1、QUANTUM COMPUTINGQuantum Is GettingReal.CEOs Need toShape Where It CreatesValue.By Matt Langione,Hanl Park,Jean-Franois Bobier,Brad Henderson,Dr.Harley T.Johnson,Sesh Iyer,and Zheng CuiARTICLE JUNE 04,2026 12 MIN READQuantum computers are expected to massively accelerate the way we tackle complex,hi

2、gh-impact problems,with huge implications for companies bottom line.BCGs prior study of morethan 100 industry use casessuch as drug discovery,catalyst design,and logistics optimization2026 Boston Consulting Group1showed that,at maturity,quantum computing can create up to$3.5 trillion of economic upl

3、ift.Thequestion is:When?To determine the answer,we studied the quantum activities of more than 200 large companiesand conducted our second biennial enterprise adoption survey.The results showed sustainedgrowth in enterprise demand along with significant tech breakthroughs in hardware and errorcorrec

4、tion.Taken together,these developments indicate that quantums commercial inflectionpointwhere the technology starts creating commercial value for end userscan arrive by 2030.Despite this flurry of activity,however,weve also observed an emerging risk that new,powerfulquantum machines may not live up

5、to their potential to deliver value.Though theoretical speed-ups in the future are realistic,todays concrete application algorithms remain sparse compared toambitious hardware roadmaps.The potential outcome is the arrival of staggering quantumcapability that isnt all that useful to solving real-worl

6、d problems.Closing this gap betweenpotential and practicality requires academic researchers,tech companies,enterprise end users,and domain experts all collaborating on structural responses,as well as enterprises coordinatingwith the tech providers to build targeted applications.For CEOs looking to e