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Software Global Industry Guide - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2025

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  • 301 Pages
  • April 2021
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5328348
Global Software industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). 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 is defined as revenues generated from both sales of, and subscriptions to, various software packages and offerings. The market includes both signed deals that remain under contract, and the annual revenues associated with new contracts signed, within a particular calendar year. This excludes sales opportunities for third-party services providers.
  • The software market is comprised of the following sectors: Business Process Applications, Data and Analytics, IT Management, Security and Other.
  • Business Process Applications includes revenues from 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 exhaustively.
  • Data and Analytics includes revenues from Artificial Intelligence Platforms, Big Data Platforms, Business Intelligence and Data Discovery Tools, Data and Content Management and Enterprise IoT (Internet of Things) Platforms exhaustively.
  • IT management includes revenues from 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 and Storage Management exhaustively.
  • Security includes revenues from Application Security, Endpoint Security Platforms, Fraud Prevention and Transactional Security, Identity and Access Management, Messaging Security, Data Protection, Security Intelligence and Management, Network Security, Server Security and Web Security exhaustively.
  • The Other segment includes revenues from Cloud Computing, Communications and Collaboration, Mobility, Networking and Storage.
  • All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e. without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2020 annual average exchange rates.
  • COVID-19: The assumption has been made that after the pandemic is over the global economy will gradually go back to the levels recorded before. It is also assumed that there is no widespread economic crisis as seen in 2008 due to announced financial support packages from governments around the world. In January 2021, at the time of the preparation of this report, the economic implications of national and local lockdowns of many economies are difficult to predict as there is no indication how long the pandemic will last, nor how many industries will be forced to stay closed and the scale of the governmental aid involved.
  • The global software market had total revenues of $580.8bn in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% between 2016 and 2020.
  • The business process applications segment was the market's most lucrative in 2020, with total revenues of $202.1bn, equivalent to 34.8% of the market's overall value.
  • In recent years, growth around the globe has been driven primarily by increased mobile and cloud computing usage among businesses and the population. Cloud

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 2020?
  • What will be the size of the global software market in 2025?
  • 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?

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
3.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
4 Software in Asia-Pacific
4.1. Market Overview
4.2. Market Data
4.3. Market Segmentation
4.4. Market outlook
4.5. Five forces analysis
5 Software in Europe
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
5.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
6 Software in France
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
6.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
7 Software in Germany
7.1. Market Overview
7.2. Market Data
7.3. Market Segmentation
7.4. Market outlook
7.5. Five forces analysis
7.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
8 Software in Italy
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
8.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
9 Software in Japan
9.1. Market Overview
9.2. Market Data
9.3. Market Segmentation
9.4. Market outlook
9.5. Five forces analysis
9.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
10 Software in Australia
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
10.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
11 Software in Canada
11.1. Market Overview
11.2. Market Data
11.3. Market Segmentation
11.4. Market outlook
11.5. Five forces analysis
11.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
12 Software in China
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
12.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
13 Software in The Netherlands
13.1. Market Overview
13.2. Market Data
13.3. Market Segmentation
13.4. Market outlook
13.5. Five forces analysis
13.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
14 Software in Spain
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
14.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
15 Software in The United Kingdom
15.1. Market Overview
15.2. Market Data
15.3. Market Segmentation
15.4. Market outlook
15.5. Five forces analysis
15.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
16 Software in The United States
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
16.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
17 Company Profiles
17.1. MicroStrategy Inc
17.2. Oracle Corporation
17.3. Alphabet Inc
17.4. Neusoft Corp
17.5. International Business Machines Corporation
17.6. SAP SE
17.7. Microsoft Corporation
17.8. NTT DATA Newson Corp
17.9. Otsuka Corp
17.10. Dassault Systemes SA
17.11. SCSK Corp.
17.12. Open Text Corporation
17.13. The Sage Group plc
18 Appendix
18.1. Methodology
18.2. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 2: Global software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 3: Global software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 4: Global software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 5: Global size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 6: Global GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 7: Global GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 8: Global inflation, 2016-20
Table 9: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 10: Global exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 11: Asia-Pacific software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 12: Asia-Pacific software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 13: Asia-Pacific software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 14: Asia-Pacific software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 15: Europe software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 16: Europe software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 17: Europe software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 18: Europe software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 19: Europe size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 20: Europe GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 21: Europe GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 22: Europe inflation, 2016-20
Table 23: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 24: Europe exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 25: France software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 26: France software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 27: France software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 28: France software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 29: France size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 30: France GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 31: France GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 32: France inflation, 2016-20
Table 33: France consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 34: France exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 35: Germany software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 36: Germany software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 37: Germany software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 38: Germany software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 39: Germany size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 40: Germany GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 41: Germany GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 42: Germany inflation, 2016-20
Table 43: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 44: Germany exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 45: Italy software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 46: Italy software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 47: Italy software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 48: Italy software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 49: Italy size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 50: Italy GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 51: Italy GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 52: Italy inflation, 2016-20
Table 53: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 54: Italy exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 55: Japan software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 56: Japan software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 57: Japan software market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 58: Japan software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 59: Japan size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 60: Japan GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 61: Japan GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 2: Global software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 3: Global software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 4: Global software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global software market, 2020
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global software market, 2020
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global software market, 2020
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global software market, 2020
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global software market, 2020
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global software market, 2020
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 15: Forces driving competition in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 16: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 17: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 18: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 19: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 20: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 21: Europe software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 22: Europe software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 23: Europe software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 24: Europe software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 25: Forces driving competition in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 26: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 27: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 28: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 29: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 30: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Europe, 2020
Figure 31: France software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 32: France software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 33: France software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 34: France software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 35: Forces driving competition in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 36: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 37: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 38: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 39: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 40: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in France, 2020
Figure 41: Germany software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 42: Germany software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 43: Germany software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 44: Germany software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 45: Forces driving competition in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 46: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 47: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 48: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 49: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 50: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Germany, 2020
Figure 51: Italy software market value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 52: Italy software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 53: Italy software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 54: Italy software market value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the software market in Italy, 2020
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in Italy, 2020
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in Italy, 2020
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in Italy, 2020
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in Italy, 2020
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in Italy, 2020

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • MicroStrategy Inc
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Alphabet Inc
  • Neusoft Corp
  • International Business Machines Corporation
  • SAP SE
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • NTT DATA Newson Corp
  • Otsuka Corp
  • Dassault Systemes SA
  • SCSK Corp.
  • Open Text Corporation
  • The Sage Group plc