Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD), commonly called directional boring, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore path by using a surface-launched drilling rig, with minimal impact on the surrounding area. Directional boring is used when trenching or excavating is not practical. It is suitable for a variety of soil conditions and jobs including road, landscape and river crossings.

According to APO Research, The global Horizontal Directional Drilling market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Horizontal Directional Drilling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Horizontal Directional Drilling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Horizontal Directional Drilling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Horizontal Directional Drilling include Charles Machine Works, XCMG, Vermeer, Goodeng Machine, Herrenknecht AG, Dilong, Drillto, DW/TXS and CHTC JOVE, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Horizontal Directional Drilling, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Horizontal Directional Drilling.

The Horizontal Directional Drilling market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Units) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Horizontal Directional Drilling market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Horizontal Directional Drilling Segment by Company

Charles Machine Works
XCMG
Vermeer
Goodeng Machine
Herrenknecht AG
Dilong
Drillto
DW/TXS
CHTC JOVE
Huanghai
TRACTO-TECHNIK
Guangxi Huali
Barbco
Terra
Prime Drilling

Horizontal Directional Drilling Segment by Type

Small HDD
Medium HDD
Large HDD

Horizontal Directional Drilling Segment by Application

Oil and Gas
Telecommunication
Water Sypply and Sewer Network
Power Industry
Others

Horizontal Directional Drilling Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Horizontal Directional Drilling market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Horizontal Directional Drilling and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Horizontal Directional Drilling.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Horizontal Directional Drilling manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Horizontal Directional Drilling in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Horizontal Directional Drilling Market by Type
1.3.1 Small HDD
1.3.2 Medium HDD
1.3.3 Large HDD
1.4 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Trends
2.2 Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Drivers
2.3 Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Horizontal Directional Drilling Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Horizontal Directional Drilling Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Horizontal Directional Drilling Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Horizontal Directional Drilling Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Horizontal Directional Drilling Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Horizontal Directional Drilling by Application
5.1 Horizontal Directional Drilling Market by Application
5.1.1 Oil and Gas
5.1.2 Telecommunication
5.1.3 Water Sypply and Sewer Network
5.1.4 Power Industry
5.1.5 Others
5.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Horizontal Directional Drilling Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Charles Machine Works
6.1.1 Charles Machine Works Comapny Information
6.1.2 Charles Machine Works Business Overview
6.1.3 Charles Machine Works Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Charles Machine Works Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Charles Machine Works Recent Developments
6.2 XCMG
6.2.1 XCMG Comapny Information
6.2.2 XCMG Business Overview
6.2.3 XCMG Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 XCMG Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.2.5 XCMG Recent Developments
6.3 Vermeer
6.3.1 Vermeer Comapny Information
6.3.2 Vermeer Business Overview
6.3.3 Vermeer Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Vermeer Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Vermeer Recent Developments
6.4 Goodeng Machine
6.4.1 Goodeng Machine Comapny Information
6.4.2 Goodeng Machine Business Overview
6.4.3 Goodeng Machine Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Goodeng Machine Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Goodeng Machine Recent Developments
6.5 Herrenknecht AG
6.5.1 Herrenknecht AG Comapny Information
6.5.2 Herrenknecht AG Business Overview
6.5.3 Herrenknecht AG Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Herrenknecht AG Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Herrenknecht AG Recent Developments
6.6 Dilong
6.6.1 Dilong Comapny Information
6.6.2 Dilong Business Overview
6.6.3 Dilong Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Dilong Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Dilong Recent Developments
6.7 Drillto
6.7.1 Drillto Comapny Information
6.7.2 Drillto Business Overview
6.7.3 Drillto Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Drillto Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Drillto Recent Developments
6.8 DW/TXS
6.8.1 DW/TXS Comapny Information
6.8.2 DW/TXS Business Overview
6.8.3 DW/TXS Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 DW/TXS Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.8.5 DW/TXS Recent Developments
6.9 CHTC JOVE
6.9.1 CHTC JOVE Comapny Information
6.9.2 CHTC JOVE Business Overview
6.9.3 CHTC JOVE Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 CHTC JOVE Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.9.5 CHTC JOVE Recent Developments
6.10 Huanghai
6.10.1 Huanghai Comapny Information
6.10.2 Huanghai Business Overview
6.10.3 Huanghai Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Huanghai Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Huanghai Recent Developments
6.11 TRACTO-TECHNIK
6.11.1 TRACTO-TECHNIK Comapny Information
6.11.2 TRACTO-TECHNIK Business Overview
6.11.3 TRACTO-TECHNIK Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 TRACTO-TECHNIK Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.11.5 TRACTO-TECHNIK Recent Developments
6.12 Guangxi Huali
6.12.1 Guangxi Huali Comapny Information
6.12.2 Guangxi Huali Business Overview
6.12.3 Guangxi Huali Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Guangxi Huali Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Guangxi Huali Recent Developments
6.13 Barbco
6.13.1 Barbco Comapny Information
6.13.2 Barbco Business Overview
6.13.3 Barbco Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Barbco Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Barbco Recent Developments
6.14 Terra
6.14.1 Terra Comapny Information
6.14.2 Terra Business Overview
6.14.3 Terra Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Terra Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Terra Recent Developments
6.15 Prime Drilling
6.15.1 Prime Drilling Comapny Information
6.15.2 Prime Drilling Business Overview
6.15.3 Prime Drilling Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Prime Drilling Horizontal Directional Drilling Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Prime Drilling Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country
10.1 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Horizontal Directional Drilling Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Horizontal Directional Drilling Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Horizontal Directional Drilling Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Horizontal Directional Drilling Production Mode & Process
12.2 Horizontal Directional Drilling Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Horizontal Directional Drilling Distributors
12.2.3 Horizontal Directional Drilling Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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