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Global Software Top 100 - Edition 2011

23 August 2011 , Written by Michel van Kooten
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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.

Clicking the company name in the list will take you to a page with some company info and a brief explanation of the software revenue calculation (in case a calculation was necessary).

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 (2010) 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
54,270 10.6% 67,383 80.5%  
2
22,485 5.1% 99,870 22.5%  
3
20,958 12.8% 30,180 69.4%  
4
12,558 10.5% 16,654 75.4%  
5
7,274 -4.2% 30,307 24.0%  
6

HP>

6,669 7.9% 126,562 5.3%  
7
5,636 1.3% 6,013 93.7%  
8
5,456 -19.8% 13,766 39.6%  
9
4,447 3.9% 4,447 100.0%  
10
4,356 10.0% 17,015 25.6%  
11
4,229 -6.6% 16,918 25.0%  
12

CA>

4,136 3.1% 4,454 92.9%  
13
3,413 -8.4% 3,413 100.0%  
14
3,177 13.6% 3,826 83.0%  
15
2,561 -4.6% 21,374 12.0%  
16
2,383 11.5% 41,045 5.8%  
17
2,083 8.8% 83,039 2.5%  
18
1,939 22.0% 113,500 1.7%  
19
1,885 19.0% 2,090 90.2%  
20
1,843 4.8% 1,981 93.0%  
21
1,762 -11.7% 4,992 35.3%  
22
1,701 9.2% 1,932 88.0%  
23
1,643 3.1% 3,122 52.6%  
24
1,523 27.9% 1,628 93.6%  
25
1,485 -4.6% 2,228 66.7%

 

#

Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

 
26
1,441 15.4% 1,441 100.0%  
27
1,399 36.0% 2,851 49.1%  
28
1,358 11.5% 75,660 1.8%  
29
1,350 -14.3% 1,800 75.0%  
30
1,326 2.5% 3,133 42.3%  
31
1,302 13.8% 1,875 69.4%  
32
1,237 2.9% 1,394 88.7%  
33
1,215 5.2% 2,430 50.0%  
34
1,202 7.6% 4,819 24.9%  
35
1,200 0.0% 150,211 0.8%  
36
1,189 29.8% 1,189 100.0%  
37
1,085 5.4% 1,085 100.0%  
38
1,032 7.1% 2,065 50.0%  
39
999 -4.4% 4,752 21.0%  
40
943 9.7% 4,706 20.0%  
41
935 12.1% 1,098 85.2%  
42
933 20.9% 1,936 48.2%  
43
931 11.4% 1,496 62.2%  
44
928 12.3% 11,591 8.0%  
45
877 -5.5% 17,538 5.0%  
46
835 11.9% 936 89.2%  
47
800 -3.0% 1,238 64.6%  
48
800 0.0% 102,183 0.8%  
49
798 -4.5% 4,996 16.0%  
50
786 5.2% 1,850 42.5%  
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Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
growth

Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

 
51
783 2.1% 1,107 70.7%  
52
766 -16.4% 1,799 42.6%  
53
766 -15.7% 766 100.0%  
54
761 10.0% 941 80.9%  
55
752 -0.7% 3,087 24.4%  
56
751 20.7% 882 85.1%  
57
751 54.8% 43,623 1.7%  
58
744 0.0% 967 76.9%  
59
729 8.6% 56,156 1.3%  
60

F5>

720 39.5% 960 75.0%  
61
717 -4.5% 804 89.2%  
62
702 7.2% 4,501 15.6%  
63
680 -3.4% 846 80.4%  

64

673 19.3% 1,143 58.9%  
65
665 1.4% 902 73.7%  
66
608 0.0% 608 100.0%  
67
580 17.6% 870 66.7%  
68
579 5.5% 579 100.0%  
69
578 0.0% 770 75.1%  
70
578 8.2% 643 89.9%  
71
575 1.8% 33,965 1.7%  
72
571 45.3% 857 66.6%  
73
564 30.6% 5,639 10.0%  
74
562 28.3% 650 86.5%  
75
560 10.0% 679 82.5%  
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Company

Software
Revenues
mln US$
Software
Revenue
growth
Total
Revenues
mln US$

Software
Revenue
share

 
76
555 3.0% 11,094 5.0%  
77
555 16.4% 905 61.3%  
78
551 -0.4% 110,407 0.5%  
79
543 42.5% 29,321 1.9%  
80
540 13.2% 1,024 52.7%  
81
500 4.2% 500 100.0%  
82
486 6.3% 734 66.2%  
83
483 3.2% 725 66.6%  
84
478 11.4% 681 70.2%  
85
477 7.2% 530 90.0%  
86
473 2.6% 1,563 30.3%  
87
469 12.2% 767 61.1%  
88
451 0.0% 601 75.0%  
89
451 21.9% 753 59.9%  
90
450 0.0% 600 75.0%  
91
443 7.3% 2,824 15.7%  
92
427 11.5% 580 73.6%  
93
421 16.0% 21,314 2.0%  
94
413 20.8% 447 92.4%  
95
400 49.8% 600 66.7%  
96
397 2.3% 794 50.0%  
97
390 32.7% 631 61.8%  
98
378 0.0% 3,784 10.0%  
99
375 0.0% 500 75.0%  
100
375 51.8% 857 43.8%  
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