Sparta, NJ – August 25, 2025– The traditional photo print market in the US continues to experience slight drops in volume every year, but Rise Above Research is expecting revenue from prints to increase over the next few years.
Rise Above Research predicts that while photo print volumes will see a -2.7% decline (compounded annually) through 2029, revenues from prints will increase by 3.3% for the same period. Photo print revenue is expected to grow from over $1.4 billion in 2026 to over $1.6 billion by 2029. This is largely due to increases in photo print prices that are the result of rising costs of materials such as paper and ink.
“The market for traditional prints keeps chugging along, with some drops in volume year to year that are expected with such a mature market,” said David Haueter, director and founder at Rise Above Research. “However, we are expecting revenues from prints to increase over the next few years, as average prices for prints are going up. Prints are still a great value and inexpensive compared to other photo products, and these price increases are minimal enough that they won’t keep consumers who want to print photos from doing so.”
The 2025 US Photo Prints Forecast: 2024-2029 provides a five-year forecast for traditional photo prints and includes volume, revenue, average selling prices, and breakouts of home, online and retail order channels. Commentary on key drivers and barriers impacting the market is also provided, as well as recommendations.
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About Rise Above Research, LLC
Rise Above Research, LLC is an independent market intelligence and strategic consulting firm that supports industry vendors, service providers, and retailers with actionable intelligence to assist them in making effective decisions in fast-paced digital photography and imaging markets. Established in 2020 by industry veterans Ed Lee and David Haueter, Rise Above Research has extensive experience providing groundbreaking market research and strategic consulting for the digital imaging industry. Our industry analysts have a combined 40+ years of covering a wide variety of imaging markets.