Data: SpaceX takes 97% of US launch activity
April 1, 2026
By Chris Forrester
Analysts at Bryce Tech have examined launch activity around the planet during Q4 2025.
Bryce says that during the three-month period SpaceX had a 97 per cent market share of the US market and 83 per cent globally. China came a very distant second with 8 per cent of global launches, and Russia took 4 per cent of the global market.
Bryce’s statistics were based on launches carried out, and not weight of cargo placed into orbit.
Other non-SpaceX activity in the US market (mostly by the United Launch Alliance and its Atlas rockets) took the remaining 3 per cent of the market.
Other activity saw Korea take 1 per cent, Japan 0.6 per cent, Europe 0.2 per cent and India 0.1 per cent.
China’s launches were handled by CASC (China Aerospace, Science & Technology Corp.). Russian space agency Roscosmos handled its launches, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Services handled launches in Japan. India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looked after India’s activity.
