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Global Server Market Surges to $112.4 Billion As AI And Accelerated Servers Drive Unprecedented Growth

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

January 12, 2026

Record Revenue Milestone in Q3 2025

The global server market achieved a historic milestone in the third quarter of 2025, generating an impressive $112.4 billion in revenue. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), this latest period marked another round of high double-digit growth, with overall vendor revenue surging 61% year-over-year compared to the same quarter in 2024.

Robust Growth Across Server Architectures

Breaking down the figures by architecture, x86 servers recorded a strong 32.8% increase in revenue, reaching $76.3 billion. Notably, non-x86 servers experienced an even more dramatic expansion, posting a 192.7% increase to hit $36.2 billion. Servers equipped with embedded GPUs also played a pivotal role, with revenue climbing 49.4% and accounting for more than half of the total server market revenue.

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AI and Cloud Adoption Fueling Expansion

Hyperscalers and major cloud service providers have been quick to embrace servers featuring embedded GPUs, a trend that has significantly fueled market growth. Consequently, the cumulative server market revenue for the first three quarters of 2025 nearly doubled, reaching an astonishing $314.2 billion. Juan Seminara, Research Director at IDC Worldwide Enterprise Infrastructure Trackers, noted, “IDC expects AI adoption to keep growing at an outstanding pace as major vendors continue reporting record orders and showing strong backlogs. Hyperscalers and cloud providers are still ahead with new, large deployments that require much higher compute density.” He further added that emerging AI-based research and education initiatives are set to bolster the market further.

Regional Leaders and Sectoral Growth

Regionally, the United States led the charge with an impressive 79.1% growth compared to Q3 2024, driven by an extraordinary 105.5% increase in the accelerated server segment. Canada followed closely with 69.8% growth, also powered by accelerated server innovations. Meanwhile, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) experienced a 37.6% year-over-year increase, contributing nearly one-fifth to the global quarterly revenue. Other regions, including APeJC, EMEA, and Japan, registered healthy double-digit growth of 37.4%, 31.0%, and 28.1% respectively, whereas Latin America saw a modest 4.1% increase.

Competitive Landscape Among OEMs

In terms of corporate performance, Dell Technologies emerged as the leader in the OEM market with an 8.3% revenue share, significantly propelled by accelerated server growth. Supermicro secured the second spot with a 4.0% revenue share, even though it faced a 13.2% decline compared to Q3 2024. IEIT Systems and Lenovo closely contended for third place with 3.7% and 3.6% shares respectively, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise captured a 3.0% share, rounding out the top five players.

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Societe Generale Bank Cyprus Introduces Four-Day Workweek Under New Labour Agreement

The Societe Generale Bank – Cyprus has introduced a four-day workweek for employees during July and August under a renewed collective agreement with the banking union ETYK.

Setting A New Standard For Banking Institutions

Societe Generale Bank Cyprus employs around 100 staff members. The new agreement introduces a reduced working schedule during the summer months as part of the collective contract for 2023–2027.

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ETYK supported the introduction of the four-day schedule during negotiations for the agreement. Other financial institutions, including Bank of Cyprus, Eurobank Ltd, Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece (Cyprus), the Housing Finance Organization, the Bankers Association representing personnel, KEIDIPES and several insurance subsidiaries, signed separate agreements with ETYK that do not include a four-day workweek.

Key Provisions And Broader Implications

The collective agreement introduces a four-day workweek during July and August. Employees will work their regular daily hours across four days on a rotational basis while banking services continue throughout the week.

Additional provisions in the agreement include several benefits for employees. Staff will receive a one-time bonus of €1,500 upon signing the contract, a three-day increase in annual leave, adjustments to salary scales and higher contractual loan limits.

Comparative Analysis With Industry Peers

The agreement differs from arrangements negotiated between ETYK and the Banking Employers Association. Under those agreements, employees received an additional six days of annual leave. The Societe Generale Bank Cyprus agreement provides a three-day increase, bringing total annual leave to 36 days, excluding public holidays.

The bonus structure also differs. Agreements with the Banking Employers Association include a total bonus of €4,500 paid in three installments in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Societe Generale employees receive a single payment of €1,500.

Looking Forward

ETYK said the introduction of a four-day workweek during the summer months reflects discussions about working conditions in the banking sector. The arrangement may contribute to broader discussions about work schedules and employee benefits within the financial industry in Cyprus.