2025 Software Publishers Industry Report

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Software Publishers industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Software Publishers industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Software Publishers companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Software Publishers
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Software Publishers Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Software Publishers Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total
System software publishing
Application software publishing
Database management software publishing
Licensing of rights to reproduce & distribute computer software
Operating systems software publishing
General business productivity & home use applications publishing
Cross-industry application software publishing
Game software publishing
Information technology (it) technical support services

Software Publishers Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	12%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Operations Specialties Managers	5%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	13%
Business Operations Specialists	10%
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	52%
Computer Occupations	52%
Software Developers and Programmers	35%
Software Developers, Applications	23%
Software Developers, Systems Software	6%
Computer Support Specialists	7%
Computer User Support Specialists	6%
Sales and Related Occupations	10%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing	6%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing	6%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	8%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $1,669,963,041 on the software publishers industry. It has awarded 17,432 contracts to 2,906 companies, with an average value of $574,660 per company.

Top Companies in Software Publishers and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)