Global Web Filtering Market 2025 – 2034

Reports Description

According to Custom Market Insights (CMI), The Global Web Filtering market was valued at USD 4.5 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 5.1 billion in 2022. is projected to account for around USD 9.5 billion by 2030. The estimated CAGR is approximately 12% between 2022 and 2030. The report further provides an overview of drivers, restraints, and opportunities present in the Web Filtering market. Moreover, the report examines the global competitive analysis of the Web Filtering market.

The key purpose of the Global Web Filtering Market report is to deliver industry investors, company leaders, private equity companies, and stakeholders with comprehensive information facilitating them to make informed strategic decisions concerning the changes in the Web Filtering market throughout the world.

Web Filtering Market: Overview

Web filtering is a sort of content management software that limits access to specific URLs or websites by preventing the browser from loading pages. In general, there are two ways that web filters can function. They can both prohibit content based on the country of origin of the website or the potentially harmful material it hosts and blocks it accordingly.

Web filters are intended to increase the flexibility, productivity, and security of a network. Web filtering provides an additional layer of protection against malware and other online problems. By restricting access to unidentified or malware-containing websites and avoiding falling for scams like phishing efforts, businesses can avoid straying into the road of malware. Malware’s ability to connect to the internet can be restricted, limiting further system infection.

Web Filtering Market: COVID–19 Impact Analysis

The COVID-19 virus has caused numerous industry verticals to deploy cutting-edge technology. As more industries adopt the work-from-home concept, they are moving primarily online. As a result, web filtering is used to safeguard and protect the company’s crucial data. COVID-19 has had a favourable effect on the online filtering market. Implementing cloud models, where scalability, speed, comprehensive services, and improved management skills play a vital role, has the fastest growth rate. It has given software vendors the chance to include web filtering as a critical component of secure web gateway and firewall systems.

Web Filtering Market: Growth Drivers

Stringent Government Regulations

Government restrictions on internet filtering and growing concerns about bandwidth management are driving the global web filtering market. An increase in malicious online activity worldwide, government initiatives, and encouragement for and use of cloud-based services are all contributing to the growth of the web filtering market sales.

Favourable government policies and regulations, as well as the growing need for organizations to properly manage network bandwidth utilization, have contributed to the growth of the web filtering industry’s profit. The rise in company concerns about IT security and the necessity to curb internet abuse have offered an alluring opportunity for the Web Filtering Market Growth to prosper.

Integration of cloud-based services

Web filtering solutions have been adopted by businesses of all sizes for the security of their sensitive data as a result of the growing demand for improved control over employees in the workplace and the increasing pressure to comply with strict regulations. Additionally, because it involves less capital investment, lowers operational and maintenance expenses, and requires less management work, the cloud deployment mode is gaining significant market traction.

Customers can begin or discontinue any service at any time with cloud-based web filtering solutions, which are available following their needs. Web filtering technologies assist businesses in increasing worker productivity, safeguarding confidential information and applications, and adhering to regulatory requirements.

Web Filtering Market: Segmentation Analysis

In our research scope, the Web Filtering market is segmented into component, deployment, filtering type, and industry. Based on component segmentation, the solution segment is estimated to dominate the market in 2021. However, after the pandemic, there has been noticeable growth in the service sector, which is anticipated to increase at the greatest CAGR during the projected period. The market is divided into two segments based on deployment mode: cloud and on-premises.

The market leader in the cloud deployment option is expanding at the fastest rate and is anticipated to maintain its dominance over the projection period thanks to improved management capabilities that benefit an organization and greater scalability, speed, and efficiency. Its expansion has been aided by deployment in small and medium-sized businesses.

Report Scope

Key Insights:

• As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the Web Filtering market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 12% over the forecast period (2025-2034).
• In terms of revenue, the Web Filtering market size was valued at around USD 4.5 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 9.5 billion by 2030. Due to a variety of driving factors, the market is predicted to rise at a significant rate.
• Based on the component, the service segment was predicted to exhibit a high CAGR during the forecast period.
• Based on deployment, the cloud-based segment was the leading revenue-generating category in 2021.
• Based on filtering type, the DNS filtering segment was the leading revenue-generating category in 2021.
• Based on end-user, the BFSI segment was the leading revenue-generating category in 2021.
• Based on geography/region, the North American region was the leading revenue generator in 2021.

Recent Development

• August 2022: DNSFilter, a company based in Washington, D.C., acquired Guardian, an iOS firewall that protects user privacy.
• July 2020: A new cloud-based security and information event management (SIEM) product from McAfee, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) Cloud, supports the activities of a security operations team in the areas of detection, incident response, and threat hunting.

Regional Landscape

With a revenue of over 35%, North America holds the largest market share for Web Filtering. The market for Web Filtering is expected to expand attributed to the growing demand for businesses to lessen IT threats, utilize the internet, and boost staff productivity, all of which are expected to increase the market share over the course of the projection year. As small and medium-sized Enterprises are willing to involve the technology-driven process in various sectors, including banking, government, and manufacturing, their economic growth in the major countries, along with regulatory reforms and economic stability, is expected to drive the market in Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa.

Competitive Landscape

Major players operating in the Web Filtering market are focused on implementing manifold marketing strategies to gain market share. Further, other key strategies implemented include mergers, acquisitions, and collaborations, for gaining a competitive edge in the Web Filtering market. Also, new product launches in another key strategy implemented by the players to gain new customers.

An in-depth investment analysis has been performed, providing forecast and prevailing opportunities for the market participants. The market report focuses on significant characteristics of the market that comprise historic data, present market revenues, PEST analysis, technological investments, and competitive analysis in the related industry.

List of the prominent players in the global Web Filtering Market:

• Cisco
• McAfee
• Symantec
• Palo Alto Networks
• Trend Micro
• Fortinet
• Forcepoint
• Barracuda Networks
• Sophos
• Zscaler

The global Web Filtering market is segmented as follows:

By Component

• Solution
• Service

By Deployment

• Cloud-based
• On-Premises

By Filtering Type

• Domain Name System (DNS) Filtering
• Keyword Filtering
• Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Filtering
• File Type Filtering
• Others

By Industry

• Media & Entertainment
• Retail
• BFSI
• IT & Telecom
• Healthcare
• Others

On the basis of Geography

North America

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Rest of North America

Europe

• Germany
• France
• U.K.
• Italy
• Spain
• Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

• China
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• Australia
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia Pacific

The Middle East & Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Kuwait
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa

Latin America

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Rest of Latin America