$148.7bn
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The Internet Service Providers industry uses wired infrastructure to provide clients with internet access and related services, like web hosting, web page designing, and consulting related to internet connectivity. Rising internet usage has benefited industry revenue growth, and government-subsidized network expansion has done the same, increasing the number of US broadband connections. A push toward broadband expansion in rural markets and a rise in demand from business customers has boosted industry revenue, which is poised to incline at an annualized rate of 1.9% to $148.7 billion in 2024, including growth of 6.3% in 2024 as investments and activity mount in line with an improving macroeconomic environment.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $148.7bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
At&T Inc. | 28,361.7 | 1,060.5 | 3.7 | |
Comcast Corporation | 28,053.4 | 4,922.2 | 17.5 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. | 20,200.8 | 4,094.2 | 20.3 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Carrier and internet backbone services, Dial-up internet access and Residential broadband services. Carrier and internet backbone services is the largest segment of the Internet Service Providers in the US.
New technologies like software-defined networking and network slicing boost demand for carrier and internet backbone services
Internet service providers (ISPs) use wired infrastructure to provide clients with internet access and related services, such as web hosting, web page designing and hardware or software consulting related to internet connectivity. Operators, except telecommunications carriers, may also lease out capacity on their networks to support the network infrastructure of other companies, or backbone services. This industry excludes wireless internet and VoIP services.
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NAICS 517311 - Internet Service Providers in the US
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The market size of the Internet Service Providers in the US industry in United States is $148.7bn in 2024.
There are 1,345 businesses in the Internet Service Providers in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Internet Service Providers in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Internet Service Providers in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Internet Service Providers market in United States are At&T Inc., Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications, Inc.
Carrier and internet backbone services and Dial-up internet access are part of the Internet Service Providers in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is At&T Inc..
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Internet Service Providers in the US industry in United States.