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Information Industry Market Size and Share Rankings: 2006 Results

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Authors: Leigh Watson Healy, Chief Analyst; Pooneh Fooladi, Director & Market Analyst; Kate Worlock, Director, Market Intelligence Service

The information industry continued moderate but steady growth in 2006 as industry revenues rose 6% to $362 billion. Making market size and share information available is an underpinning of any industry’s presence and stature; to that end, this report analyzes year-over-year revenue and growth of the information industry as a whole, eight segments, and the top players by segment. Segments analyzed are B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information; Credit & Financial Information; Education & Training; Market Research and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services; Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information; News Providers & Publishers; Scientific, Technical & Medical Information; and Search, Aggregation & Syndication. This report provides:

- Outsell’s final 2006 size, growth, and market share estimates for the top 25 companies in the information industry;
- Our final 2006 size and growth estimates for each of eight information industry segments and for the information industry as a whole;
- Our final 2006 size, growth, and market share estimates for the top 10 companies in each of eight segments;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the information industry;
- Recommended actions for information providers and publishers.

Pub Date: June 25, 2007
Pages: 23
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
    1. Information Industry Growth Slowed Slightly to 6% in 2006
  • Top 25 Market Share Leaders
    1. Google Is No. 1 and Racing Ahead
  • Market Dynamics and Market Share Leaders by Segment
    1. B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information
    2. Credit & Financial Information
    3. Education & Training
    4. Legal, Tax & Regulatory
    5. Market and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services
    6. News Providers & Publishers
    7. Scientific, Technical & Medical Information
    8. Search, Aggregation & Syndication
  • Related Research
  • Methodology and Definitions

    • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. Est. Worldwide Information Industry Revenue by Segment
  • Figure 1. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue, 2006
  • Table 2. Top 25 Overall Information Industry Companies Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 3. Major B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information Subsegments
  • Table 4. Top 10 Companies – B2B Trade Publishing Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 5. Top 10 Companies – Company Information Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 6. Top 10 Companies – Credit & Financial Information Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 7. Top 10 Companies – Education & Training Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 8. Top 10 Companies – Legal, Tax & Regulatory Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 9. Size of Market and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Market
  • Table 10. Top 10 Companies – Market Research, Reports & Services Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 11. Top 10 Companies – IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 12. Top 10 Companies – News Providers & Publishers Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 13. Top 10 Companies – Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 14. Top 10 Companies – Search, Aggregation & Syndication Est. Worldwide Revenues

    • Companies Mentioned

  • Google, Inc.
  • Reed Elsevier
  • Gannett Co., Inc.
  • Thomson Corporation
  • Pearson plc
  • Yahoo! Inc.
  • McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  • Reuters Group plc
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Wolters Kluwer nv
  • The Nielsen Company
  • The Asahi Shimbun Company
  • News Corporation, Ltd
  • The Tribune Company
  • Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  • The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • Idearc Media Corp.
  • New York Times Company
  • Yell Ltd.
  • Time Warner Inc.
  • International Data Group (IDG)
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Washington Post Company
  • Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
  • Experian Group Limited