LLMs in cybersecurity market seen topping $42.6 billion by 2030

By AI, Created 4:59 PM UTC, May 18, 2026, /AGP/ – The Business Research Company projects rapid growth in the market for large language models used in cybersecurity, driven by AI-based threat detection, security automation and enterprise demand for better incident response. North America and the U.S. are expected to lead the market through 2030.

Why it matters: - The market for large language models in cybersecurity is moving from niche use cases toward mainstream security operations. - The forecast points to growing demand for AI tools that can detect threats faster, automate routine work and reduce alert fatigue. - The category is projected to reach more than $42.6 billion by 2030, making it a meaningful slice of both the software products market and the broader IT sector.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its LLMs in Cybersecurity Market Report 2026, covering market size, trends and global forecasts for 2026-2035. - The report says the global market will surpass $43 billion by 2030. - North America is projected to be the largest region in 2030, with a market value of $15.4 billion. - The U.S. is projected to be the largest country in 2030, with a market value of $13.2 billion.

The details: - The market is expected to grow from $2.1 billion in North America in 2025 to $15.4 billion in 2030, a 49% compound annual growth rate. - The U.S. market is expected to grow from $1.9 billion in 2025 to $13.2 billion in 2030, at a 48% CAGR. - The solutions segment is expected to be the largest offering category, accounting for 75% of the market, or $32 billion, in 2030. - The market is also segmented by deployment model into cloud-based and on-premises. - The market is segmented by organization size into large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. - The market is segmented by application into network security, endpoint security, application security, cloud security and other applications. - The market is segmented by end-user industry into banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, information technology and telecom, government and defense, retail, manufacturing and other industries. - The report estimates the market will represent about 1% of the parent software products market by 2030. - The market is estimated to account for nearly 0.3% of the total value of the global information technology industry by 2030. - A free sample is available at Request a free sample. - The full report is available at Access the detailed report.

Between the lines: - The forecast reflects a broader shift toward AI-native security tools that can analyze unstructured data and respond in real time. - The strongest growth drivers named in the report are advanced threat detection, automation of routine security tasks and contextual correlation across multiple data sources. - The report projects advanced threat detection and analysis to contribute about 2.0% annual growth to the market. - Automation of routine security tasks is projected to contribute about 1.8% annual growth. - Contextual understanding and correlation is projected to contribute about 1.5% annual growth. - The report also points to rising enterprise spending, regulatory pressure on data protection and cyber resilience, and a widening need for tools that help security teams manage complexity.

What’s next: - The biggest growth opportunities are expected in solutions and services, which together are projected to add more than $37 billion in market value by 2030. - The solutions segment is projected to grow by $28 billion from 2025 to 2030. - The services segment is projected to grow by $9 billion over the same period. - The report expects demand to keep rising as organizations adopt AI-powered threat intelligence platforms, managed security services and domain-specific cybersecurity models.

The bottom line: - LLMs are becoming a larger part of cybersecurity budgets as enterprises look for faster detection, more automation and better threat prioritization.