Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.6bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Greater internet usage has inhibited demand for traditional editing services
- Before the advent of the Internet, businesses, households, government agencies and other organizations didn't have access to tools that helped them with spelling, grammar, sentence structure, flow and other elements of writing, so they turned to editors to ensure their documents were written correctly and structurally sound.
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Steady economic growth will reduce revenue from businesses
- Despite current concerns related to high inflation, rising interest rates and recessionary fears, GDP is expected to rise steadily during the outlook period.
Biggest companies in the Editorial Services in the US
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Products & Services Segmentation
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Proofreading, Document editing and Other. Proofreading is the largest segment of the Editorial Services in the US.
Trends and Insights
Document editing is the industry's primary service
- Document editing is the comprehensive examination and review of journal articles, books and other materials that are subject to edit. Forms of editing include content revision, structural modifications, changes in formatting and styling, inserting or removing elements and other services.
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About this industry
Industry definition
Companies in this industry offer many types of editorial services to ensure their customers' documents sound functionally and grammatically correct. These include proofreading, document editing and fact-checking services. Editing companies sell their services to hospitals, households, government agencies and other businesses.
What's included in this industry?
ProofreadingDocument editingLine editingFact checkingDevelopmental editingCompanies
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Related Terms
OUTSOURCINGSPELL CHECKWORD PROCESSORIndustry Code
NAICS 561410 - Editorial Services in the US
Performance
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Analyst insights
Soaring corporate profit during the pandemic recovery has contributed to falling revenue during the current period. Slow economic growth during COVID-19 caused the industry t...
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- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Factors that influence volatility in the industry
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
Products and Markets
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Analyst insight
Document editing is the industry's primary service and includes content revision, structural revisions and formatting and styling changes. Investment in document editing has ...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
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- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each state in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
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Analyst insights
The importance of localization for editors keeps market share concentration low. Small editing companies that have a high reputation in their community retain customers, maki...
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- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
External Environment
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Analyst insights
Editing documents creates very few negative externalities, so regulation for this industry is low. The few existing regulations relate to occupational health and safety, inte...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
Financial Benchmarks
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Analyst insights
Profit for editing companies rises and falls with revenue. The industry's performance has been severely constrained by competition with substitutes, so profitability has plun...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
- Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
- Income Statement (2017-2022)
- Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
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What is the market size of the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States in 2024?
The market size of the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States is $2.6bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Editorial Services in the US industry in 2024?
There are 71,608 businesses in the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 3.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.
What does the Editorial Services in the US in United States include?
Proofreading and Document editing are part of the Editorial Services in the US industry.
How competitive is the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Editorial Services in the US industry in United States.
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Competitors
- Document Preparation Services in the US
- Consumers in the US
- Finance and Insurance in the US
Complementors
- Printing in the US
- Translation Services in the US
- Business Service Centers in the US
International industries
- Document Preparation Services in Australia
- Office Administration and Document Preparation Services in New Zealand
- Document Preparation Services in the UK
- Document Preparation Services in Germany
- Document Preparation Services in Ireland
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