List of the largest software companies
Several lists exist that provide an overview of large software companies in the world. The lists differ by methodology of composition and consequently show substantial differences in both listed companies and ranking of those companies.
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[edit] Forbes Global 2000
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine, based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value. The top 10 companies in the 2011 list for the "Software & Programming" industry are:[1]
[edit] The Software 500
The Software 500 is an annual ranking by Software Magazine. The magazine sends out a yearly request for data: companies fill in their own data online. As Software Magazine is primarily read in the US, the list also has a slight focus on the US, although it is becoming more international every year. The companies are ranked according to software & services sales revenues. Both public and private companies are included.
The top 10 on the 2011 list were:[2]
| Company | Headquarters (region) | Software/services revenue-millions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 3Armonk, NY | $78,659 |
| Microsoft | 3Redmond, WA (Seattle) | $54.426 |
| HP | 1Palo Alto, CA (Silicon Valley) | $38,520 |
| Oracle Corporation | 1Redwood Shores, CA (Silicon Valley) | $24,530 |
| Accenture | 99Dublin, Ireland | $21,551 |
| EMC Corporation | 4Hopkinton, MA (Boston) | $17,015 |
| SAP AG | 99Walldorf, Germany | $16,539 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 5Falls Church, VA | $16,128 |
| NTT Data Corporation | 6Tokyo, Japan | $12,290 |
| Hitachi | 6Tokyo, Japan | $12,254 |
[edit] Other lists
Technology research firms such as Gartner and IDC provide lists that are only available for a fee. Both their rankings are made according to sales revenues.
A few retail data banks, such as Nielsen, sell lists of the most popular prepackaged software sold in retail shops in a certain timeframe. Their lists are made according to the number of units sold or according to shop turnover. Their lists focus on retail and hence do not contain business to business software sales and may not include online sales.
[edit] See also
[edit] References and footnotes
- ^ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". http://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/. Retrieved 22 January 2012. Select Software & Programming under "Filter by industry".
- ^ "2011 Software 500 Online - Software Magazine". softwaremag.com. http://www.softwaremag.com/focus-areas/the-software-500-industry/sw500-online/2011-software-500-online/. Retrieved 22 January 2012.(registration required)
