Online Computer Software Sales

Operators in the Online Computer Software Sales industry sell and distribute software for local installation and execution to customers via the internet.

Companies in this industry may also handle digital rights management for that software.

The broad array of available computer software programs used today enables a range of different retail channels to provide industry products to consumers and businesses alike.

Industry sales include unique download and subscription software sales, in addition to the sale of industry software in combination with computer hardware or accessories.

Over the five years to 2020, Online Computer Software Sales industry performance has stuttered slightly, despite consistently strong demand and, to an extent, sales.

Operators in the industry sell and distribute software for local installation and execution to customers via the internet.

Companies in this industry may also handle digital rights management for that software.

The wide range of computer software programs available or arriving on the market today enables a range of diverse retail channels to retail industry software online to consumers and businesses alike.

Industry sales include unique download and subscription software sales, in addition to the sale of industry software in combination with computer hardware or accessories.

Over the five years to 2020, industry revenue is estimated to have risen at an annualized rate of 1.0% to $563.6 billion in total revenue, including a growth of 1.7% in 2020 alone.

Over the five years to 2025, the Online Computer Software Sales industry is anticipated to encounter steady growth in revenue.

Industry operators are expected to benefit from positive demand conditions, as businesses and consumers increase spending on computer software.

Simultaneously, more reliable annual sales as a result of the full adaptation and acceptance of the software as a service (SaaS) distribution and sales model will steady industry revenue and add to industry growth.

Nonetheless, the industry is anticipated to continue to encounter headwinds.

In particular, the number of computer software is fast approaching a natural point of saturation, while the emergence and popularity of new technologies that represent computer-alternatives will also threaten industry revenue.