47.2B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2024: $49.2B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2024: $49.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2024: $50.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2024: $50.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2024: $51.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2024: $51.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2024: $53.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2024: $53.3B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2024: $55.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2024: $55.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2024: $57.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2024: $57.2B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2024: $58.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2024: $58.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2024: $57.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2024: $57.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2025: $56.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2025: $56.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2025: $54.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2025: $54.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2025: $55.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2025: $55.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2025: $57.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2025: $57.0B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2025: $59.1B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2025: $59.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2025: $60.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2025: $60.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2025: $62.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2025: $62.5B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2025: $65.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2025: $65.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2025: $69.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2025: $69.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2025: $73.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Oct 2025: $73.1B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2025: $77.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Nov 2025: $77.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2025: $79.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Dec 2025: $79.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2026: $83.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Jan 2026: $83.4B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2026: $90.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Feb 2026: $90.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2026: $101.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Mar 2026: $101.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2026: $113.0B (Reported)Worldwide, Apr 2026: $113.0B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2026: $125.6B (Reported)Worldwide, May 2026: $125.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2026: $138.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Jun 2026: $138.8B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2026: $147.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Jul 2026: $147.9B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2026: $159.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Aug 2026: $159.7B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2026: $172.6B (Reported)Worldwide, Sep 2026: $172.6B (Reported)$172.6BSource: WSTS Historical Billings Report (Aug 2026 edition); SIA/WSTS release, 3 Nov 2026 · 3-month moving averagesSilicon Analyticasiliconanalytica.com/data/charts/global-semiconductor-sales
  • Calculated change from a year earlier = Sep 2026 ÷ Sep 2025 − 1.
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Worldwide semiconductor sales averaged $172.6B a month in the three months to Sep 2026, against $69.9B in Sep 2025.

That is the highest monthly level in the WSTS series shown here, which starts in 2016.

Figures are three-month moving averages of chip sales compiled by WSTS; the newest month comes from SIA's release of the same WSTS data.

Newest month from SIA; WSTS data, three-month moving average. SIA shows August 2026 as $159.99B (revised) against $159.74B in the WSTS August edition.

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