The global drone show industry is a rapidly growing field, with innovative drone light show companies pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. They’re breaking records for largest drone shows. They’re putting fireworks on physical drones. They’re drawing huge crowds.
So which drone light show companies are the biggest?
SPH Engineering, which builds drone show technology and is also behind the annual International Drone Show Competition, just put out a study that illuminates the biggest drone show companies worldwide. In their “Drone Show Market Analysis” made in collaboration with market research group Duamentes Global Alliance in June 2024, the teams analyzed data from 1,000 drone shows across 62 countries.
They then broke out the biggest drone light show companies by region. Here are those names:
The world’s biggest drone light show companies
North American drone light show companies
North America is, by many metrics, a leader in drone light shows. With more than 1,000 drone shows documented over the past year, it’s easy to come by a drone show. Just check out our drone show events schedule to find one near you — and it should be relatively easy to find one.
They’re abundant at MLB games and county fairs. And especially in summer 2024, theme parks leaned into drone shows. Most of the best theme park drone shows occurred in the U.S., including CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular, the nighttime show at Universal Studios Orlando. Meanwhile, the nearby (and free-to-watch) Disney World drone show called “Disney Dreams That Soar” has been drawing unprecedented crowds.
With so much demand comes opportunities for dozens of North American drone light show companies to proliferate. That said, Sky Elements is the biggest. Perhaps not coincidentally, they’re the team that powered my first ever drone show, which was a Star Wars drone show after an Oakland A’s baseball game.
Sky Elements famously put on the drone light show for Serena Williams’ gender reveal party. It also holds a Guinness World Record by producing 40 drone shows in a single weekend, which it did during the 2023 Fourth of July weekend. These days, it’s getting fancy by mounting fireworks to its drones. The company holds multiple awards, and was even a winner in the SPH Engineering International Drone Show Competition.
Other big names in the North American drone show market including Pixis Drones and FireFly.
European drone light show companies
As of June 2024, estimations show there are roughly 50 European drone light show companies. But one dominates the space, with a market share of nearly half. According to the Drone Show Market Analysis, Dronisos makes up 48% of all European drone shows.
Dronisos, which is based in France, is perhaps most famous for working in conjunction with Disneyland Paris. That includes putting on their nightly Disney Electrical Sky Parade show, as well as one-off shows. One of the most notable shows was the July 14 Bastille Day drone show, which broke a Guinness World Record for “Largest aerial display of a fictional character formed by multirotors / drones.” With that, it made a spectacular, tricolor Mickey Mouse head made out of 1,571 drones.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, France also houses the most drone shows per year of any European country, according to the Drone Show Market Analysis.
Other notable names that are still fairly large include UMILES Group and Drone Show Europe.
Asia Pacific’s drone light show companies
Though there are far fewer drone show companies in Asia Pacific versus Europe, none has as dominant of a market share. The biggest drone show company in Asia Pacific is Red Cliff, which is based in Tokyo, Japan. But still, it only claims a 33% market share.
Another big name, DAON, is not far away with a 26% market share. MIRS Innovate is generally considered the third-largest drone show company in Asia Pacific.
Indian drone light show companies
There’s really just one Indian drone light show company to know, and that’s BotLab Dynamics. Based out of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, the drone show company has a strong research background. The company uses all in-house products, and has spent more than seven years condugin swarm drone research and development.
Though BotLab Dynamics has little competition within the country of India, it’s still a force in the world. When it set the then-record of hosting India’s largest drone light show with 1,000 drones at Rashtrapati Bhawan (that was in January 2022), that made India the fourth nation in the world to host a drone show of such a large scale.
Middle Eastern and North African drone light show companies
Drone shows in the Middle East are huge — and fabulous. Averaging 401 drones per show, Middle Eastern drone shows tend to be an over-the-top spectacle. Unsurprisingly, the UAE (which is home to famously-flashy city Dubai) holds the title of most shows per year in the region.
There are about a dozen drone light show companies in the Middle East, and the biggest names are New Rise Technologies, Lumasky Drone Show and SKD.
Latin American drone light show companies
Drone shows haven’t super taken off in Latin America. There are only about a dozen drone show companies through the region, and the shows they put on are generally pretty small. They average a small 115 drones per show. Contrast that with the massive Asia Pacific shows that average 307 drones, or the Middle East show averaging 401 drones per show!
That said, the Latin American drone show companies showing the biggest potential include Aion, Magic and Pixel Drones.
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