Enterprises are getting Quantum Ready: real-world use-cases

Our new report tracks how leading corporations across ten industries are preparing for quantum advantage
Reports
177real-world use-cases, up from 68
69announced in 2025 and 2026 alone
19new entries already in production
10industries covered
Why now

Closer than you think.

For decades, quantum seemed just out of reach. Advances in error correction and new hardware modalities have changed that. Multiple vendors are expected to deliver quantum advantage within the next two years.

The past 18 months have been the busiest yet for enterprise adoption. The companies preparing today will be the ones ready when the breakthrough moment arrives.

What we found
Pilot to production

Quantum is running, not just being researched.

Ford Otosan uses it to sequence vehicle production. Japan Airlines uses it to plan aircraft maintenance. SMBC uses it to build equity indices. All in production today.

On-premises

Corporations are buying their own machines.

Aramco, EPB, Cleveland Clinic and ESA have installed quantum computers on their own sites.

New sectors

Adoption is spreading.

Two new chapters cover logistics, retail and manufacturing. Twelve insurers join a new insurance section, from Sompo to Munich Re.

Deadlines

Quantum-safe is now on the calendar.

The US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and Singapore have set post-quantum migration deadlines, mostly between 2030 and 2035.

Where the activity is

Finance leads. Healthcare and transport follow.

Use-cases tracked per industry in the Q4 2026 edition.

  • Financial services40
  • Healthcare & pharma27
  • Automotive & transport21
  • Oil, gas & energy18
  • Telecom17
  • Cybersecurity17
  • Defense & aerospace16
  • Chemical & materials10
  • Logistics & retail6
  • Manufacturing5
The hardware clock

Less hardware than you’d think.

We mapped every use-case to the hardware it needs. Roughly 50 logical qubits, expected around 2028, are enough to pilot most of them. McKinsey puts the value at stake by 2035 at $1.3T to $2.7T.

104 of 177

use-cases can run as pilots at ~50 logical qubits

59% pilot-ready by ~202897% runnable by ~2033
The full report

177 use-cases. Every source linked.

Market views, the full hardware mapping and a write-up of every corporate program, chapter by chapter.

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