Number of establishments in the U.S. media industry

In 2021, there were over 16,000 establishments specializing in software publishing in the United States, up from just over 15 thousand in the previous year, and the number of motion picture and video establishments increased from 24 thousand to 25 thousand during the same time period.

Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by sector

Characteristic	Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Motion picture and video industries	Broadcasting (except Internet)	Software publishers	Sound recording industries
2021	14,348	25,268	8,330	16,591	4,402
2020	14,701	24,506	8,266	15,199	3,972
2019	15,223	24,011	8,213	14,493	3,805
2018	15,474	23,174	8,063	14,188	3,706
2017	16,360	25,801	8,252	13,380	3,651
2016	17,256	21,936	8,311	10,230	3,561
2015	17,260	21,958	8,439	9,599	3,564
2014	17,901	21,777	9,609	9,185	3,640
2013	18,178	21,482	9,624	8,912	3,757
2012	18,760	21,154	9,616	8,302	3,698
2011	19,770	20,577	9,814	7,445	3,682
2010	20,647	20,296	9,940	7,462	3,743
2009	21,479	20,250	9,782	7,647	3,671
2008	22,321	20,533	10,065	8,097	3,820
2007	22,683	20,164	10,188	8,275	3,727

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Release date

April 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Supplementary notes

An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted and/or services are provided. It is not necessarily identical to a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more.

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