A new Research and Markets report projects the global agentic AI market to grow more than tenfold, from $19.33 billion in 2026 to $205.88 billion by 2033. Software is expected to be the fastest-growing offering as enterprises shift from isolated pilots to reusable, secure, and governed platforms covering agent development, orchestration, governance, and observability. Customer service and support is expected to hold the largest application share in 2026, because AI agents can access customer records, process requests, and hand complex cases to humans. North America is expected to remain the largest regional market, while Asia Pacific is projected to grow fastest between 2026 and 2033, driven by digitalization and demand for localized deployments. The report profiles 52 companies, including Microsoft, Salesforce, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
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