Global semiconductor sales reached $146.8 billion in July 2026, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association and World Semiconductor Trade Statistics. The total was 6.4% higher than June and 135.1% above July 2025. Monthly sales have now increased for 17 consecutive months.
The regional breakdown shows that the expansion is broad. Sales in the Americas rose 171.3% from a year earlier, the fastest rate of the five reported regions. Asia Pacific and other markets increased 134.9%, China grew 123.6%, Europe rose 85.2%, and Japan increased 50.8%. Every region also posted positive month-over-month growth in July.
AI accelerators receive much of the attention, but the sales cycle reaches well beyond one product category. Large computing systems require memory, networking chips, power-management components, storage, and a long list of supporting devices. Growth across every region suggests the current cycle is reaching a wider semiconductor supply chain, even if AI-related demand remains a major driver.
There are two useful caveats. SIA's monthly values are compiled by WSTS and reported as a three-month moving average, which smooths short-term changes. The regional figures describe sales into each market, not the geographic location where the chips were manufactured. Even with those limits, the data show an unusually strong and geographically broad industry expansion. The next question for investors is how long shipment growth can remain this elevated as new fabrication and packaging capacity comes online.