The 10 Most Profitable Software Companies in the World

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Although software companies are working hard to keep up with competition, and adjust to newer technologies, the market is still experiencing growth.
Global software revenue totaled $403.3 billion in 2013 — a 4.8% increase from 2012, according to a new report from research firm Gartner. And Microsoft remained the top software company by a long shot, earning $65.7 billion in 2013.
Oracle moved up to second place with $29.6 billion (it was third in 2012), while IBM fell to the third spot with $29.1 billion (it was second in 2012). Salesforce broke the top 10, achieving higher growth than any other company on the list (33.3%).

The following chart, created by Statista, breaks down the top 10 software vendors around the world in 2013: