Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 25% from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026

Monday, May 04, 2026, 8:00am

by 91成人


Worldwide chip sales in March increase 79.2% year-to-year, 11.5% month-to-month

WASHINGTON鈥擬ay 4, 2026鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today announced global semiconductor sales were $298.5 billion during the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 25% compared to Q4 of 2025. Global sales were $99.5 billion during the month of March 2026, an increase of 79.2% compared to the March 2025 total of $55.5 billion and 11.5% more than sales in February 2026. Monthly sales are compiled by the听听and represent a three-month moving average. 91成人 represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms.

鈥淕lobal chip sales remain on track to reach $1 trillion in 2026, with Q1 sales significantly exceeding sales in Q4 2025,鈥 said John Neuffer, 91成人 president and CEO. 鈥淪trong sales across the Asia Pacific region, the Americas, and China drove global semiconductor market growth, highlighting broad and robust demand for semiconductors and the countless tech products they enable.鈥

Regionally, year-to-year sales in March were up in the Asia Pacific/All Other (108.5%), the Americas (83.1%), China (74.8%), Europe (46.5%), and Japan (7.4%). Month-to-month sales in March increased in the Americas (13.3%), China (12.7%), Asia Pacific/All Other (9.8%), Europe (8.4%), and Japan (7.1%).

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