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NAICS 518210

Data Processing, Hosting, & Related Services

Key Figures

Establishments
18,544
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
629,527
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$329.5B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 518210 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services. These establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as Web hosting, streaming services, or application hosting (except software publishing), or they may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

Illustrative examples

  • Application hosting
  • Optical scanning services
  • Web hosting
  • Computer data storage services
  • Video and audio streaming services
  • Computer input preparation services
  • Microfilm imaging services
  • Computer time rental

Which code does this activity belong in?

Code 518210 covers establishments providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services, including Web hosting, application hosting, data storage, and automated data entry services. The boundary with Publishing Industries (511) is that code 518210 hosts or processes data and content for clients, while publishers create, own, and distribute copyrighted intellectual products themselves. Code 518210 also differs from Broadcasting (515) and Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512) in that those codes involve creating and distributing original content to audiences, whereas code 518210 provides the technical infrastructure and processing services that support such activities.

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Where this sits

51 Information518 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services5182 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services51821 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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