$29.0bn
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The Design, Editing and Rendering Software Publishing sector is undergoing a strategic transformation anchored by innovative technological advancements and progressive market dynamics. This pivot has been characterized by an unmistakable surge in demand magnified by the transition to virtual environments in numerous professions and a general increase in digital content consumption. To illustrate, the industry has seen a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7% from 2019 to 2024, reaching a market size of $21.8 billion. Recent cycles have witnessed the proliferation of cutting-edge tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI), reshaping the creative landscape and optimizing workflows, albeit with emergent ethical considerations of intellectual property and the displacement of conventional artistry.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $29.0bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Inc. | 10,456.5 | 3,426.1 | 32.8 | |
Autodesk, Inc. | 2,773.4 | 501.0 | 18.1 | |
Dassault Systemes Se | 855.8 | 279.5 | 32.7 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including CAD and other design software, Image editing software and Video postproduction and sound editing software. CAD and other design software is the largest segment of the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US.
Artificial Intelligence brings image editing back to the forefront
This industry develops and distributes design, picture-editing, video-rendering, object-rendering and audio-editing software. These types of software are widely used in the fields of graphic design, architecture, video game development, manufacturing and media production. The industry also includes companies that develop software add-ons. This industry does not publish software for editing textual documents (IBISWorld report 51121a).
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NAICS 511210 - Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US
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The market size of the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry in United States is $29.0bn in 2024.
There are 4,218 businesses in the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 15.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 5.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing market in United States are Adobe Inc., Autodesk, Inc. and Dassault Systemes Se
Developing image-editing software and Developing computer-aided design (CAD) software are part of the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is Adobe Inc..
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Design, Editing & Rendering Software Publishing in the US industry in United States.