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Wafers - Silicon (12-inch / 8-inch): Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global silicon wafer market sits at approximately USD 17.3 billion in 2025 (base year), with 300mm wafers commanding roughly 68 percent of revenue and 200mm wafers carrying the balance. Industry pricing benchmarks place cost-plus contract wafer equivalents in the USD 3,000 to USD 19,500 per-wafer band depending on technology node, while polysilicon feedstock sits in the USD 17-19/kg range across major consuming regions. Demand-supply is structurally tight at the leading edge and softening at trailing nodes. > Synthesised from secondary and publicly verifiable sources via Claight Category Watch:

Market size · 2025
$17.3bn
CAGR · 2025–2030
5.4%
Forecast · 2030
$22.5bn
Basis
Claight Analysis
Market size (USD)
Base year 2025
Official data · Claight AnalysisForecast
Market size and CAGR extracted from the published Claight report; figures match the report..
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2025 base: $17.3bn2032 est: $25.0bn
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Market size and forecast are Claight Analysis, informed by public research and industry data. Historical years before 2025 and all forecast years are Claight estimates at the stated CAGR. Retrieved 2026.