Outsell, Inc. Releases Preliminary 2007 Market Size and Share Rankings for Information Industry; Shows 5.3 Percent Growth and $381 Billion Revenues
- Google in Lead for Second Year, Followed by Reed Elsevier, Pearson, Yahoo!, and Thomson
Burlingame, CA, and London—January 28, 2008—According to Outsell’s new report, “Information Industry Market Size and Share Rankings: Preliminary 2007 Results,” the industry slowed over the last year—with revenues growing only 5.3 percent to $381 billion, compared to 6 percent growth in 2006. Even Google, which retained its number-one position among information providers for the second year in a row, saw its growth decline in 2007, from a heady 72.8 percent in 2006 to 57.5 percent last year. Google’s chief rival, Yahoo!, also slowed down, from 22.2 percent to an estimated 9.7 percent.
Altogether, Outsell analyzed results of the information industry as a whole, and 12 separate segments. “The segments showed mixed financial results, with news publishers and providers, as we predicted, experiencing a decline of 2.5 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, search, aggregation and syndication continued to prosper, with growth estimated at 25.5 percent,” said Kate Worlock, Director, Market Intelligence Service, Outsell.
The new Outsell report includes:
-Preliminary 2007 revenues and growth rates for the total information industry and its top 20 companies. In addition to Google, the companies in the first 10 positions include (in descending order) Reed Elsevier, Pearson, Yahoo!, Thomson, Gannett, McGraw-Hill, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer.
-Outsell’s annual 10 predictions for the year ahead. Among them: Users will move to gated communities as search recedes; Asia and Europe will drive growth in mobile content; and B2B online ad revenue growth will surpass print growth.
-Revenue and growth rates of the top 10 leaders in 10 segments, which include B2B trade publishing; company information; credit and financial; education and training; legal, tax and regulatory; market research, reports and services; IT and telecom research, reports and services; news providers and publishers; scientific, technical and medical; and search, aggregation and syndication. (Outsell also provides aggregated data for two more segments--HR and Yellow Pages and Directories.)
-Segment-by-segment insights and trends.
Outsell maintains and continuously updates a database of over 6,000 publishers and information providers worldwide—and draws on the information for its ongoing research, analysis and reports.
Journalists who would like to talk with Outsell about the report should contact Dawn Ringel, Warner Communications, 781-449-8456 or dawn@warnerpr.com.
Companies that would like to purchase the report should go to http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/546?refid=home or contact Outsell at 650-342-6060 or info@outsellinc.com.
ABOUT OUTSELL, INC.:
Outsell is the only worldwide syndicated market research and advisory firm that delivers must-have intelligence and advice to publishers and information providers. We analyze markets, companies, and trends, and provide fact-based recommendations for high-level executives and product development, marketing, and strategy teams. In addition, we work with information managers to benchmark spending and demonstrate best practices. Outsell invests significantly in original research each year to guide clients in optimizing their strategies, plans, and performance. Outsell’s headquarters are in Burlingame, CA, US and London, UK. Visit us at www.outsellinc.com.
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