Microsoft is undoubtedly the king of software companies. Check out the world's top 15 software companies ranked by annual software revenues, according to Global Software:
1. Microsoft
Software revenues: $54,270 mn
Software revenue growth: 10.6%
Total revenue: $67,383 mn
Software revenue share: 80.5%
2. IBM
Software revenues:$22,485 mn
Software revenue growth: 5.1%
Total revenue: $99,870 mn
Software revenue share: 22.5%
3. Oracle
Software revenues: $20,958 mn
Software revenue growth: 12.8%
Total revenue: $30,180 mn
Software revenue share: 69.4%
4. SAP
Software revenues: $12,558 mn
Software revenue growth: 10.5%
Total revenue: $16,654 mn
Software revenue share: 75.4%
5. Ericsson
Software revenues: $7,274 mn
Software revenue growth: -4.2%
Total revenue: $30,307 mn
Software revenue share: 24.0%
6. Hewlett Packard
Software revenues: $6,669 mn
Software revenue growth: 7.9%
Total revenue: $126,562 mn
Software revenue share: 5.3%
7. Symantec
Software revenues: $5,636 mn
Software revenue growth: 1.3%
Total revenue: $6,013 mn
Software revenue share: 93.7%
8. Nintendo
Software revenues: $5,456 mn
Software revenue growth: -19.8%
Total revenue: $13,766 mn
Software revenue share: 39.6%
9. Activision Blizzard
Software revenues: $4,447mn
Software revenue growth: 3.9%
Total revenue: $4,447 mn
Software revenue share: 100.0%
10. EMC
Software revenues: $4,356 mn
Software revenue growth: 10.0%
Total revenue: $17,015 mn
Software revenue share: 25.6%
11. Nokia Siemens Networks
Software revenues: $4,229 mn
Software revenue growth: -6.6%
Total revenue: $16,918 mn
Software revenue share: 25.0%
12. CA
Software revenues: $4,136 mn
Software revenue growth: 3.1%
Total revenue: $4,454 mn
Software revenue share: 92.9%
13. Electronic Arts
Software revenues: $3,413 mn
Software revenue growth: -8.4%
Total revenue: $3,413 mn
Software revenue share: 100%
14. Adobe
Software revenues: $3,177 mn
Software revenue growth: 13.6%
Total revenue: $3,826 mn
Software revenue share: 83%
15. Alcatel-Lucent
Software revenues: $2,561mn
Software revenue growth: -4.6%
Total revenue: $21,374 mn
Software revenue share: 12.0%