This statistic shows the IT expenditure from small-to-medium sized businesses (SMB) worldwide in 2018, by company size. Companies that had between 100 and 499 employees are projected to spend almost 230 billion U.S. dollars on IT in 2018.
IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMB) worldwide in 2018, by company size (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) – also known as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – are defined as companies with fewer than 1,000 employees.
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IDC. (February 12, 2018). IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMB) worldwide in 2018, by company size (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/893434/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-company-size/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IDC. "IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMB) worldwide in 2018, by company size (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893434/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-company-size/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IDC. (2018). IT expenditure from small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMB) worldwide in 2018, by company size (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893434/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-company-size/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IDC. "It Expenditure from Small-to-medium-sized Businesses (Smb) Worldwide in 2018, by Company Size (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893434/worldwide-small-medium-business-it-spending-company-size/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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