ICV:Dilution Refrigerator Market Research Report
This report analyzes the market for Dilution Refrigerator (DR), including various aspects such as product positioning, downstream applications, key suppliers, market situation, and future trends, etc., to analyze and forecast.
Dilution Refrigerator mainly divided into 2 types: Cryogen Free Dilution Refrigerator (CFDR) & Wet Dilution Refrigerator (WDR). CFDR uses pulse tubes to provide pre-cooling, while WDR uses liquid helium to provide pre-cooling.
Compared with other mK very low temperature (VLT) zone refrigerators (e.g. adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator), DR can work continuously for longer time, with the advantages of simple operation, no electromagnetic interference, stable performance, etc.
DR is widely used in condensed-matter, quantum computing, nano materials and astronomical observation. Although other types of ultra-low temperature coolers can achieve temperatures almost as low as dilution refrigerators, they are not suitable for quantum computing (QC). They can only be used for pre-cooling, such as adiabatic demagnetization coolers, which are "one shot" cryogenic methods that cannot provide persistent low temperature environment, and are inappropriate to be directly used for supporting Quantum Computing (QC) and Quantum Simulation (QS).
Usually, the studies of topological QC are performed with dilution refrigerators, because lower temperature is benificial for its exploration. And adiabatic nuclear demagnetization, usually pre-cooled by a dilution refrigerator, is the method to reach the lowest temperature in the concept of condensed matter, and it is the only method to cool macroscopic objects to microkelvin (µK).
Currently, DR is mainly used in quantum computing to meet the operational needs of superconducting, semiconductor, topological, and trapped ion quantum computers that have requirements for low-temperature environments. Solid-state refrigerator, absorption coolers, J-T refrigerator, GM cooler, stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator, cryostats, etc. can provide pre-cooling for DR. However, considering the effect of vibration on the qubits, GM cooler are mostly used as pre-cooling devices at present.
This public report presents only a portion of the data and research analysis. In the market share & Industry analysis, the data shows that from the market share in 2025 predicts of DR in different regional areas and different temperature zones, Europe will have the highest market share of 38%, followed by China at 25%. The market share of temperature zones below 10 mK is as high as 77%, while 10-100 mK is only 21%.
For the DR market share of different temperature zones in different regions, the size of the European market is steadily increasing. The market size of DR in China is due to the embargo restrictions (only Temperature zone below 10mK) in 2023, (although DR in other temperature zones is not affected, DR in temperature zones below 10 mK accounts for the majority of the market) so the market size of DR in China shows a precipitous decline in 2023 onwards.
However, the total global market size of DR will not be affected by this, and the original market share of DR (below 10mK) in China will be made up by North America and Europe.
For the market share of different types of DR, Dry DR has the highest share of 64%, followed by Wet DR with market share at 32%, corresponding to its market size of $169.39 & $84.64 million in 2025, respectively.
For the DR market share of different types in different regions, the size of the European market is also growing steadily. China's market size shows a precipitous decline after 2022 due to the embargo restriction in 2023 (the vast majority of temperature zones below 10mK are Dry DRs). Also the original market share of DR in China will be made up by North America and Europe.
For DR's market share in applications such as quantum computing, astronomical observation, nanomaterials, and condensed-matter, quantum computing has the highest share of 58%, followed by astronomical observation with 17%, corresponding to its market size of $158 million and $47 million, respectively, in 2025.
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From the global DR market growth rate, with the increasing demand for downstream applications such as quantum computing, it shows a healthy and continuous growth pattern. Its average annual growth rate reached more than 8.59%, and the growth curve increases year by year, indicating that the world is paying more and more attention to the development of DR, and its application field is becoming more and more extensive. ICV analysts predict that the global DR market size will reach 210.63 million USD in 2022 and 274.81 million USD by 2025, and presents an accelerated growth trend.
In addition, an important breakthrough point in the DR market may occur in 2028. Because with the continuous development in the field of quantum computing, the number of qubits in the established roadmap of the companies will reach a certain scale in 2027, and the explosion of the quantum computing industry is bound to bring a certain degree of explosive growth in the DR market. Therefore, the DR market may show an exponential growth in 2028.
Back to the classification, Wet DRs have their own advantages and disadvantages compared to Dry DR. For example, Wet DRs have a faster overall cooling rate and are mainly used for extreme applications that are very sensitive to vibration, such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Dry DRs have a lower reference temperature, higher cooling power at 100 mK, and are more widely used because they do not require liquid helium pre-cooling.
In 1961, Janis Research (later renamed Janis ULT), a major North American supplier of DRs, was founded. 1965, Das et al. built the first working prototype of a DR at Leiden University, achieving 0.22 K a year later, in 1966, Oxford Instruments introduced the world's first commercial DR. 2008 Bluefors, the world's leading supplier of DRs, was founded. In addition to commercial companies, several research institutions are actively involved in the development of DRs, such as the 10.9 mK Dry DR developed by the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2021.
This paper focuses on major Vendors and research institutes around the world, analyzing their product types, market positioning, market size and future prospects and companies. The main players of DRs include: Bluefors (Finland), Oxford instruments (UK), Leiden Cryogenics (Netherlands), CryoConcept (France).
Form Factor (USA), Maybell Quantum (USA), Quantum Design (USA), Ulvac Cryogenics (Japan), Zero Point Cryogenics (Canada), the global distribution is shown in the figure above.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Research Objectives
1 Executive Summary
2 Global Dilution Refrigerators Market
2.1 Dilution Refrigerators Market Size Prediction (2019 –
2025, USD Million)
2.2 Dilution Refrigerators Market by Type
2.2.1 Dry Dilution Refrigerators Market
2.2.2 Wet Dilution Refrigerators Market
2.3 Dilution Refrigerators Market by Application
2.3.1 Condensed-Matter
2.3.2 Quantum Computing
2.3.3 Astronomical Observation
2.3.4 Nano Materials
2.4 Dilution Refrigerators Market by Regions (2019 –
2025, USD Million)
2.4.1 North America
2.4.2 Europe
2.4.3 China
2.4.4 Others
2.5 Dilution Refrigerators Market by Temperature
2.4.1 Below 10mK
2.4.2 Between 10mK and 20mK
2.4.3 Between 21mK and 100mK
2.4.4 Between 101mK and 4K
3 Dilution Refrigerators Market Forces
3.1 Key Market Players Analysis
3.1.1 Bluefors
3.1.2 Oxford Instruments
3.1.3 Leiden Cryogenics
3.1.4 Form Factor
3.1.5 CryoConcept
3.2 Porters Five Force Model
3.3 SWOT Analysis
3.4 Market Drivers
3.5 Market Opportunities
4 Production Supply and Demand Forecast
5.2 Overall Forecasted Supply and Demand Analysis of DR by
Region
5.3 North America Forecasted
5.4 Europe Market Forecasted
5.5 China Market Forecasted
5 Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic and Global Inflation
6 Reference
7 Disclaimer
List of Exhibit
Exhibit : Definition and Classification of DR
Exhibit : Information of DR Scientific Research Institutes
Exhibit : Competitiveness of Major Companies
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Global DR Industry Market Scale and Growth Rate Forecast
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Global DR Market by Type
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Global DR Market by Temperature
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Global DR Market by Regions
Exhibit : 2019-2025 China DR Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 China DR Market Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Europe DR Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Europe DR Market Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 North America DR Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 North America DR Market Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Others DR Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Others DR Market Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 China DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 China DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Europe DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Europe DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 North America DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 North America DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Others DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Others DR Type Market Prediction
Exhibit : 2019-2025 DR Application Market Size by Temperature
Exhibit : 2019-2025 DR Application Market Size by Type
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Quantum Computing Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Quantum Computing Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Quantum Computing Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Quantum Computing Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Astronomical Observation Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Astronomical Observation Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Astronomical Observation Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Astronomical Observation Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Nanomaterials Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Nanomaterials Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Nanomaterials Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Nanomaterials Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Condensed-Matter Physics Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Temperature of DR Application in Condensed-Matter Physics Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Condensed-Matter Physics Market Size
Exhibit : 2019-2025 Different Type of DR Application in Condensed-Matter Physics Market Size Growth Rate
Exhibit : Global Dilution Refrigerator Market Prediction by Category
Exhibit : Average Price of Different Types of Dilution Refrigerators
Exhibit : Average Price of Dilution Refrigerators in Different Temperature Zones
Exhibit : Amount of Different Types of Dilution Refrigerators
Exhibit : Amount of Dilution Refrigerators in Different Temperature Zones
Exhibit : Persentage of Different Types of Dilution Refrigerators
Exhibit : Persentage of Dilution Refrigerators in Different Temperature Zones
Exhibit : Major Companies and Distribution of DR
Exhibit : Comparison of the Key Performance Indictor of the Major DR Product
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