In 2017, there were over 13.3 thousand establishments specializing in software publishing in the United States, up from just over ten thousand in the previous year, and the number of motion picture and video establishments grew from just under 22 thousand to over 25 thousand during the same time period.
Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Motion picture and video industries
Broadcasting (except Internet)
Software publishers
Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals
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. In 2007, the sector "Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals" was named "Internet publishing and broadcasting".
Figures for internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals were not given for 2017.
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2019). Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184708/establishments-in-the-us-media-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. "Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184708/establishments-in-the-us-media-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184708/establishments-in-the-us-media-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Establishments in The Media Industry in The United States from 2007 to 2017, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184708/establishments-in-the-us-media-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau, Number of establishments in the media industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184708/establishments-in-the-us-media-industry-by-sector/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
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