Trustworthy AI market seen hitting $9.98B by 2030

The trustworthy artificial intelligence market is projected to grow from $2.53 billion in 2025 to $9.98 billion by 2030 as companies and regulators push for more transparent, fair and secure AI systems. North America led the market in 2025, while Asia-Pacific is expected to grow fastest.

Why it matters: - Trustworthy AI is becoming a core requirement as businesses deploy more AI in high-stakes areas like finance and healthcare. - The market’s growth signals rising spending on tools that make AI explainable, auditable, fair and compliant. - The shift reflects mounting pressure from regulators, customers and internal risk teams to control AI behavior.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Global Market Report 2026 – Market Size, Trends, And Forecast 2026-2035 on October 7, 2026. - The report says the trustworthy AI market will rise from $2.53 billion in 2025 to $3.33 billion in 2026. - The report projects the market will reach $9.98 billion by 2030. - The report covers Asia-Pacific, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East and Africa. - A free sample of the report is available here. - The full report is available here.

The details: - The market is expected to post a 31.4% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2026. - The report forecasts a 31.6% CAGR through 2030. - Early growth was driven by initial AI adoption, still-developing governance frameworks, stronger data protection regulation, wider algorithm-driven decision-making, more complex machine learning models and early concerns about bias and fairness. - Future growth drivers include stronger AI regulatory frameworks, demand for explainable AI in sensitive sectors, ethical AI deployment, automated AI governance and wider use of AI in high-risk applications. - The report highlights interpretability frameworks, bias detection, fairness assurance, governance and compliance platforms, privacy-preserving AI, and auditability and monitoring tools as major trends. - Trustworthy AI is defined in the report as designing AI systems around dependability, transparency, fairness, accountability and safety across the full lifecycle. - The goal is to keep AI decisions understandable, secure and aligned with ethical, legal and societal expectations.

Between the lines: - The market forecast suggests trust controls are shifting from a policy discussion to a budget category. - Companies adopting AI are likely to need more governance software and services as regulators sharpen expectations. - UK adoption data cited in the report shows why demand may accelerate: AI use among UK companies was expected to rise from 9% in 2023 to 22% in 2024, according to the UK’s Office for National Statistics in March 2025. - North America led the market in 2025. - Asia-Pacific is expected to grow fastest during the forecast period. - The report’s added features include market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics and tables, Excel-based forecasting dashboards, market hotspot infographics, and updated graphics and tables.

What's next: - Expect more spending on AI governance platforms, compliance tools and monitoring systems as AI use spreads. - The report points to continued demand for products that help organizations prove AI systems are explainable, fair and secure. - The company also provided contact details for experts, email support and social channels for follow-up.