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The numbers behind how companies actually work, region by region

What they buy, what they run, what they spend on research and where they are behind — North America, Europe and Asia on the same scale, with the dataset, the period and the publication date attached to every figure. 639 data points across 13 reports, and ranked advice on 1200 products.

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13industry reports
639sourced data points
100software categories
1200products tracked
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Latest research

All reports

Digital economy · 48 data points

Digital Access by Region: North America, Europe and Asia Compared

North America leads on internet use at 95.6%, but on mobile subscriptions the ranking turns upside down

World Bank · 2025

Digital economy · 42 data points

Where Technology Is Made: Exports and R&D by Region

North America spends the most on research, Asia-Pacific exports the hardware, and South Asia exports the services

World Bank · 2023

Digital economy · 39 data points

The Wealth and Skills Behind the Software Market

Europe sends the most people to university, North America earns 2.5 times as much per head, and the two rankings are not the same

World Bank · 2025

Business software · 50 data points

CRM, ERP and BI Adoption in European Enterprises

Only 28.5% of European companies run a CRM, and company size predicts it better than industry does

Eurostat · 2025

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Market data

Full index

Every figure we publish is listed once, in one place, with the dataset it came from, the reference period and a link to the paragraph it appears in. Six of them, to show what that looks like:

95.6%

of people in North America use the internet, the highest of any region

World Bank 2025 · Digital economy28.5%

of EU enterprises with 10 or more employees use CRM software

Eurostat 2025 · Business software52.7%

of EU enterprises with 10 or more employees pay for cloud computing services

Eurostat 2025 · Cloud19.9%

of EU enterprises with 10 or more employees used at least one AI technology in 2025

Eurostat 2025 · Artificial intelligence

Data index

639 data points, each with a source and a period.

Country profiles

33 countries in the European series, each indicator against its regional average.

How we work

What each figure has to survive before it is published.
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Software advice

All categories

Ranked guides to 1200 products across 100 categories. Every guide names the people who wrote, edited and checked it, states the method it was ranked by, and discloses anything commercial on it.

CRM12Email marketing12Ecommerce platforms12Website builders12Content management12Social media management12Digital asset management12Live chat12Customer data platform12Customer success12Online course platform12Virtual event platform12Webinar software12Affiliate marketing12CPQ12Digital signage12Nonprofit CRM12Podcast hosting12Real estate CRM12Reputation management12Sales enablement12HR Software12Accounting software12Payroll software12Applicant tracking12Invoicing12Expense management12Learning management12Accounts payable automation12Accounts receivable12Budgeting and planning12Employee engagement12Performance management12Time tracking12Workforce management12Board management12Cap table management12Cash flow forecasting12Grant management12Travel management12Volunteer management12Billing12Membership and associations12Subscription management12Association management12Project Management12ERP12Help desk12Inventory management12Point of sale12Contract management12CMMS12Construction management12Electronic signature12Field service management12Fleet management12Legal practice management12Property management12Appointment scheduling12CAD12Facility management12Medical billing12Order management12Product lifecycle management12Procurement12Project portfolio management12Resource management12Visitor management12Warehouse management12BIM12Channel manager12Construction estimating12Gym management12Quality management12Restaurant management12Salon and spa12Business intelligence12Password managers12Endpoint security12Cloud storage12Web hosting12Backup software12Knowledge base12AI customer service12Business email hosting12Data loss prevention12Document management12IT asset management12Mobile device management12Robotic process automation12Web application firewall12Compliance management12LIMS12Virtual data room12Application performance monitoring12Incident management12Integration platform12Low-code platform12Print management12Risk management12
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