Summary
Global Software industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The software market encompasses applications used for business operations (e.g., ERP, CRM, etc.), as well as infrastructure software that manages IT systems and operations.
- The market value represents the revenue generated from sales and subscriptions of various software packages and offerings. It includes both signed deals that remain under contract and the annual revenues associated with new contracts signed within a specific calendar year. This excludes sales opportunities for third-party service providers.
- The software market is segmented into business process applications, data and analytics, IT management, security, and others.
- Business process applications are the applications used by enterprises for business operations that are either installed on-premises or delivered via the web. It covers commerce applications, customer relationship management applications, enterprise resource planning applications, financial applications, human resource and payroll applications, office productivity applications, product lifecycle management applications, supply chain management applications, and vertical-specific and packaged applications.
- Data and analytics include software/applications to analyze and act on data captured by the enterprise. It includes big data platforms, business intelligence and data discovery tools, and data and content management.
- IT management covers all middleware software that facilitates enterprises to perform basic tasks related to the development and management of internal services and processes. It includes application lifecycle management, application platforms and containers, integration software, operating systems, virtualization, business process management, IT service management tools, database management, system and network management platforms, storage management, and virtualization.
- The security segment covers endpoint security software, endpoint threat detection and response software, IoT and SCADA endpoint, and data security. It also covers application security, fraud prevention, and transactional security, identity & access management, messaging security, data protection, security intelligence and management, and server security.
- The scope of others includes software related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, communications and collaboration, edge computing, the Internet of Things, mobility, networking, and storage.
- All market data and forecasts are adjusted for inflation and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly annual average exchange rates.
- The global software market had total revenues of $945,233.2 million in 2023, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% between 2018 and 2023.
- The business process applications segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2023, with total revenues of $247,431.7 million, equivalent to 26.2% of the market's overall value.
- The US is only second to Asia-Pacific market, which is the largest regional market in 2023.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global software market
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global software market
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key software market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global software market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
- What was the size of the global software market by value in 2023?
- What will be the size of the global software market in 2028?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global software market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the global software market?
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Table of Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Competitive landscape
2 Introduction
2.1. What is this report about?
2.2. Who is the target reader?
2.3. How to use this report
2.4. Definitions
3 Global Software
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market outlook
3.5. Five forces analysis
4 Macroeconomic Indicators
4.1. Country data
5 Software in Asia-Pacific
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
6 Software in Europe
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
7 Macroeconomic Indicators
7.1. Country data
8 Software in France
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Software in Germany
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
11 Macroeconomic Indicators
11.1. Country data
12 Software in Australia
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
13 Macroeconomic Indicators
13.1. Country data
14 Software in Brazil
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
15 Macroeconomic Indicators
15.1. Country data
16 Software in Canada
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
17 Macroeconomic Indicators
17.1. Country data
18 Software in China
18.1. Market Overview
18.2. Market Data
18.3. Market Segmentation
18.4. Market outlook
18.5. Five forces analysis
19 Macroeconomic Indicators
19.1. Country data
20 Software in India
20.1. Market Overview
20.2. Market Data
20.3. Market Segmentation
20.4. Market outlook
20.5. Five forces analysis
21 Macroeconomic Indicators
21.1. Country data
22 Software in Indonesia
22.1. Market Overview
22.2. Market Data
22.3. Market Segmentation
22.4. Market outlook
22.5. Five forces analysis
23 Macroeconomic Indicators
23.1. Country data
24 Software in Italy
24.1. Market Overview
24.2. Market Data
24.3. Market Segmentation
24.4. Market outlook
24.5. Five forces analysis
25 Macroeconomic Indicators
25.1. Country data
26 Software in Japan
26.1. Market Overview
26.2. Market Data
26.3. Market Segmentation
26.4. Market outlook
26.5. Five forces analysis
27 Macroeconomic Indicators
27.1. Country data
28 Software in Mexico
28.1. Market Overview
28.2. Market Data
28.3. Market Segmentation
28.4. Market outlook
28.5. Five forces analysis
29 Macroeconomic Indicators
29.1. Country data
30 Software in The Netherlands
30.1. Market Overview
30.2. Market Data
30.3. Market Segmentation
30.4. Market outlook
30.5. Five forces analysis
31 Macroeconomic Indicators
31.1. Country data
32 Software in North America
32.1. Market Overview
32.2. Market Data
32.3. Market Segmentation
32.4. Market outlook
32.5. Five forces analysis
33 Software in Russia
33.1. Market Overview
33.2. Market Data
33.3. Market Segmentation
33.4. Market outlook
33.5. Five forces analysis
34 Macroeconomic Indicators
34.1. Country data
35 Software in Scandinavia
35.1. Market Overview
35.2. Market Data
35.3. Market Segmentation
35.4. Market outlook
35.5. Five forces analysis
36 Software in Singapore
36.1. Market Overview
36.2. Market Data
36.3. Market Segmentation
36.4. Market outlook
36.5. Five forces analysis
37 Macroeconomic Indicators
37.1. Country data
38 Software in South Africa
38.1. Market Overview
38.2. Market Data
38.3. Market Segmentation
38.4. Market outlook
38.5. Five forces analysis
39 Macroeconomic Indicators
39.1. Country data
40 Software in South Korea
40.1. Market Overview
40.2. Market Data
40.3. Market Segmentation
40.4. Market outlook
40.5. Five forces analysis
41 Macroeconomic Indicators
41.1. Country data
42 Software in Spain
42.1. Market Overview
42.2. Market Data
42.3. Market Segmentation
42.4. Market outlook
42.5. Five forces analysis
43 Macroeconomic Indicators
43.1. Country data
44 Software in Turkey
44.1. Market Overview
44.2. Market Data
44.3. Market Segmentation
44.4. Market outlook
44.5. Five forces analysis
45 Macroeconomic Indicators
45.1. Country data
46 Software in The United Kingdom
46.1. Market Overview
46.2. Market Data
46.3. Market Segmentation
46.4. Market outlook
46.5. Five forces analysis
47 Macroeconomic Indicators
47.1. Country data
48 Software in The United States
48.1. Market Overview
48.2. Market Data
48.3. Market Segmentation
48.4. Market outlook
48.5. Five forces analysis
49 Macroeconomic Indicators
49.1. Country data
50 Company Profiles
50.1. Oracle Corporation
50.2. NTT DATA Newson Corp
50.3. International Business Machines Corporation
50.4. Microsoft Corporation
50.5. MicroStrategy Inc
50.6. SAP SE
50.7. Dassault Systemes SA
50.8. Alphabet Inc
50.9. TOTVS SA
50.10. Neusoft Corp
50.11. Tata Consultancy Services Limited
50.12. Apple Inc
50.13. Infosys Limited
50.14. Fujitsu Limited
50.15. Otsuka Corp
50.16. AO Kaspersky Lab
50.17. Yandex NV
50.18. Sony Corporation
50.19. Open Text Corporation
51 Appendix
51.1. Methodology
51.2. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Global software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 2: Global software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 3: Global software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 4: Global software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 5: Global software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 6: Global size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 7: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 8: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 9: Global inflation, 2019–23
Table 10: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 11: Global exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 12: Asia-Pacific software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 13: Asia–Pacific software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 14: Asia-Pacific software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 15: Asia–Pacific software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 16: Asia-Pacific software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 17: Europe software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 18: Europe software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 19: Europe software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 20: Europe software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 21: Europe software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 22: Europe size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 23: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 24: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 25: Europe inflation, 2019–23
Table 26: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 27: Europe exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 28: France software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 29: France software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 30: France software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 31: France software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 32: France software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 33: France size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 34: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 35: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 36: France inflation, 2019–23
Table 37: France consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 38: France exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 39: Germany software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 40: Germany software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 41: Germany software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 42: Germany software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 43: Germany software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 44: Germany size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 45: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 46: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 47: Germany inflation, 2019–23
Table 48: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 49: Germany exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 50: Australia software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 51: Australia software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 52: Australia software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 53: Australia software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 54: Australia software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 55: Australia size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 56: Australia gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 57: Australia gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 58: Australia inflation, 2019–23
Table 59: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 60: Australia exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 61: Brazil software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 62: Brazil software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 63: Brazil software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 64: Brazil software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 65: Brazil software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 66: Brazil size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 67: Brazil gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 68: Brazil gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 69: Brazil inflation, 2019–23
Table 70: Brazil consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 71: Brazil exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 72: Canada software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 73: Canada software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 74: Canada software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 75: Canada software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 76: Canada software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 77: Canada size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 78: Canada gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 79: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 80: Canada inflation, 2019–23
Table 81: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 82: Canada exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 83: China software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 84: China software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 85: China software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 86: China software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 87: China software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 88: China size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 89: China gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 90: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 91: China inflation, 2019–23
Table 92: China consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 93: China exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 94: India software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 95: India software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 96: India software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 97: India software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 98: India software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 99: India size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 100: India gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 101: India gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 102: India inflation, 2019–23
Table 103: India consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 104: India exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 105: Indonesia software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 106: Indonesia software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018–2023
Table 107: Indonesia software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Table 108: Indonesia software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 109: Indonesia software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 110: Indonesia size of population (million), 2019–23
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 2: Global software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 4: Global software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global software market, 2023
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global software market, 2023
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global software market, 2023
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global software market, 2023
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global software market, 2023
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global software market, 2023
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 13: Asia–Pacific software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 15: Forces driving competition in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 16: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 17: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 18: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 19: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 20: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 21: Europe software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 22: Europe software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 23: Europe software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 24: Europe software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 25: Forces driving competition in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 26: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 27: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 28: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 29: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 30: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Europe, 2023
Figure 31: France software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 32: France software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 33: France software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 34: France software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 35: Forces driving competition in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 36: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 37: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 38: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 39: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 40: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in France, 2023
Figure 41: Germany software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 42: Germany software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 43: Germany software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 44: Germany software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 45: Forces driving competition in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 46: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 47: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 48: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 49: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 50: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Germany, 2023
Figure 51: Australia software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 52: Australia software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 53: Australia software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 54: Australia software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Australia, 2023
Figure 61: Brazil software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 62: Brazil software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 63: Brazil software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 64: Brazil software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 65: Forces driving competition in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 66: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 67: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 68: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 69: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 70: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Brazil, 2023
Figure 71: Canada software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 72: Canada software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 73: Canada software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 74: Canada software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 75: Forces driving competition in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 76: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 77: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 78: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 79: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 80: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Canada, 2023
Figure 81: China software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 82: China software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 83: China software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 84: China software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 85: Forces driving competition in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 86: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 87: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 88: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 89: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 90: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in China, 2023
Figure 91: India software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 92: India software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 93: India software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 94: India software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 95: Forces driving competition in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 96: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 97: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 98: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 99: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 100: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in India, 2023
Figure 101: Indonesia software market value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 102: Indonesia software market category segmentation: $ million, 2018-2023
Figure 103: Indonesia software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 104: Indonesia software market value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Figure 105: Forces driving competition in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
Figure 106: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
Figure 107: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
Figure 108: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
Figure 109: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
Figure 110: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Indonesia, 2023
