Fraud hunters market seen reaching $19.31 billion by 2030

By AI, Created 11:36 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – The Business Research Company says the global fraud hunters market will reach $19.31 billion by 2030, driven by demand in banking, military, insurance and other sectors. North America is expected to be the largest region, while the U.S. is projected to be the biggest country market.

Why it matters: - The fraud hunters market is projected to reach $19.31 billion by 2030, reflecting rising demand for fraud detection and prevention across finance, government and defense. - The forecast points to expanding use of AI-driven monitoring tools as organizations face more cyber fraud, financial crime and identity theft. - The market’s growth also signals tighter regulatory pressure and higher spending on risk management systems.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released an outlook on the global fraud hunters market on April 30, 2026. - The report estimates the market will surpass $19 billion in 2030. - The market is expected to grow at a 16% compound annual growth rate through 2030. - The report includes a free sample request and a full market report.

The details: - North America is projected to be the largest region in 2030, with a market value of $6.8 billion. - North America’s market is forecast to rise from $3.4 billion in 2025, a 15% CAGR. - The USA is projected to be the largest country market in 2030, valued at $6.0 billion. - The U.S. market is expected to grow from $3.0 billion in 2025 at a 15% CAGR. - The insurance and banking fraud segment is expected to be the largest type-of-fraud category, accounting for 29% of the market, or about $6 billion, in 2030. - The market is also segmented by organization size into SMEs and large organizations. - Application segments include government, banks and financial institutions, and other applications. - The parent financial fraud detection software market is expected to be about $37 billion by 2030. - Fraud hunters are estimated to represent around 51% of that parent market. - Within the broader information technology industry, the fraud hunters market is estimated to account for nearly 0.1% of total market value by 2030. - The financial statement fraud market, healthcare market, insurance and banking fraud market, consumer fraud market and intellectual property fraud market are the report’s biggest growth opportunities. - Those five segments are projected to add more than $11 billion in market value by 2030. - Over the next five years, financial statement fraud is projected to grow by $2 billion. - Healthcare is projected to grow by $2 billion. - Insurance and banking fraud is projected to grow by $3 billion. - Consumer fraud is projected to grow by $3 billion. - Intellectual property fraud is projected to grow by $1 billion.

Between the lines: - The report’s strongest growth assumptions center on sectors with high transaction volume and sensitive data exposure, especially banking and military. - The Business Research Company says those sectors’ reliance on digital systems, cloud tools and blockchain is increasing demand for more sophisticated monitoring. - The forecast also highlights corruption, bribery and embezzlement as drivers of spending on fraud oversight. - The estimates suggest the market is moving from point solutions toward broader fraud and risk platforms.

What’s next: - The Business Research Company expects rising adoption of advanced fraud detection technologies to keep driving the market through 2030. - Regulatory compliance, AI adoption and real-time monitoring investments are likely to remain the main growth catalysts. - The company is continuing to market the report alongside its broader research services and custom packages.

The bottom line: - Fraud detection is becoming a bigger enterprise and public-sector spending category, with the U.S. and North America leading demand.