In the seconds quarter of 2025 social company Meta's total revenue amounted to 47 billion U.S. dollars, the majority of which was generated through advertising. Facebook company information It is hard to imagine internet without social media and social media without Facebook. With 2.9 billion monthly active users, Facebook is the biggest social network worldwide. In fact, almost two billion users access Facebook on a daily basis. Due to its immense reach, Facebook is a highly influential publisher and one of the leading platforms for influencer marketing worldwide, surpassed only by Instagram and YouTube. Brands value social media marketing for increased exposure, traffic, and leads, and it is no surprise that Facebook can deliver on these metrics in vast quantities.

Enterprise software has the largest share of the overall software market, with worldwide revenues amounting to over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2021, according to the Statista Technology Market Outlook. Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the global software market growth slowed down considerably in 2020; however, the industry is expected to resume strong growth in 2021, with application development and enterprise software projected to mark the strongest revenue increase.

What is enterprise software?  

Enterprise software is the software primarily used to satisfy various business needs. It helps companies meet their goals by boosting enterprise productivity and efficiency – for example through helping to track and improve supply chains, interact with customers, or manage resources. There are a wide range of applications under the term “enterprise software”, with accounting software, office suites, human resource management (HRM) systems, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) being a few of them.

How do most global enterprises deploy their ERP solutions?  

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a type of software organizations used to manage day-to-day business activities like supply chain operations, accounting, or project management, among others. These software solutions can be deployed through different models. Most companies worldwide report on-premise solutions as their primary method for ERP deployment followed by cloud ERP systems and software-as-a-service solutions. Over ** percent of companies worldwide reported cost overruns in their ERP implementation projects as of 2021.

The revenue in the software market worldwide was modeled to stand at ************** U.S. dollars in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the revenue has risen by ************** U.S. dollars since 2016. Between 2024 and 2030, the revenue will rise by ************** U.S. dollars, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.Further information about the methodology, more market segments, and metrics can be found on the dedicated Market Insights page on Software.

The statistic shows the revenue from the global big data market by major segment from 2016 to 2027. In 2018, the big data software market is estimated to be worth 14 billion U.S. dollars, while the market overall will be worth 42 billion U.S. dollars.

Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook Inc., continues to dominate the digital landscape with impressive financial growth. In 2024, the company's annual revenue reached a staggering 164.5 billion U.S. dollars, marking a significant increase from 134.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. This upward trajectory reflects Meta's ability to monetize its vast user base across multiple platforms, solidifying its position as a tech giant. Advertising remains the primary revenue driver The bulk of Meta's revenue stems from its advertising operations, particularly within its Family of Apps segment. In 2024, this segment, which includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, generated 162 billion U.S. dollars. Despite a slight dip in 2022, Meta's advertising revenue has shown remarkable resilience and growth potential. User engagement and global reach The company's global influence is further illustrated by the fact that every minute, 138.9 million Reels are played on Facebook and Instagram, showcasing the ongoing evolution of user engagement within the Meta ecosystem.

The revenue is forecast to experience significant growth in all segments in 2029. The trend observed from 2024 to 2029 remains consistent throughout the entire forecast period. There is a continuous increase in the revenue across all segments. Notably, the IT Services segment achieves the highest value of 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars at 2029. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a comparison of revenue in the United Kingdom and a comparison of revenue worldwide. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The global information technology (IT) IT services and business services market is worth more than *** trillion U.S. dollars annually. With *** billion U.S. dollars of revenue for 2021, the majority of revenue is generated in the Americas region. Overall, the market is forecast to experience growing revenues over the next four years after declining revenues in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The revenue is forecast to experience significant growth in all regions in 2029. From the selected regions, the ranking by revenue in the data center market is forecast to be led by the United States with 212.06 billion U.S. dollars. In contrast, the ranking is trailed by the United Kingdom with 23.76 billion U.S. dollars, recording a difference of 188.3 billion U.S. dollars to the United States. Find further statistics on other topics such as a comparison of the revenue in the world and a comparison of the revenue in the United States.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2024, Meta Platforms generated a revenue of over 164 billion U.S. dollars, up from 134 billion USD in 2023. The majority of Meta’s profits come from its advertising revenue.Meta’s total Family of Apps revenue for 2022 amounted to 114 billion U.S. dollars. Additionally, Meta’s Reality Labs, the company’s VR division, generated around 2.1 billion dollars. Meta’s marketing expenditure for 2022 amounted to just over 15 billion U.S. dollars, up from 14 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Increasing audience base despite privacy misgivings Meta’s user numbers have continued to grow steadily throughout past years. In the fourth quarter of 2022, there was a total of 3.74 billion worldwide users across all of Meta’s platforms. For this same time frame, the company recorded 407 million monthly active users across Europe. Downloads of Meta’s app Oculus, for which virtual reality headsets are required, increased greatly from 2020 to 2021, reaching a total of 10.62 million downloads by the end of last year. Up until 2021, downloads had grown in a steady manner but from 2020 to 2021, they more than doubled.User numbers have increased despite data security issues and past controversy such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018. There remains skepticism surrounding the idea of the metaverse in which Meta aims to immerse itself. Of surveyed adults in the United States, the majority said that they were concerned about their privacy if Meta were to succeed in creating the metaverse.

The global big data and business analytics (BDA) market was valued at ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2018 and is forecast to grow to ***** billion U.S. dollars by 2021. In 2021, more than half of BDA spending will go towards services. IT services is projected to make up around ** billion U.S. dollars, and business services will account for the remainder. Big data High volume, high velocity and high variety: one or more of these characteristics is used to define big data, the kind of data sets that are too large or too complex for traditional data processing applications. Fast-growing mobile data traffic, cloud computing traffic, as well as the rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) all contribute to the increasing volume and complexity of data sets. For example, connected IoT devices are projected to generate **** ZBs of data in 2025. Business analytics Advanced analytics tools, such as predictive analytics and data mining, help to extract value from the data and generate business insights. The size of the business intelligence and analytics software application market is forecast to reach around **** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Growth in this market is driven by a focus on digital transformation, a demand for data visualization dashboards, and an increased adoption of cloud.

In 2023, Meta Platforms had a total annual revenue of over 134 billion U.S. dollars, up from 116 billion in 2022. LinkedIn reported its highest annual revenue to date, generating over 15 billion USD, whilst Snapchat reported an annual revenue of 4.6 billion USD.

The revenue by type is forecast to experience significant growth in all segments in 2029. As part of the positive trend, the revenue by type reaches the maximum value for all three different segments at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the segment Advertising, which has the highest value of 521.75 billion U.S. dollars. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The revenue change is forecast to exhibit a significant decline in all type in 2029 compared to the previous year. Comparing the three different segments for the year 2029, the segment 'Advertising' leads the ranking with 7.23 percent. Contrastingly, 'Paid App' is ranked last, with 5.6 percent. Their difference, compared to Advertising, lies at 1.63 percentage points. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a comparison of number of downloads in Russia and a comparison of revenue in Russia.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The global revenue in the devices market was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total ***** billion U.S. dollars (+***** percent). After the ****** consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach ***** billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Find more key insights for the revenue in countries and regions like the revenue in the devices market in the world and the revenue in the devices market in the United Kingdom. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

Over the last two observations, the revenue is forecast to significantly increase in all segments. As part of the positive trend, the indicator reaches the maximum value for all five different segments at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the segment Video Streaming (SVoD), which has the highest value of **** billion U.S. dollars. Find further statistics on other topics such as a comparison of the number of users in the United Kingdom and a comparison of the revenue in Asia.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In the third quarter of 2021, Facebook's total advertising revenue amounted to roughly 28.3 billion U.S. dollars. Other revenue streams generated 734 million U.S. dollars in revenues. At the end of 2021, Facebook renamed and rebranded as Meta Platforms. In the first quarter of 2022, Meta's total Family of Apps segment revenue amounted to roughly 27.21 billion U.S. dollars, of which advertising still generated the majority of revenues.

Significant fluctuations are estimated for all segments over the forecast period for the revenue. In general, the indicator appears to exhibit a positive trend, with more segments showing increasing values rather than decreasing values until 2030. Among them, the segment Food attains the highest value throughout the entire period, reaching **** trillion U.S. dollars.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2024, global retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated ************ U.S. dollars. Projections indicate a ** percent growth in this figure over the coming years, with expectations to come close to ************** dollars by 2028. World players Among the key players on the world stage, the American marketplace giant Amazon holds the title of the largest e-commerce player globally, with a gross merchandise value of nearly *********** U.S. dollars in 2024. Amazon was also the most valuable retail brand globally, followed by mostly American competitors such as Walmart and the Home Depot. Leading e-tailing regions E-commerce is a dormant channel globally, but nowhere has it been as successful as in Asia. In 2024, the e-commerce revenue in that continent alone was measured at nearly ************ U.S. dollars, outperforming the Americas and Europe. That year, the up-and-coming e-commerce markets also centered around Asia. The Philippines and India stood out as the swiftest-growing e-commerce markets based on online sales, anticipating a growth rate surpassing ** percent.

The global revenue in the smart home market was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total **** billion U.S. dollars (+***** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach ***** billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Notably, the revenue of the smart home market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find other key market indicators concerning the number of users and user penetration. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2023, it was estimated that social forum and news aggregator Reddit saw over 26.5 million U.S. dollars in revenues from global paying users with an annual subscription. A premium Reddit subscription comes with an ad-free environment, as well as the possibility to join premium subreddits such as r/lounge. In 2022, Reddit counted approximately 530 thousand paying users. By 2026, Reddit annual subscription revenues are estimated to bring in 36.5 million U.S. dollars in revenues.