Information Industry Market Size and Share Rankings: Preliminary 2008 Results

Authors: Kate Worlock, Director & Lead Analyst; Pooneh Fooladi, Director & Market Analyst

This report analyzes preliminary estimates of 2008 revenue and 2007-to-2008 growth in the $400 billion information industry and its segments, and includes:

- Revenue and growth rates for the total information industry, which grew 2.3%, and its top 20 companies, which in aggregate grew 8.5% in 2008;
- Revenue and growth rates of the top 10 leaders in each of 10 industry segments;
- Commentary on trends driving growth in each segment, including News, which saw negative growth overall despite the positive effect of several acquisitions, and Search - led by Google - which saw slower than expected overall growth;
- Essential actions for information industry companies looking to maintain and grow market share in 2009.

Outsell maintains and continuously updates a database of over 7,000 publishers and information providers worldwide and uses a supply-side methodology to size the information industry.

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Why This Topic?
Information Industry Market Size and Top 20 Market Share Leaders

Information Industry Growth Slowed Significantly to 2.3%

Growth Continues, But at a Slower Pace
Market Share Leaders by Segment

B2B Trade Publishing
Company Information
Credit & Financial Information
Education & Training
Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information
Market Research, Reports & Services
IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services
News Providers & Publishers
Scientific, Technical & Medical Information
Search, Aggregation & Syndication

Essential Actions
Methodology

Tables & Figures

Table 1. Preliminary Worldwide Information Revenue by Segment, 2008
Table 2. Top 20 Information Industry Companies, Preliminary Worldwide Revenue Estimates, 2008
Figure 1. Declining Growth in the Information Industry, 2006-2008
Table 3. Currency Effects of Conversion from Pounds, Euros, and Yen into Dollars
Table 4. Top 10 B2B Trade Publishing Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 5. Top 10 Company Information Providers, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 6. Top 10 Credit & Financial Information Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 7. Top 10 Education & Training Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 8. Top 10 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 9. Top 10 Market Research, Reports & Services Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 10. Top 10 IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 11. Top 10 News Providers & Publishers, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 12. Top 10 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008
Table 13. Top 10 Search, Aggregation & Syndication Companies, Preliminary Revenue Estimates, 2008