D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Quantum Computing 2026 Vendor Assessment, one of only two companies to receive that distinction.
The IDC MarketScape evaluated quantum computing vendors based on their current capabilities and future strategies across the global market.
D-Wave describes itself as the only dual-platform quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services to enterprise customers.
According to the IDC MarketScape, D-Wave’s customer activity extends well beyond research into operational manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, logistics, defense, and research computing workflows.
D-Wave reports that more than 200 million problems have been submitted to its systems, with Advantage2 system usage growing 314% year over year as of early 2026.
Public implementations cited in the report include manufacturing scheduling with Ford Otosan, network optimization with NTT DOCOMO, and workforce scheduling with Pattison Food Group.
The Leap cloud platform operates across more than 40 countries with 99.9% availability, SOC 2 Type 2 certification, and sub-second QPU response times, according to D-Wave.
D-Wave’s Stride hybrid solver supports optimization problems involving up to 2 million variables and constraints, removing the need for dedicated quantum programming expertise.
“The market is separating those who can deliver from those still making promises, and this is where D-Wave’s differentiation is unmistakable,” said Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave.
“We have been clear and consistent that quantum computing must deliver real value, on real problems, for real customers,” Baratz added, emphasizing the company’s commercial focus.
The IDC MarketScape noted that D-Wave’s Advantage2 system, its sixth-generation platform, became generally available in 2025, improving coherence, energy scaling, and optimization scalability over previous generations.
D-Wave’s roadmap includes the planned Advantage3 system, which targets a multichip 100,000-qubit architecture designed to handle significantly larger computational workloads.
Key gate-model milestones include a targeted 2030 completion of a 10-logical-qubit fault-tolerant system and a 2032 completion of a 100-logical-qubit system supporting quantum chemistry and quantum AI applications.
“D-Wave’s position as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape reflects its focus on making quantum computing more accessible to enterprise users through a mature software platform,” said Heather West, PhD, senior research manager and global quantum computing research lead at IDC.
West added that D-Wave’s dual-platform strategy broadens its long-term opportunity to address a wider range of enterprise workloads as the quantum market continues to evolve.
The IDC MarketScape observed that competition in quantum computing is shifting away from raw qubit counts toward broader platform maturity, software ecosystems, and hybrid quantum integration capabilities.
