Historical brief · 2026-11-12

D-Wave Named a Market Shaper in Gartner Quantum Computing Report

According to D-Wave News: D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced it has been recognized as a Market Shaper in the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for Quantum Computing. According to the company, this inclusion highlights its dual-platform approach and its progress in delivering enterprise-grade quantum software and scalable hardware architectures.

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According to D-Wave News:

D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced it has been recognized as a Market Shaper in the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant for Quantum Computing - Established Vendors as of November 2026, placing among six vendors in the upper right quadrant. Gartner defines Market Shapers as organizations building solutions capable of fundamentally replacing classical computing bottlenecks rather than simply augmenting existing workflows, delivering scalable fault-tolerant architectures and high-fidelity logical qubits.

D-Wave CEO Dr. Alan Baratz stated that the recognition reflects the transformative potential of the company's technology and its execution capabilities. D-Wave provides both quantum annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services, offering enterprise customers access to its Leap quantum cloud service and on-premises systems.

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