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Specialist market reports put the expected CAGR for the Blockchain in Media & Entertainment market between roughly 52% and 58% per year for 2025–2035. If you widen the lens to the blockchain market as a whole (not just media & entertainment), published CAGRs are lower — generally in the mid-30s to low-40s percent — because those studies measure a much larger base.
Roots Analysis

Below is a detailed explanation of where those numbers come from, why they vary so much, and what a careful reader should keep in mind when citing or using them.

Why published CAGRs differ so widely

Different scopes and definitions. Some reports estimate Blockchain in Media & Entertainment specifically (covering use cases such as rights management, royalty settlement, NFTs, tokenized content, ad verification, and gaming), while others report on the overall blockchain market (including finance, supply chain, healthcare, infrastructure, etc.). Narrow, application-focused forecasts usually show much higher CAGRs because they start from a small base and assume rapid adoption in that niche.

Different base years and endpoints. Forecast math is sensitive: a small change in the 2025 base value or the 2035 target produces a large change in CAGR for a market that’s growing exponentially. Two reports that both project multi-billion valuations can still report quite different CAGRs if they use different starting figures or include/exclude particular revenue streams (e.g., NFT primary sales vs. secondary market fees, token utility revenue, platform fees, cloud services).