2022 NAICS national industry in sector 51 Information
513210 Software Publishers
NAICS 513210 is the US industry code for software publishers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in software publishing.
- Code
- 513210 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Software Publishers
- Part of
- Software Publishers
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $47 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 58210, 58290 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in software publishing. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation, and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design, develop, and publish, or publish only. These establishments may publish and distribute software through subscriptions and/or downloads.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Reselling packaged software without publishing are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
- Providing hosting and infrastructure support to software publishers, generally on a contract or fee basis, including game server hosting providers are classified in Industry 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.
- Designing custom software to meet the needs of specific users are classified in U.S. Industry 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services.
- Mass duplication of software without publishing are classified in Industry 334610, Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media.
- Operating Internet gaming sites without publishing are classified in Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers.
- Operating online gambling sites are classified in Industry 713290, Other Gambling Industries.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 513210
The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Applications development and publishing, except on a custom basis
- Applications software, computer, packaged
- Computer software publishers, packaged
- Computer software publishing and reproduction
- Games, computer software, publishing
- Gaming site publishers
- Mobile applications development and publishing, except on a custom basis
- Operating systems software, computer, packaged
- Packaged computer software publishers
- Programming language and compiler software publishers, packaged
- Publishers, packaged computer software
- Software computer, packaged, publishers
- Software publishers
- Software publishers, packaged
- Utility software, computer, packaged
SBA size standard for 513210
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 513210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $47 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5820), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.