Global Software Top 100 - Edition 2010
Written by Michel van Kooten   
Wednesday, September 29 2010 07:55

This list contains the top companies in the software industry, ranked by annual software revenues. Software revenues are defined as revenues coming from sale of licenses, maintenance, subscription and support. Revenues from custom software development are excluded.

Please read the research methodology if you wish to gain a deeper understanding of the way the list was composed.
More information on the world's largest software companies can be found in this article with software industry analysis, trends and highlights.
The previous (2009) edition of the Global Software Top 100 is available here.

#

Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

1
49,090 -1% 61,159 80%
2
21,396 -3% 95,758 22%
3
18,582 6% 22,734 82%
4
11,368 -2% 15,373 74%
5
7,595 5% 29,014 26%
6
6,799 -6% 17,762 38%
7
6,183 -15% 116,245 5%
8
5,565 -2% 5,992 93%
9
4,529 -15% 18,114 25%
10
4,279 -7% 4,279 100%
11
4,012 2% 4,318 93%
12
3,960 -6% 14,026 28%
13
3,728 -13% 3,728 100%
14
2,796 -17% 2,987 94%
15
2,137 8% 36,633 6%
16
1,996 -1% 5,508 36%
17
1,914 -27% 79,441 2%
18
1,758 11% 1,888 93%
19
1,635 12% 21,835 8%
20
1,594 -24% 2,887 55%
21
1,589 -7% 99,818 2%
22
1,584 -1% 1,803 88%
23
1,575 -5% 2,100 75%
24
1,557 4% 2,336 67%
25
1,557 -21% 1,764 88%

#

Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

26
1,294 -6% 2,888 45%
27
1,249 -16% 1,249 100%
28
1,218 8% 43,086 3%
29
1,202 0% 1,353 89%
30
1,200 9% 156,783 1%
31
1,191 24% 1,287 93%
32
1,155 2% 2,310 50%
33
1,140 -3% 1,614 71%
34
1,117 -22% 4,612 24%
35
1,045 13% 4,934 21%
36
1,029 5% 1,029 100%
37
1,029 -13% 2,024 51%
38
1,022 -46% 4,088 25%
39
964 21% 1,927 50%
40
928 5% 18,556 5%
41
916 62% 1,832 50%
42
916 -37% 916
100%
43
909 -1% 909
100%
44
860
1% 4,213
20%
45
836 12% 1,221 69%
46
836
-14% 4,248
20%
47
834 21% 924 90%
48
826 -7% 10,482 8%
49
825 8% 1,259 66%
50
800 0% 107,396 1%


#

Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

51
772
-9% 1,709
45%
52
767
32% 994
77%
53
760
8% 10,211 7%
54
757
9% 3,305
23%
55
751 -6% 853
88%
56
747
3% 1,672 45%
57
746
-18% 853 88%
58
744
0% 967
77%
59
704
40% 768
92%
60
692
21% 852
82%
61
671
-5% 50,662
1%
62
656
-10% 935
70%
63
655
14% 3,558
18%
64
622
18% 732
85%
65
608
70% 608
100%
66
593
3% 1,170
51%
67
578 -5% 770 75%
68
565 6% 33,406 2%
69
564 3% 976 58%
70
553 -3% 108,717 1%
71
549 100% 549 100%
72
539 8% 10,781 5%
73
534 8% 593 90%
74
526 0% 634 83%
75
516 4% 689 75%

#

Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

76
509
-29% 629
81%
77
493
47% 740
67%
78
485 68% 35,172
1%
79
480
33% 480
100%
80
477
4% 802
60%
81
477
-24% 960
50%
82
468
7% 702
67%
83
461
26% 1,576
29%
84
457
-1% 731
63%
85
451
0% 601
75%
86
450
0% 600
75%
87
445 -4% 495
90%
88
432
-24% 4,317
10%
89
429
51% 620
69%
90
418
-11% 695
60%
91
413
-12% 2,718
15%
92
401
-4% 601
67%
93
401 -10% 562 71%
94
393 -12% 1,073 37%
95
388 0% 776 50%
96
383 3% 517 74%
97
381 14% 23,651 2%
98
378 11% 3,784 10%
99
375 0% 500 75%
100
375 -7% 625 60%
 

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