How did Software Publishers move between 2019 and 2024?

Between calendar 2019 and 2024, Software Publishers climbed from #35 to #26 of 499 ranked industries (CLIMBER); share of tracked industry dollars went from 0.50% to 0.82%. That is a 9-place move over 5 years.

How heavy is Software Publishers within INFO?

Sector 51 (Information) placement uses the first two NAICS digits. Software Publishers ranks #1 of 27 classified industries there (SECTOR-LED), taking 33.5% of $18.4B.

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Software Publishers

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Top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars — code 511210 in Information.

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CY2024 awards: $6.2B
Corpus rank: #26 of 499
Award plate: PEAK
Sector: INFO · SECTOR-LED

Software Publishers federal industry awards

Software Publishers (NAICS 511210) ranks #26 of 499 tracked industries by calendar-2024 contract dollars at $6.2B.

Software Publishers takes 33.5% of INFO sector dollars in the calendar-2024 window, a heavy share within its two-digit NAICS sector. See /methodology/#naics.

Year-over-year change, 2019–2024

Across the calendar years on file, Software Publishers’s annual contract dollars rose from $5.2B in 2023 to $6.2B in 2024. 18% vs 2023

Software Publishers annual contract dollars, calendar 2019-2024

Calendar-year prime contract obligations by action date (award types A-D). Annual figures use the same NAICS classification basis as the CY2024 headline above.

Source: USAspending.gov spending_by_category

How Software Publishers leads the CY2024 industry award board

$6.2B · #26 of 499 by CY2024 industry awards , a top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars (same board as the industries listing). See methodology.

$6.2B under NAICS 511210 · #26 of 499 , PEAK · INFO · SECTOR-LED · CLIMBER. 2019→2024: 35→26 of 499 (0.50%→0.82% of tracked industry dollars) ; #1/27 in INFO. That is a 9-place move over 5 years. Nearest ABS peer: Offices of Physicians at $6.1B (PEAK).

Calendar-2024 actions under NAICS 511210 count as opportunity size, not firm revenue. This code carries a heavy share of its INFO sector window. Populations, lag, and NAICS/SBA rules: methodology.

Source: USAspending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mega-scale industry peers nationwide

Cross-sector peers from the USAspending NAICS extract: nearest mega-scale calendar-2024 award dollars and nearest sector-weight share. Not recommendations.

Closest CY2024 award dollars

Offices of Physicians $6.1B
Security Guards and Patrol Services $5.6B
Military Armored Vehicle $6.8B
Remediation Services $7.1B
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation $7.1B
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless… $5.1B

Similar sector weight

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 33.7% · $10.3B
Electric Power Distribution 32.8% · $961.7M
Petroleum Refineries 34.4% · $10.5B
Computer and Software Stores 34.9% · $224.2M
General Warehousing and Storage 31.8% · $773.9M
Surface Coal Mining 31.7% · $45.6M

Disclaimer: Data from USAspending.gov public records. For informational purposes only. Industry spending amounts are aggregated from contract awards and may not reflect the most current data. Always verify with official sources.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Compiled from USAspending.gov by the PlainFedContract editorial process.

Compiled by PlainFedContract, Government Agencies Editorial Process · August 14, 2026

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