Futuresource Storage Media Tracker (HDD, SSD and DRAM): Country-Level Insights

Futuresource Consulting’s quarterly Storage Media Tracker is a cornerstone of our global research programme, covering HDD, SSD, and DRAM modules. This tracker provides detailed analysis of internal and external SSDs and HDDs, as well as DRAM modules, by vendor sales and brand shares, segmented not only by region but now also by individual country. 

Choose between comprehensive worldwide coverage or targeted country-level packages, enabling sharper focus and more actionable insights. All data is accessible via our proprietary Analyser platform, which supports granular interrogation across more than 40 countries. 

Understand the shifting landscape of professional storage media with our quarterly tracking programme. 

We deliver market information for internal HDD, SSD and DRAM, as well as external HDD and SSD.

Our consumer and professional storage media tracking service has been operational for more than 30 years, encompassing magnetic, optical and flash-based media.

Now, our worldwide and regional data feeds, combined with local level information, enable our clients to view and examine quarterly trends through our proprietary Analyzer data interrogation platform.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
41 countries across EMEA, APAC and the Americas
Including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, UK, Australia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, USA, and more
Coverage includes tracked and non-tracked brands, SKU-level mapping, and Rest-of-region rollups

INTERNAL SSD & HDD 

  • Vendor Sales / Brand Shares 

  • Country / Region Breakdown 

  • Type: Client, Gaming, Enterprise & Industrial 

  • Capacity, Read & Write Speed 

  • Interface: SATA, SAS, PCIe (all generations) 

  • Form Factor: 1.8”, 2.5”, M.2, mSATA, FHHL, HHHL 

  • Enterprise SSD: Entry Level, Mainstream, High Endurance 

  • Enterprise HDD: Entry Level, Performance, High Capacity 

  • Reliability Metrics: Terabytes Written, Device Writes per Day, MTBF, Power Loss Protection 

 

EXTERNAL SSD & HDD 

  • Vendor Sales / Brand Shares 

  • Country / Region Breakdown 

  • Type: Client vs Gaming 

  • USB Connector Types 

  • Capacity 

 

DRAM Modules 

  • Vendor Sales / Brand Shares 

  • Country / Region Breakdown 

  • Type: Desktop, Laptop, Server 

  • Capacity & Speed 

  • Form Factor: DIMM, SO-DIMM 

  • Interface: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5 

  • Application Segmentation: Consumer, Enterprise, Gaming 

Methodology & Coverage 

  • 100% estimated channel coverage 

  • Sell-in analysed in units and petabytes at model level 

  • Bottom-up methodology from country to global TAM 

  • Data feeds from vendors and distributors 

  • Interviews with vendors and distributors at regional and country level 

 

Regions & Countries Covered 

  • EMEA: 22 countries + 2 Rest of 

  • APAC: 10 countries + 1 Rest of 

  • Americas: 9 countries + 1 Rest of 

Each of the 41 countries is analysed at brand level across sub-categories, including tracked and non-tracked brands, segmented by type, interface, and capacity. All data is matched at SKU level with Futuresource’s tech spec database, with new models added quarterly. 

 

Futuresource has been tracking, researching, and consulting on global consumer and professional storage media for over three decades. Our latest evolution—country-level data segmentation—enables you to view, segment, and act on quarterly trends with unmatched clarity. 

This report is essential for: 

  • Global and regional marketing and sales executives 

  • Country managers and intermediaries 

  • Supply chain professionals 

  • Market strategists and investors 

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