Worldwide Security Software Revenue Totaled $7.4 Billion in 2005, Says Gartner
Worldwide
security software
revenue totaled $7.4 billion in 2005, a 14.8% increase from 2004
revenue of $6.4 billion, driven
by continued growth in the antivirus software market, according
to Gartner, Inc. Antivirus software revenue totaled
$4 billion in 2005, and it accounted for 54.3% of the total
security software industry.
- e-mail security market grew the most at 34.2%
- Compliance driven user provisioning market grew 19.7%
- Top five vendors: Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, CA and IBM
Symantec continued to lead the security software market in 2005, as its market share totaled 32.2% of worldwide revenue and its sales in antivirus segment accounted for 53.6% of the market.
Worldwide: Security Software Revenue Estimates for 2005 (U.S. Dollars)
|
Company |
2005 Revenue (US$ in Millions) |
2005 Market Share (%) |
2004 Revenue (US$ in Millions) |
2004 Market Share (%) |
2004-2005 Growth (%) |
|
Symantec |
2,381.6 |
32.2 |
2,077.9 |
32.2 |
14.6 |
|
McAfee |
918.1 |
12.4 |
816.3 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
|
Trend Micro |
630.0 |
8.5 |
550.8 |
8.5 |
14.4 |
|
CA |
438.2 |
5.9 |
398.2 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
|
IBM |
299.0 |
4.0 |
280.5 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
|
Other Vendors |
2,733.3 |
37.0 |
2,322.6 |
36.0 |
17.1 |
|
Total |
7,400.2 |
100.0 |
6,446.3 |
100.0 |
14.8 |
Source: Gartner Dataquest (September 2006)
The fastest growth segment within the security software market was the e-mail security boundary market. This segment grew 34.2% in 2005, as revenue totaled $393.9 million in 2005. The market accounted for 7.1% of the total security software industry.
An increasing need for customers to meet compliance requirements, as well as a continued need for near-real-time awareness of external and internal threats, is driving the security information and event management (SIEM) market. The SIEM software market grew by more than 29% in 2005 to more than $281 million.
Compliance is also driving growth in the user provisioning market. This segment grew 19.7% in 2005, with revenue $753.3 million.
