18 IT Asset Management Statistics Every IT Manager Should Know in 2026
The way companies equip and manage their teams has changed permanently. Remote and hybrid work is no longer a temporary adjustment, it's the operating model. And for IT managers, that shift has made IT asset management (ITAM) one of the most strategically important disciplines in the business.
To help you understand where the industry stands and where it's heading here are 18 IT asset management statistics that matter in 2026.
The ITAM Market Is Growing Fast
The ITAM Market Is Growing Fast
IT asset management is no longer a back-office function. As organizations scale across borders and device complexity grows, ITAM has become a strategic investment, and the market numbers reflect that. Here is where things stand globally.
1. The global ITAM market is projected to reach $3.01 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.28% from 2026.
2. The ITAM software market was valued at $3.1 billion in 2024 and is expected to hit $5.65 billion by 2033, at a CAGR of 6.9%.
3. Cloud-based ITAM platforms held 63.12% of the market share in 2025, with that segment expected to expand at 7.01% CAGR through 2031.
4. Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing ITAM region, projected to expand at 7.43% CAGR between 2026–2031, driven by new data protection regulations in India, China, and Japan.
Remote & Hybrid Work Is the New Normal
Remote & Hybrid Work Is the New Normal
The pandemic accelerated a shift that was already underway, and there is no going back. Distributed work is now the default for a significant portion of the global workforce, and that reality is reshaping how IT teams think about provisioning, tracking, and supporting the devices their people depend on.
5. Remote work reached 52% of the global workforce in 2026, nearly double the pre-pandemic level of 20% in 2020.
6. Nearly 80% of employees whose jobs can be done remotely are working either hybrid (52%) or fully remote (26%) as of early 2025.
7. In the United States, over 32.6 million people work remotely in 2025, making up approximately 22% of the national workforce.
8. 73% of all teams are expected to have remote workers by 2028, cementing distributed work as the default model for most organizations.
9. In Europe, 51% of employees in Germany, 48% in the Netherlands, 47% in France, and 46% in the UK work in hybrid modes.
The ITAM Challenge for Distributed Teams
The ITAM Challenge for Distributed Teams
Equipping a team in one office is manageable. Equipping people across dozens of cities and countries is a different problem entirely. These numbers show just how much pressure distributed work puts on IT asset management.
10. 68% of organizations struggle to maintain a current hardware inventory after shifting to distributed teams.
11. 78% of IT workers blame flexible and remote working for the increase in helpdesk ticket volume, with software deployments, network reliability, and security incidents as the main drivers.
12. 27% of cyber incidents involve lost or stolen endpoints, with over 70% occurring outside corporate networks.
13. 65% of data breaches stem from improperly wiped or abandoned devices at end-of-life.
Automation & AI Are Reshaping ITAM
Automation & AI Are Reshaping ITAM
The organizations keeping pace with distributed growth are not doing it manually. Automation and AI are changing how IT teams handle everything from procurement to patch management, and the results speak for themselves.
14. 89% of companies use a multi-cloud approach, 80% operate in hybrid environments, and 97% of IT leaders plan to expand their cloud systems, all increasing the complexity ITAM tools must handle.
15. 74% of organizations reported shorter equipment delivery times after automating device requests and approvals.
16. Automated patch management reduces breach risk by 47%, according to a 2024 Ponemon Institute survey.
17. Companies with standardized procurement cut onboarding time by 50% and significantly reduce incompatibility issues.
The Business Case for Getting ITAM Right
The Business Case for Getting ITAM Right
Better asset management has a direct impact on the bottom line. This final figure captures what companies gain when they bring real-time visibility to their hardware inventory.
18. Real-time inventory dashboards reduce duplicate or unnecessary hardware purchases by 23% on average.
What These Numbers Mean for Your Team
What These Numbers Mean for Your Team
The data points to a clear conclusion: as teams become more distributed and IT environments more complex, the cost of poor asset management rises in lost productivity, security exposure, and unnecessary spend.
The companies winning at ITAM in 2026 aren't just tracking devices. They're automating procurement, standardizing onboarding, and maintaining real-time visibility across every country where their team works.
At Tecspal, we help businesses equip distributed teams globally from procurement and delivery to tracking, storage, and recovery so IT managers spend less time chasing hardware and more time driving strategy.
Ready to take control of your IT assets across borders? Talk to our team.
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