How big this market is, as its publishers state it
as of Sep 30, 2026 · 13 figures carried2 publishers carried, 2020–2029, 1 with a published outlook, the furthest to 2029. Figures are the publishers' own, shown side by side and never averaged.
Last read Sep 30, 2026: wrote 1 figure and 1 stated rate, refused 5 already stored.
Forge measures none of this. A statistical body publishes the history and its own outlook; Forge copies the figures with the sentence each came from and refreshes once a year, when the publishers do. A growing market says you are not building into a headwind — it says nothing about whether this application has customers.
Where its publishers say it is going
- $725.0 bnby 2029 · Gartner’s outlook, published 202513.0 % a year from $394.0 bn in 2024, implied by its own two figures
Gartner: projects to 2029 from 2024, its last observed year — 13.0 % a year implied by its own two figures; Gartner itself states 12.5 % a year over 2024–2029.
In Gartner’s words, 2024–2029 (published 2025): the five-year CAGR of 12.5% (2024-29) remains robust due to continued investments in new capabilities source
- Gartner· outlook dashed
- U.S. Census Bureau
Gartner: 2023–2024 is too short to state a rate.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $336.3 bn | history | 2023 | The worldwide enterprise application software market will grow to $336.3 billion in 2023, a growth of 12.0% in constant currency. source |
| 2024 | $394.0 bn | history | 2025 (+1 earlier) | In 2024, the enterprise application software market grew by 12.8% reaching $394.0 billion. source |
| 2027 | $580.0 bn | Gartner’s outlook | 2023 | The market will reach $580 billion (in current dollars) in 2027 with a constant currency CAGR of 13.4% (2022 to 2027). source |
| 2028 | $672.0 bn | Gartner’s outlook | 2024 | The market will reach $672 billion by 2028 at a constant currency CAGR (2023-2028) of 13.9%. source |
| 2029 | $725.0 bn | Gartner’s outlook | 2025 | The worldwide enterprise application software market will grow 14.4% in constant currency in 2026, reaching $725B by 2029 at a 12.5% CAGR (2024 through 2029). source |
U.S. Census Bureau: grew 13.8 % a year, 2020–2022, by its own figures.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $350.1 bn | history | 2024 | 2020: 350,136As the read noted: Figure originates from Census Bureau's Service Annual Survey (NAICS 5112, Software Publishers, all establishments, employer firms); found on FRED page that republishes and cites the Census Bureau series, not on census.gov directly. source |
| 2021 | $402.4 bn | history | 2024 | 2021: 402,390As the read noted: Figure originates from Census Bureau's Service Annual Survey (NAICS 5112, Software Publishers, all establishments, employer firms); found on FRED page that republishes and cites the Census Bureau series, not on census.gov directly. source |
| 2022 | $453.5 bn | history | 2024 | 2022: 453,549As the read noted: Figure originates from Census Bureau's Service Annual Survey (NAICS 5112, Software Publishers, all establishments, employer firms), updated Jan 31, 2024; found on FRED page that republishes and cites the Census Bureau series, not on census.gov directly. No SAS releases for 2023-2026 could be located; the series appears to have been discontinued/superseded by the Annual Integrated Economic Survey. source |
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