The global professional DSP market continues its steady growth trajectory, forecast to expand from $580 million in 2024 to $710 million by 2029—a CAGR of 4.1%. Demand remains strong across both installed and live environments, with immersive DSP, specialist use cases, and infrastructure-led projects driving much of the momentum. However, the market is not only growing in size, it is shifting in structure, with user expectations, regional dynamics, and system design philosophies evolving rapidly.
Once confined to high-end venues, immersive DSP has broken into the mainstream, gaining traction across worship, theatre, education, and corporate storytelling. Falling costs, modular hardware, and more intuitive configuration tools are lowering the barrier to entry. By 2029, immersive solutions are expected to represent over 17% of global DSP value, despite accounting for less than 10% of volume, a clear indicator of their premium positioning and increasing adoption.