The global market for Small Drone was estimated to be worth US$ 9751 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 14645 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Small Drone cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
In 2024, global Small Drone production reached approximately 7337.3 K units, with an average global market price of around US$ 1329 per unit. Small Drone: Empty weight of 4kg < W <= 15kg (excluding battery, payload, etc.). The full load weight shall not exceed 25 kilograms.
Applicable scenarios: agricultural crop protection, logistics transportation, aerial photography, power inspection, etc.
Real name registration required: Small unmanned aerial vehicles flying within China must undergo real name authentication through the UTMISS system.
Flight restrictions: No flights are allowed in controlled airspace (such as airports and military zones) without approval.
Policy-Driven Airspace Liberalization: Global Policy Dividends Unleashed
China has incorporated low-altitude economy into its national strategy, targeting 50 demonstration zones by 2025 with 440+ drone routes opened. Over 300 cities will be covered by 5G-A networks, providing technical support for airspace management. The US and EU are streamlining commercial drone approvals, such as FAA's optimized airworthiness certification and the EU's Urban Air Mobility 2030 Roadmap, facilitating cross-border logistics pilots.
Accelerated Airworthiness Certification Boosts Commercialization
Global drone airworthiness certifications surged 120% annually in 2024. Models like EH216-S secured bulk orders, while China's registered civilian drones exceeded 1.26 million units, forming a dual-driven market with policy and demand.
Technological Breakthroughs & Performance Upgrades: Synergy of Intelligence & Lightweighting
Fully enclosed streamlined shells and carbon fiber materials now enable 1-5kg empty weight with 10-15kg payload capacity, meeting high-value transport needs for perishables and pharmaceuticals. Autonomous obstacle avoidance and AI pathfinding, supported by 5G-A's millisecond response, enhance flight stability by 40%+ in complex environments.
Energy Efficiency Optimization
Lithium battery energy density exceeds 300Wh/kg, with 1+ hour endurance and rapid-swapping options increasing daily operations to 8-10 cycles.
Deepened Application Scenarios & Scalable Penetration: Urban Low-Altitude Logistics Networks Emerge
Companies like JD and SF built "minute-level delivery" systems. Pilot programs in Shenzhen and Zhengzhou achieved 200+ daily orders per drone, boosting efficiency by 70-90% over ground transport. Medical cold chains became a new growth point, ensuring +-5-minute precision for vaccines and organs.
Irreplaceable Niche Scenarios
Remote areas like mountainous Chongqing saw 60% logistics cost cuts, with Wushan plums transported 17x faster via drones. Disaster relief benefits from 15kg drones delivering emergency supplies swiftly.
Market Competition & Industrial Ecosystem Restructuring
Industry leaders like DJI dominate consumer markets, while JD and SF integrate "hardware + algorithms + scenarios" for industrial dominance (e.g., JDX-20's urban adaptability). The supply chain now covers 80%+ localized core components, including carbon fiber and navigation modules (ADS-B).
Emerging Markets & Career Opportunities
Global drone logistics penetration surpassed 3%, creating roles like "aerial delivery personnel" and "drone dispatchers" with 1.6M+ certified pilot shortages. Agricultural drones exceeded $5B in China, enabling 30x more efficient pesticide application.
Future Challenges & Directions
Airspace Coordination: Harmonizing transnational regulations and ADS-B standards is critical.
Safety vs. Privacy: Urban low-altitude operations require countermeasures against signal jamming and data breaches.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Small Drone, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Small Drone by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Small Drone market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K Units) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Small Drone.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- DJI
- AeroVironment
- Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology
- Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology
- Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology
- Yamaha
- Autel Robotics
- Aosheng
- Parrot
- Zhejiang Kobit Technology
- YUNEEC
- Skydio
- AgEagle Aerial Systems
Segment by Type
- Fixed Wing Small Drone
- Rotary Wing Small Drone
- Others
Segment by Drive Type
- Electric Drive
- Fuel Drive
Segment by Application
- Cargo Transportation?
- Agriculture
- Oil and Gas
- Entertainment and Media
- Aerial Surveying & Mapping
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Small Drone manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Small Drone in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Small Drone in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Small Drone Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Small Drone Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Small Drone Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Small Drone Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Small Drone Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Small Drone Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Small Drone Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Small Drone Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Small Drone Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Small Drone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Small Drone Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Small Drone Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Small Drone Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Small Drone Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Small Drone
- 2.9 Small Drone Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Small Drone Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Small Drone Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Small Drone as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Fixed Wing Small Drone
- 3.1.2 Rotary Wing Small Drone
- 3.1.3 Others
- 3.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Small Drone Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Drive Type
- 4.1 Introduction by Drive Type
- 4.1.1 Electric Drive
- 4.1.2 Fuel Drive
- 4.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Drive Type
- 4.2.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Drive Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Drive Type (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Drive Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Drive Type
- 4.3.1 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Drive Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Drive Type (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Drive Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Small Drone Average Price by Drive Type (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Application
- 5.1 Introduction by Application
- 5.1.1 Cargo Transportation?
- 5.1.2 Agriculture
- 5.1.3 Oil and Gas
- 5.1.4 Entertainment and Media
- 5.1.5 Aerial Surveying & Mapping
- 5.1.6 Others
- 5.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 5.2.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 5.2.3 Global Small Drone Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Application
- 5.3.1 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 5.3.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 5.3.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 5.4 Global Small Drone Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
6 Segmentation by Region
- 6.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Region
- 6.1.1 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.1.2 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 6.1.3 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 6.1.4 Global Small Drone Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 6.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Region
- 6.2.1 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2.2 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 6.2.3 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 6.2.4 Global Small Drone Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 6.3 Global Small Drone Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 6.4 North America
- 6.4.1 North America Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 North America Small Drone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 Europe
- 6.5.1 Europe Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 Europe Small Drone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Asia Pacific
- 6.6.1 Asia Pacific Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Asia Pacific Small Drone Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South America
- 6.7.1 South America Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South America Small Drone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Middle East & Africa
- 6.8.1 Middle East & Africa Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Middle East & Africa Small Drone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
7 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 7.1 Key Countries/Regions Small Drone Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 7.2 Key Countries/Regions Small Drone Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 7.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Small Drone Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 7.3 United States
- 7.3.1 United States Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.3.2 United States Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.3.3 United States Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.4 Europe
- 7.4.1 Europe Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.4.2 Europe Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.4.3 Europe Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.5 China
- 7.5.1 China Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.5.2 China Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.5.3 China Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.6 Japan
- 7.6.1 Japan Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.6.2 Japan Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.6.3 Japan Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.7 South Korea
- 7.7.1 South Korea Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.7.2 South Korea Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.7.3 South Korea Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.8 Southeast Asia
- 7.8.1 Southeast Asia Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.8.2 Southeast Asia Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.8.3 Southeast Asia Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 7.9 India
- 7.9.1 India Small Drone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 7.9.2 India Small Drone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 7.9.3 India Small Drone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
8 Company Profiles
- 8.1 DJI
- 8.1.1 DJI Company Information
- 8.1.2 DJI Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.1.3 DJI Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.1.4 DJI Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.1.5 DJI Recent Development
- 8.2 AeroVironment
- 8.2.1 AeroVironment Company Information
- 8.2.2 AeroVironment Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.2.3 AeroVironment Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.2.4 AeroVironment Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.2.5 AeroVironment Recent Development
- 8.3 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology
- 8.3.1 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Company Information
- 8.3.2 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.3.3 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.3.4 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.3.5 Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Recent Development
- 8.4 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology
- 8.4.1 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology Company Information
- 8.4.2 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.4.3 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.4.4 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.4.5 Wuxi Hanhe Aviation Technology Recent Development
- 8.5 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology
- 8.5.1 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Company Information
- 8.5.2 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.5.3 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.5.4 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.5.5 Anyang Quanfeng Aviation Plant Protection Technology Recent Development
- 8.6 Yamaha
- 8.6.1 Yamaha Company Information
- 8.6.2 Yamaha Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.6.3 Yamaha Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.6.4 Yamaha Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.6.5 Yamaha Recent Development
- 8.7 Autel Robotics
- 8.7.1 Autel Robotics Company Information
- 8.7.2 Autel Robotics Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.7.3 Autel Robotics Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.7.4 Autel Robotics Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.7.5 Autel Robotics Recent Development
- 8.8 Aosheng
- 8.8.1 Aosheng Company Information
- 8.8.2 Aosheng Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.8.3 Aosheng Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.8.4 Aosheng Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.8.5 Aosheng Recent Development
- 8.9 Parrot
- 8.9.1 Parrot Company Information
- 8.9.2 Parrot Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.9.3 Parrot Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.9.4 Parrot Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.9.5 Parrot Recent Development
- 8.10 Zhejiang Kobit Technology
- 8.10.1 Zhejiang Kobit Technology Company Information
- 8.10.2 Zhejiang Kobit Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.10.3 Zhejiang Kobit Technology Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.10.4 Zhejiang Kobit Technology Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.10.5 Zhejiang Kobit Technology Recent Development
- 8.11 YUNEEC
- 8.11.1 YUNEEC Company Information
- 8.11.2 YUNEEC Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.11.3 YUNEEC Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.11.4 YUNEEC Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.11.5 YUNEEC Recent Development
- 8.12 Skydio
- 8.12.1 Skydio Company Information
- 8.12.2 Skydio Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.12.3 Skydio Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.12.4 Skydio Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.12.5 Skydio Recent Development
- 8.13 AgEagle Aerial Systems
- 8.13.1 AgEagle Aerial Systems Company Information
- 8.13.2 AgEagle Aerial Systems Introduction and Business Overview
- 8.13.3 AgEagle Aerial Systems Small Drone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 8.13.4 AgEagle Aerial Systems Small Drone Product Offerings
- 8.13.5 AgEagle Aerial Systems Recent Development
9 Industry Chain Analysis
- 9.1 Small Drone Industrial Chain
- 9.2 Small Drone Upstream Analysis
- 9.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 9.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.3 Midstream Analysis
- 9.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 9.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 9.5.1 Small Drone Sales Model
- 9.5.2 Sales Channel
- 9.5.3 Small Drone Distributors
10 Research Findings and Conclusion
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Research Methodology
- 11.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 11.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 11.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 11.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 11.1.2 Data Source
- 11.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 11.2 Author Details
- 11.3 Disclaimer