Segments - US Transcription Market by Types (Services and Software [Digital Recording and Electronic Reporting]), Verticals (BFSI, Medical, Government, Media & Entertainment, Education [Academics {Universities, K-12, Individual, and Undergraduates} and Corporate], Legal, and Others), and Country - Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast 2023 – 2031
The US transcription market size was USD 26 Billion in 2022 and is likely to reach USD 43.19 Billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 5.8% during 2023–2031. The growth of the market is attributed to rising requirement for smooth recording process of a large volume of data among big enterprises.
A transcription is a business service that translates speech into electronic or written text file by allowing time syncing and subtitling for audio or video file. Transcription services are frequently provided for medical, legal, and business process as it carries valuable insights about data recording of companies. Human-based transcription services helps non-profit organizations, government agencies, corporations, and companies to conserve their records with great precision. The service is also widely used for enhancing the employee training courses by giving data in written format and fulfilling with guidelines.
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has considerable impact on the market growth. During the pandemic, transcription services were not functional due to lockdown and social distancing norms that has forced to pause the work of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and companies. However, medical transcription services were working on full pledge owing to the pandemic.
Rising implementation of transcription services in companies to increase employee productivity by enabling them to focus on listening rather than taking notes is a key factor driving the market growth.
Adapting transcription service for students with hearing impairment and those having difficulties in learning is projected to drive the market expansion during the forecast period.
Increasing data privacy concern about the misuse of files which are transcribing is a key restraining factor limiting the market growth.
Transcription service is prone to errors as it is human-based service. This acts as a major challenge that can restrict the market growth in the coming years.
Integrating of innovative technology such as voice recognition system technology with transcription services is projected to create significant growth opportunities for the market.
The report on the US transcription market includes an assessment of the market, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have also been included in the report.
Attributes |
Details |
Report Title |
US Transcription Market - Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast |
Base Year |
2022 |
Historic Data |
2016–2021 |
Forecast Period |
2023–2031 |
Segmentation |
Types (Services and Software [Digital Recording and Electronic Reporting]), and Verticals (BFSI, Medical, Government, Media & Entertainment, Education [Academics {Universities, K-12, Individual, and Undergraduates} and Corporate], Legal, and Others) |
Country |
The US |
Report Coverage |
Company Share, Market Analysis and Size, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, and Trends, and Revenue Forecast |
Key Players Covered in the Report |
VITAC; Moretti Group; Peterson Reporting; Captionmax LLC; MModal IP LLC; 3Play Media; TranscribeMe Inc.; Robin Healthcare; TSG Reporting, Inc.; and Nuance Communication Inc. |
Based on types, the US transcription market is bifurcated into services and software. The software segment is further divided into digital recording and electronic reporting. The service segment is expected to grow at a rapid pace during the forecast period attributed to adaption of services by industry verticals such as legal and healthcare. Furthermore, increasing adoption of services by several media & entertainment production companies for pre and post production processes, which is projected to accelerate the segment growth further. However, the software segment is anticipated to expand at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period in the coming years due to escalating number of corporations aiming to provide advanced transcription software.
In terms of verticals, the market is divided into BFSI, medical, government, media & entertainment, education, legal, and others. The education segment is further bifurcated into academics and corporate, while the academics segment consists of universities, K-12, individual, and undergraduates. The medical segment is expected to account for a major market share during the projected timeline owing to increased use of medical transcription services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the growing demand of medical transcription service has urged key players to start launching new and innovative medical transcription services, which presents a major factor driving the segment. On the other hand, the legal segment is projected to expand a considerable CAGR during the forecast period due to rising use of services by legal bodies. Participants of legal proceedings majorly rely on transcribed files with high accuracy of previous court hearings, which is a major driver of the segment.
The US transcription market has been segmented on the basis of
Key players competing in the US transcription market are VITAC; Moretti Group; Peterson Reporting; Captionmax LLC; MModal IP LLC; 3Play Media; TranscribeMe Inc.; Robin Healthcare; TSG Reporting, Inc.; and Nuance Communication Inc.
Companies are focusing on investment in R&D for launching new product and update existing product portfolio to boost their market share. For instance, in November 2019, 3Play Media, a US-based company launched an auto live captioning service. The service was based on automatic speech recognition technology, which provided users a flexible and cost-effective solution for captioning live-streamed video events. In September 2019, Nuance Communication Inc. launched a pediatric-specialized solutions portfolio. This solution provided pediatrician with communicating patient stories.