CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata 2026 China PLM Market Analysis Report in English and Simplified Chinese.

This report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis of the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly evolving PLM market for calendar year 2025, with forecasts from 2026 through 2030. The report discusses major PLM trends and issues, PLM software and services purchasing investments, PLM adoption across various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts for China, an important and rapidly expanding economic region.

The report offers insight into PLM market dynamics in the region and the revenue performance of leading PLM solution providers operating within it, including both China-based and international providers headquartered elsewhere. It reports on revenues attributable to various PLM solution providers in the Chinese market. This report is a collaborative effort between CIMdata and China-based e-works Research (http://www.eworksglobal.com in English and http://www.e-works.net.cn in Chinese).

John MacKrell, CIMdata Chairman, said, “In CIMdata’s measurement for 2025 the China PLM market grew 7.2% to US$4.75 billion, while the global PLM market grew 9.9% to US$88.3 billion. Chinese industries that are heavily investing in PLM include aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial equipment, and high-tech & electronics enterprises. These early adopters are expanding and deepening their implementations. Sectors such as general equipment manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and other electronic equipment manufacturing all increased their PLM investment in 2025.” The following chart illustrates the size and growth of the China PLM market from 2021 through 2025.

China PLM Market from 2021 through 2025
(CIMdata Estimates)

Global PLM solution providers continue to invest in China, expanding their partner networks and growing their customer bases. The leading international PLM solution providers, including Dassault Systèmes, PTC, and Siemens Digital Industries Software, reported mixed results in China, while local firms are growing.

“Local Chinese solution providers continue to gain real market share, as shown by their increased presence described in the report,” stated Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President and CEO. “The Chinese government continues to ramp up investment in local IT firms, and this is having a positive impact on the China-based market. These competitors are closer to their local market and are expanding their offerings into new segments, a good sign for the vitality of the Chinese PLM market. In fact, four Chinese firms made the top 10 in PLM revenue for 2025,” he added.

CIMdata designed this report to be a valuable source of information to support the business and market planning processes of PLM solution providers targeting China, as well as industrial companies within China that would like to understand the PLM competitive landscape. Further details about the report, including pricing information, are available at https://www.cimdata.com/en/research/plm-market-analysis-report-series.