Nov. 06, 2025 –
Brussels -- Today, the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) announced that European sales of semiconductors grew steadily in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter. Sales reached US$ 14.07 billion in Q3 2025, which translates into a 7.2% increase versus Q2 of 2025 and a 6% increase on a year-on-year basis (versus Q3 2024). This upward movement was mostly driven by a 17.3% rise (Q3 vs. Q2 2025) in sales of memory chips and a 7.1% (Q3 vs. Q2 2025) rise in analogue chips.
On a global scale, all regions recorded a rise in sales in Q3 2025, with the global semiconduc tor market totalling US$ 208.4 billion (15.8% increase in Q3 vs. Q2 2025). This growth was mostly driven by Americas with a 22.2% increase in Q3 vs. Q2 2025, followed by Asia-Pacific with 19.2%, China with 10.2%, and Europe with 7.2%. It should be noted that there was as a very significant 25.1% increase in global sales in Q3 2025 vs. Q3 2024.
Looking at application-specific chips, worldwide sales increased by 14.3% in Q3 vs. Q2 2025 driven by good growth in wired communication, wireless communication, and computers & peripherals: up 23.3%, 16.2%, and 14.7% respectively in Q3 vs. Q2.
In Q3 2025, exchange rate effects on the European sales picture continued to be visible when comparing market growth in Euros and in Dollars. Measured in Euro, sales were 12.035 billion Euros in Q3 2025, or a 4.1% rise versus the previous quarter of 2025 and -0.4% versus Q3 2024.
Please note that all the figures are based on the latest report from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS).
About ESIA: The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) is the voice of the semiconduc tor industry in Europe. Its mission is to represent and promote the common interests of the Europe based semiconductor industry towards the European institutions and stakeholders in order to ensure a sustainable business environment and foster its global competitiveness. As a provider of key enabling technologies, the industry creates innovative solutions for industrial development, contributing to eco nomic growth and responding to major societal challenges. Being ranked as the most R&D-intensive sector by the European Commission, the European semiconductor ecosystem supports approx. 200.000 jobs directly and up to 1.000.000 induced jobs in systems, applications and services in Europe. Overall, micro- and nano-electronics enable the generation of at least 10% of GDP in Europe and the world.
About WSTS: World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) was founded in 1986 as a non-profit or ganisation of semiconductor product companies and is the industry’s only source for monthly industry shipment statistics. http://www.wsts.org/