AV market growth and predictions
Analysts report on industry growth and predict future growth.
According to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, the worldwide market for
anti-virus solutions reached US$4.68 billion in 2006 - an increase of
17.1% from the previous year. The analysts expect the market to grow at
approximately 10.9% compound annual growth rate for the next six years,
reaching US$9.69 billion by 2013. The firm cites an increase in end-user
awareness of targeted online crimes such as identity theft, loss of
enterprise data and extortion, as a driving force behind the growth of the
anti-malware market.
Meanwhile, in a more localised round of number crunching and statistics
bandying, it has been reported by Anti-Malware.ru that the Russian
anti-virus software
market grew by 49% in 2006, reaching $68.6 million. With a small consumer
market thanks to the prevalence of software piracy in the region, the main
growth areas were in sales of software to corporate and small to
medium-sized business customers.
According to the report, Kaspersky Lab retains its place as market leader
with a 36.3% share of the Russian market, followed by Symantec and Trend
Micro. The Russian-founded Doctor Web sits in fourth place, while Eset made
it into the region's top five for the first time in 2006, with a 292%
record growth in the region.
01 August 2007
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