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Software Publishing in Illinois

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS IL51121

Software Publishing in Illinois industry analysis

The Software Publishing industry in Illinois is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x billion.

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Definition of the Software Publishing in Illinois?

Software publishers disseminate licenses to customers for the right to execute software on their own computers. Operators in this industry market and distribute software products and may also design the software, produce support materials and provide support services.

What’s included in the Software Publishing in Illinois?

The Software Publishing in Illinois includes developing software, publishing software, development video games, publishing video games, publishing cellular phone software, publishing computer software, developing firmware software and development middleware software. Related terms covered in the Software Publishing in Illinois industry report includes software distributed under a licensing arrangement that enables computer codes to be shared, viewed and modified by other users and organizations, a model of software deployment in which a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand, a type of software, also known as enterprise application software (eas), that is intended to solve an enterprise problem, rather than a departmental problem, a computer program that functions with the purpose of supporting or improving the software user's work and a computing model in which storage and computing tasks are handled by networked machines (often servers in a data center owned by the service provider) rather than at the point of consumption.

Industry Performance of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois

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Software Publishing in Illinois

#8 in Highest Revenue 2.9% of state's GDP
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Software Publishing in the US


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Key Drivers of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois

See how key industry drivers, such as population, newly issued building permits, new business formation, private investment in computers and software, consumer spending and percentage of business conducted online are impacting Software Publishing in Illinois

Illinois Economic Indicators

Population
Newly issued building permits
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Private investment in computers and software
Consumer spending
Percentage of business conducted online

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County Data of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois

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Key Statistics of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois

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What is the market size of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois in 2025?

The market size of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois is $15.7bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Software Publishing industry in Illinois in 2025?

There are 797 businesses in the Software Publishing industry in Illinois, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 6.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Software Publishing industry in Illinois grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Software Publishing industry in Illinois has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.7% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Software Publishing industry in Illinois in 2025?

There are 34,334 employees in the Software Publishing industry in Illinois, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 6.7% from 2020 to 2025.